Four-tower scheme to be biggest in the city

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PLP’s plans for Tokyo’s largest redevelopment project

PLP Architecture has unveiled its plans for a huge four-tower redevelopment in central Tokyo.

The 1.1 million sq m masterplan, designed for a partnership of ten of Japan’s largest firms, is currently the largest in the city.

The 6.5ha site runs along one side of Tokyo’s central Hibiya Park, which neighbours the government district to the west, the imperial palace gardens to its north and the Shinbashi commercial district. 

PLP said its aim was to connect the surrounding districts with a network of pedestrian walkways, including two new bridges and a 2ha public plaza.

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The scheme runs along one side of the city’s central Hibiya Park

The development is split into three main areas. The northern district consists of new premises for the Imperial Hotel designed by ATTA and a mixed-use tower designed by PLP.

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Four new mixed-use towers will be built, two designed by PLP

The central district, which is connected to the park by a pedestrian bridge, will be home to another PLP-designed mixed-use tower. 

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The central district will be linked to the park by a pedestrian walkway

The area in the south will feature a hotel and office tower designed by Nikken Sekkei.

The companies behind the plan include telecoms firm Nippon, developer Mitsui Fudosan and energy firm Tokyo Electric Holdings.

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PLP said it wanted to improve connections to the surrounding districts with a network of new pedestrian routes

PLP, which has offices in Tokyo, Beijing and London, was said last year to be eyeing a fourth office in SIngapore after winning a job to design its first high-rise residential project in the city.

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The development has been drawn up for a partnership of ten of Japan’s most prominent companies