Toranomon Hills
Fact Book 2023

©The Boundary■ Toranomon Hills Overview…P.2■ Toranomon Hills Station Tower Overview…P.10
Transportation Node Functions / Station Plaza / Pedestrian Deck …P.13■ Toranomon Hills Station Tower Facility Overview…P.16
Interactive Communication Facility TOKYO NODE
…P.16
Offices…P.22
Hotel Toranomon Hills…P.24
Retail Facilities…P.25
Architectural Design & Public Art…P.28（Reference）
Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, Business Tower and Residential Tower…P.36
Safety and Security…P.42
Environmental and Greening Initiatives…P.44
Mori Building’s Creation of Cities with Magnetism…P.48
Potential of the Toranomon-Akasaka-Roppongi Area
…P.50
Global Power City Index…P.52★Information, images and photos are as of January 24, 2023, and subject to change.
★All rights are reserved. Reproduction of images and photos prohibited.

◆Toranomon Hills Overview

Toranomon Hills Continues to Expand and Evolve as a
New International Urban Hub and Global Business Center
To realize a new international urban hub and global business center where global players live, work and gather,Mori Building has expanded and evolved Toranomon Hills through gradual and integrated urban development.
Toranomon Hills will encompass 7.5ha and offer total floor space of about 800,000m² with its four mixed‐use
super‐highrise buildings: Toranomon Hills Mori Tower (completed in 2014), Toranomon Hills Business Tower(completed in 2020), Toranomon Hills Residential Tower (completed in 2022), and Toranomon Hills Station
Tower (planned completion in July 2023), which is being developed in tandem with Toranomon Hills Station on
the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line. The area will provide diverse city functions such as international-standard offices,
residences, hotels, retail facilities, greenery and transportation infrastructure, all within walking distance.
Toranomon Hills will evolve into a new international hub and global business center attracting global players
from around the world.

Toranomon Hills
Residential Tower(January 2022)

Toranomon Hills
Mori Tower (2014)

Toranomon Hills
Station Tower(July 2023, planned)

Toranomon Hills
Business Tower(2020)

Toranomon Hills Station,
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
(June 2020)©The Boundary2

Scale and Impact Comparable to Roppongi Hills
Starting with Mori Tower, completed in 2014 through integral development with Loop Road No.2,
Toranomon Hills has expanded and evolved in a rapid speed with the completion of Business Tower(2020), Residential Tower (2022). The Toranomon Hills will be expanded to 7.5ha and total floor
space of 800,000m² with the completion of Toranomon Hills Station Tower in 2023. The area will
be an urban complex including approx. 300,000m² office space, approx. 730 residential units,
approx. 26,000m² retail space, approx. 370 hotel rooms, and approx. 21,000m² green area. The
area is steadily evolving as a mixed‐use complex integrated with urban infrastructures such as roadand subway, with an impact comparable to that of Mori Building's epoch -making Roppongi Hills.

Roppongi Hills

Toranomon Hills

Project name

©The Boundary

Total area

11.6ha7.5ha

238 meters(Mori Tower)
Approx. 89,200m²(Approx. 27,000 tsubo)
Approx. 759,000m²(Approx. 230,000 tsubo)

266 meters(Station Tower)
Approx. 48,000m²(Approx. 14,500 tsubo)
Approx. 792,000m²(Approx. 240,000 tsubo)

Approx. 191,000m²(Approx. 55,000 tsubo)
Approx. 210 stores
Approx. 40,000m²(Approx. 12,000 tsubo)

Approx. 305,000m²(Approx. 92,000 tsubo)
Approx. 170 stores
Approx. 26,000m²(Approx. 7,900 tsubo)

Residences

Approx. 840 units

Approx. 730 units

HotelsApprox. 390 units

Approx. 370 units

Tenant employees

Approx. 15,000 people

Approx. 30,000 people

Residents

Approx. 2,000 people

Approx. 1,800 people

Green area

Approx. 19,000m²

Approx. 21,000m²

Max height
Building ground area
Total floor area

Offices

Exclusiveareas

Retailfacilities3◆ Toranomon Hills Overview

Compact City with Diverse Urban Functions
All within Walking Distance
Residential
Tower

Station Tower

Business
Tower

Mori Tower

Interactive
communication
facility

Hotel

Residences

Offices
Residences

Offices

Offices

Hotel
OfficesInteractive communication facility

Residences
Retail facilities

Retailfacilities

Retailfacilities

Retail facilities

Retailfacilities

Bus terminal

Conference
facilities
Retail facilities

Cutting-edge offices functioning as the core of global business center

Facilities functioning as the core of innovation

Toranomon Hills will supply some 300,000m² of office space. The
standard office space in Mori Tower, Business Tower, and Station
Tower will be over 3,000m² respectively, and flexibly respond todiverse needs and new workstyles.

ARCH, 3,800m² membership-style incubation center that helps large
companies implement internal business reforms and new businesscreation as well as CIC Tokyo, that has the world’s largest startup
community, will be an innovation base.

World-class residences

Diverse retail facilities for global players

Toranomon Hills will offer approx. 730 world-class residenceswith a Michelin three-star restaurant and an internationalpreschool located conveniently in the same building.

Toranomon Hills offers retail facilities carefully chosen to meet theclothing, housing, dining, etc. needs of global players, including theToranomon Yokocho, featuring a rich variety of famous restaurants,
creating new streams of visitors to the Toranomon area.

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TOKYO NODE, an interactive communication facility

Toranomon’s largest conference facility

This highly multifunctional complex will combine halls, galleries,
restaurants and other facilities fully capable of accommodating
business events and other value-creating activities aimed at sharing
creativity with the world, unlike any other facility of its kind.

Toranomon Hills Forum, one of the largest conference facilities in the
Shimbashi and Toranomon areas is equipped to handle some 2,000
people in three halls.

ⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

World-class hotels

Lively, stimulating and open station plaza

Two world-class hotels at Toranomon Hills, such as Andaz Tokyo,
are fully prepared to accommodate diverse global guests.

“Station Atrium” is a station plaza, developed through the integrated
development of the area and Toranomon Hills station. The threestory atrium-style vaulted constructure is made of cooperation
between city function and transportation functions.

ⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Large-scale bus terminal

Cross-district pedestrian deck linking the entire area

A bus terminal measuring some 1,000m² serves as a key departure/arrival point for airport limousine buses and the Bus Rapid Transit
service to/from Tokyo’s waterfront.

Nicknamed “T-Deck,” the pedestrian deck above Sakurada-doriAvenue, measures a spacious 20 meters in width. It will serve as themain route for cross-district east-west pedestrian traffic.

Public art

Open space with lush greenery

Many public art pieces can be seen inside and near each Tower ofToranomon Hills.

Some 21,000m² of rich green space was created in the entire
Toranomon Hills Area, including Oval Square situated on the topof an artificial platform that spans a multilevel road system.

Jaume Plensa 《Roots》 2014
5◆Toranomon Hills Overview

Urban Expansion and Evolution at Unprecedented Speed

Urban redevelopment in the Toranomon Hills area took off in 2014 with the opening of Toranomon Hills
Mori Tower, the catalyst for the realization of a new international hub and global business center. Ensuing
projects have enabled the area’s expansion and evolution to proceed at the unprecedented speed of nine
years, supported by each project receiving official designation by the government as a National StrategicSpecial Zone.
Completion of the Toranomon Hills Business Tower in 2020 introduced “ARCH,” an incubation center forbusiness creation by major corporations, and “Toranomon Yokocho,” a dining floor where 26 of the best
restaurants in Tokyo have gathered. The offices are now occupied by a wide range of leading domestic andinternational companies, and “ARCH” has attracted 118 major corporations of representative industry inJapan, creating a place and system for robust business innovation.
Thereafter, Toranomon Hills Residential Tower was completed in 2022 to offer global players world-classresidences for the enjoyment of true urban richness. Mori Building, taking full advantage of its expertise as alongtime leader in the luxury residential market, proudly introduced urban residential living on a level neverexperienced in Japan, and on an impressive scale totaling 547 units.
The scope of urban development in Toranomon Hills has also encompassed important new transportation
infrastructure, including the extension of Loop Road No. 2 between Shimbashi and Toranomon and theestablishment of Shintora-dori Avenue, both in 2014, the opening of Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo
Metro Hibiya Line in June 2020, and the start of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services connecting central Tokyoand the waterfront area in October 2020. In December 2022, when Loop Road No. 2 was fully opened,vehicular flow between central Tokyo and Haneda Airport was greatly improved, further strengthening
Toranomon Hills as a new gateway connecting central Tokyo with the world.
Toranomon Hills Station Tower, scheduled to open in July 2023, will closely integrate the Tokyo Metro Hibiya
Line’s Toranomon Hills Station with the new tower’s extensive offices, retail facilities, hotels and theinteractive communication facility. This pivotal addition to Toranomon Hills will enable the area to further
expand and evolve as a new international hub and global business center offering easy walking access todiverse urban functions sought by global players.

Toranomon Hills development history
2014
Toranomon Hills
Mori Tower

Toranomon Hills
Business Tower

Toranomon Hills
Residential Tower

Toranomon Hills
Station Tower

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Jun.
Completion

Jul.
City planningapproval

Jan.
Feb.
Redevelopment Construction
Association
startedestablished

Sep.
CIty planningapprovalJan.
Completion

Mar.
Construction
startedJan.
Completion

Mar.
City
planning
approval

Tokyo Metro
Toranomon Hills
Station

Nov.
Nov.
Redevelopment Construction
Association
startedestablishedJun.
StationopenedUnprecedented speed (just 9 years)
6

Jul.
Completion(scheduled)Small, aging buildings in dense clusters (2008)

Opening of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, the initial catalyst (2015)

Urban regeneration spreading into surrounding area (2018)

Opening of Toranomon Hills Business Tower (2020)

Opening of Toranomon Hills Residential Tower (2022)

Toranomon Hills Station Tower will open (2023)©The Boundary7◆Toranomon Hills Overview

Strengthened Transportation Node Functionsof the Gateway Connecting Central Tokyo with the World
The opening of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower in 2014 was made possible by designing a multilevel roadsystem that allowed innovative structures to be built above these roads, including by integrating Loop RoadNo. 2 and the skyscraper as an urban redevelopment project. Loop Road No.2, realized after 68 years andfully opened in December 2022, greatly improved vehicular flow between central Tokyo and Haneda
Airport.
The first floor of the Toranomon Hills Business Tower encompasses a large (some 1,000m2) bus terminal
directly accessible to/from Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Toranomon Stationon the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. The terminal is served by convenient airport limousine buses and the TokyoBus Rapid Transit (BRT) connecting central Tokyo and the waterfront area.
Toranomon Hills Station Tower, closely integrated with Toranomon Hills Station on the Hibiya Line, is Tokyo
Metro’s first new station in 56 years. It will feature a lively open station plaza and a pedestrian deck above
Sakurada-dori Avenue (National Route 1), measuring a spacious 20 meters in width, that connects to Mori
Tower’s Oval Square.
By strengthening and expanding a multi-layered transportation network on the ground, underground andthe deck-level, the transportation node functions of Toranomon Hills as a new gateway connecting central
Tokyo with the world will be greatly enhanced.

Toranomon Hills

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Toranomon Hills Serves as Catalyst
for Massive Urban Renewal in Surrounding Area
The expansion and evolution of Toranomon Hills has served as a catalyst for urban renewal of
unprecedented speed and scale in the area surrounding the complex.
Starting with the opening of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower in 2014, Toranomon Hospital was rebuilt andOkura Prestige Tower was completed in 2019. When Toranomon Hills Business Tower opened in 2020, Tokyo
Toranomon Global Square and TOKYO WORLD GATE Kamiyacho Trust Tower also opened its doors in thesame year. Furthermore, Toranomon Hills Residential Tower and T-LITE was completed in 2022.
The area’s overall evolution is expected to accelerate further once Toranomon Hills Station Tower iscompleted in 2023.

2014
2015

The Japan Meteorological Agency,

Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
CONCIERIA TORANOMON

2020

Toranomon Hospital
2019

PROUD Toranomon

2020

Toranomon Hills Station on the Hibiya Line start of service
Tokyo BRT start of operation

2021

The Okura Tokyo (Okura Prestige Tower)
Toranomon Hills Business Tower

Minato City Educational Research and Training Center

BRANZ Atago Toranomon
Toranomon Hills Residential Tower

2022

Prime Terrace KAMIYACHO

T-LITE
Park Court Toranomon

Tokyo Toranomon Global Square

2023

Toranomon Hills Station Tower

TOKYO WORLD GATE

2024

City Tower Toranomon

9◆ Toranomon Hills Station Tower Overview

Emerging Toranomon Hills Station Tower
Closely Integrates Station and Neighborhood
Toranomon Hills Station Tower is a multi-purpose 266-meter high tower with 49 floors above ground and 4
floors underground. By integrating the overall development with Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro
Hibiya Line, the tower will be complemented by a large and bustling station plaza in and a pedestrian deckmeasuring 20 meters in width above Sakurada-dori Avenue (National Route 1), offering access to various
nearby landmarks, including Toranomon Hills Mori Tower’s Oval Square. By strengthening and expanding the
local multilevel transportation network on the ground, underground and the deck-level, the Station Tower will
greatly enhance the Toranomon Hills as a transportation node and will enliven the entire area by significantly
improving pedestrian flows.
The Station Tower will offer over 3,400m² of world-class spacious offices on its standard floors, as well as retailfacilities integrated with the station plaza and an international-standard hotel. The tower‘s top-most level will
be home to TOKYO NODE, an interactive communication facility consisting of halls, galleries, restaurants, andother facilities fully capable of creating new values, ideas and business aimed at sharing creativity with theworld.

Glass Rock (A-2 district)

Toranomon Hills Station Tower (A-1 district)©The Boundary

Toranomon Hills Edomizaka Terrace(A-3 district)

Timeline
Feb. 2016
Mar. 2018
Nov. 2018
Mar. 2019Nov. 2019
Jul. 2022
Aug. 2022
Jul. 2023: Establishment of Toranomon 1&2-chome District Urban Redevelopment Preparations Committee: Notice of Toranomon 1&2-chome District Category 1 Urban Redevelopment Project plan
: Establishment of Toranomon 1&2-chome District Urban Redevelopment Association: Approval of rights conversion plan
: Start of construction: Toranomon Hills Station Tower (A-1 district) frame completed: Glass Rock (A-2 district) and Toranomon Hills Edomizaka Terrace (A-3 district) frame completed: Construction to be completed (planned)

10Project outline
Project
Executor
Location
Site size: Toranomon 1&2-chome District Category 1 Urban Redevelopment Project: Toranomon 1&2-chome District Urban Redevelopment Association: Toranomon 1-chome and part of Toranomon 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo: Approx. 2.2 ha

Floors & heights: Toranomon Hills Station Tower (A-1 district): 49 above ground and 4 underground; Approx. 266 meters
Glass Rock (A-2 district): 4 above ground and 3 underground; Approx. 30 meters
Toranomon Hills Edomizaka Terrace (A-3 district): 12 above ground and 1 underground; Approx. 59 meters

Total floor space& facilities: Toranomon Hills Station Tower (A-1 district): Approx. 236,640m²; offices, retail facilities, hotels,interactive communication facility, parking lots, etc.
Glass Rock (A-2 district): Approx. 8,800m²; retail facilities, parking lots, etc.
Toranomon Hills Edomizaka Terrace (A-3 district): Approx. 8,100m²; offices, residences,
retail facilities, parking lots, etc.

Construction
Architect
Detailed design:
Designer
Constructors: Steel-frame structure (partially SRC and RC): Mori Building Co., Ltd. First-Class Registered Architect Office: Mori Building Co., Ltd. First-Class Registered Architect Office: OMA and others: Kajima Corporation, Kinden Corporation, Sanken Setsubi Kogyo Co., Ltd.,and Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd.
Construction start : November 2019
Completion: July 2023 (planned)

Cross section plan
Toranomon Hills Station Tower（A-1 district）

TOKYO NODE

Offices

Toranomon Hills
Edomizaka Terrace（A-3 district）

Glass Rock（A-2 district）

Hotels
Offices, etc.

OfficesNational
Route 1

Residences
Deck Level▼
Ground Level▼

RetailFacilities

RetailFacilities←To Toranomon
Hospital/Akasaka

Toranomon Hills Station

RetailFacilities→To Toranomon Hills Mori
Tower/Shimbashi

11◆ Toranomon Hills Station Tower Overview
Site plan

A-4 District

Pedestrian deck
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Toranomon Hills Station

Toranomon Hills
Station Tower（A-1 District）
Toranomon Hills
Edomizaka Terrace（A-3 District）

Akasaka-Toranomon Green Road

Area map

Oval Square

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T-DeckGlass Rock（A-2 District）

Combined Two-district Development andMultilayered Transport Network
Dramatically Improve Traffic Flow in and through Entire Area
Toranomon Hills Station Tower is being developed in close conjunction with Toranomon Hills Station on theTokyo Metro Hibiya Line to create a refreshingly open station plaza as well as a large (20m-wide) and highly
functional pedestrian deck running above Sakurada-dori Avenue (National Route 1) and connecting toToranomon Hills Oval Square.

Constructing such a large-scale pedestrian deck across the arterial road was made possible by establishing
the redevelopment area’s east and west blocks as one across Sakurada-dori Avenue. The strategy realized an
integrated urban development, rather than being divided into two blocks, while maintaining its function as a
key arterial road.
Furthermore, strengthening and expanding the area’s multilevel (on the ground, underground and the decklevel) transportation network of roadways, railways and walkways will significantly enhance the entire
Toranomon Hills area's transport-node functions as well as enliven the area with smoothly flowing
pedestrians and vehicles.

Toranomon Hills
Station Tower

T-Deck above the Sakurada-dori Avenue

Pedestrian deck

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Underground pedestrian walkway

◆Toranomon Hills Station Tower Overview

Open and Lively “Station Atrium” Created throughIntegrated Development of Station and Surrounding Area
One of the signature features of the Toranomon Hills Station Tower is its “Station Atrium” plaza (approx.
2,000m2), created through the integrated development of Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro
Hibiya Line and the Toranomon Hills. The Station Atrium is a three-story atrium-style vaulted space
combining coordinated and complementary urban and transportation functions. It is richly illuminated withnatural light as a bright and open all-weather area that makes people forget they are actually below groundlevel. Such a rich open space has never existed in a Japanese subway station.
The Station Atrium’s direct connections between the station plaza and nearby facilities for events andshopping keep the space bustling with a steady flow of people from morning till night. Dynamic image
production communicated via large digital signage further enhances the plaza’s atmosphere as a stimulating
place where people can find new information everyday.

Located in the heart of Toranomon Hills, the Station Atrium—besides serving as a transportation node—is alively and stimulating space that functions like the face of the entire complex as it welcomes people from allover the world.

ⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

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20m-wide Pedestrian T‐Deck Functions as Another Square
The large-scale pedestrian deck above Sakurada-dori Avenue (National Route 1) and connected to Mori
Tower’s Oval Square, is nicknamed T‐Deck and measures spacious 20 meters in width. The elevated walkway,
which passes through the Station Tower, is the main route for east-west pedestrian traffic, crossing districts
and arterial road. It enables safe urban spaces by separating pedestrians and vehicles in the area as well.
T‐Deck ensures barrier-free pedestrian flows between the facilities of Toranomon Hills. It also provides quick,direct access to Toranomon Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, and Toranomon Hills Station on theTokyo Metro Hibiya Line as well as a bus terminal served by airport limousine buses and BRT busesconnecting Tokyo’s downtown and waterfront areas.

By coordinating with Mori Tower’s Oval Square, T‐Deck will also contribute to the area’s lively scene byfunctioning like another square linking people in Toranomon Hills.

15◆Toranomon Hills Station Tower Facility Overview

Interactive Communication Facility Connecting Tokyo with the World:
TOKYO NODEOne of the key features of Toranomon Hills Station Tower is TOKYO NODE, a 10,000m2 interactive
communication facility on the top floors (45th to 49th floors, and partially on the 8th floor). The facility isdesigned to disseminate new experiences, values, content and information created by enhancing
collaborations that transcend domains such as business, art, entertainment, technology, and fashion.
The Main hall and three galleries can be used individually or integrated as one contiguous venue. In
addition, the sky garden, pool, and restaurants on the rooftop as well as a laboratory on the 8th floor
where outstanding talent gathers and conduct joint research on future urban experiences further enhance
the facility’s capacity as a highly functional and distinctive space for communication and knowledgesharing, wholly unlike traditional conference and banquet facilities.
Furthermore, TOKYO NODE can be used in conjunction with other event spaces and assets in the entire
Toranomon Hills area, including Toranomon Hills Forum, Andaz Tokyo and/or Shintora-dori Avenue, serving
as an information dissemination platform for the entire Toranomon Hills area, allowing Toranomon Hills to
evolve into a “communication hub” that attracts highly experienced and influential people fromthroughout the world for business creation and innovation that will be shared globally.

ⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Interactive
communication
facility

46F

TOKYO NODE HALL
460㎡

49F

Restaurant 1

Offices

TOKYO NODESKY GARDEN ＆ POOL

45F Restaurant 3
Hotels
Offices

TOKYO NODEGALLERY C
220㎡

Interactive communication facility

Residences
Retailfacilities

Retailfacilities

Restaurant 2TOKYO NODEGALLERY B
1,020㎡

8F
TOKYO NODEGALLERY A
240㎡
TOKYO
NODE LAB

Retailfacilities

Studio16

Cafe

TOKYO NODE HALL (Main Hall) on 46th floor
The centerpiece of TOKYO NODE is its symbolic main hall, TOKYO NODE HALL, on the 46th floor of
Toranomon Hills Station Tower.
With a maximum ceiling height of 11.6 meters, seating capacity of 338 and a hall area of 460m2, thissoundproofed hall is an ideal venue for stage performances and presentations in front of a magnificent view
overlooking the Imperial Palace and much of Tokyo.
Designed with the cross reality (XR) era in mind, TOKYO NODE HALL adapts easily to hybrid formats thatcombine real staging and virtual delivery for valued-added experiences. It also offers a highly flexible venue
layout and related functions, including a lift capable of handling vehicles and other large and heavy exhibits,
and movable steps to suit a wide range of genre and layout needs, such as business/innovation
presentations, musical performances, gala dinner parties and much more.

ⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Usage image
Interactive
communication
facility

Offices

TOKYO NODE HALL
460㎡

Hotels
Offices

Interactive communication facility

Residences
Retailfacilities

Retailfacilities

Retailfacilities

17◆Toranomon Hills Station Tower Facility Overview
TOKYO NODE GALLERY on 45th floor
Three distinctive galleries will be located on the 45th floor: TOKYO NODE GALLERY A features a dome-shaped ceiling tocreate an immersive 360-degree space measuring 240m2, a maximum ceiling height of 15 meters; TOKYO NODEGALLERY B is an impressively expansive space measuring 1,020m2 and with a ceiling of 5.5 meters; and TOKYO NODEGALLERY C, measuring 220m2, also has a high ceiling of 12 meters.
These multifunctional galleries, each designed to accommodate wide-ranging events from business to entertainment,
also can be connected together to create a much larger space for special exhibitions with unique storylines, such as
interactive exhibits that fully immerse visitors in the organizer’s art or brand. Furthermore, the entire floor can be
configured as its own world by additionally incorporating the Arrival Hall, which serves as open-air lobby integrating thethree halls, and a restaurant where all-day dining can be enjoyed.

ⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Shiota Chiharu Accumulation - Searching for the Destination
2014/2019
Courtesy: Galerie Templon, Paris/Brussels
Installation view: Shiota Chiharu: The Soul Trembles, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2019
Photo: Kioku Keizo

Usage image
Interactive
communication
facility

Restaurant 3

TOKYO NODEGALLERY C
220㎡

Offices

Hotels
OfficesInteractive communication facility

Residences
Retailfacilities

Retailfacilities

Retailfacilities

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TOKYO NODEGALLERY B
1,020㎡

TOKYO NODEGALLERY A
240㎡

TOKYO NODE SKY GARDEN & POOL on 49th floor
The rooftop, 250 meters above ground, will be a symbolic location with a large, open-air sky garden and infinity
pool that can be integrated with TOKYO NODE’s halls, galleries and restaurants for fashion shows, garden parties
and other memorable events. This unique environment, featuring one of the highest gardens and pools in Tokyo,
will provide visitors with unforgettable experiences.
The 49th floor will also offer two restaurants curated by world-class chefs, including a grill restaurant supervised
by Kei Kobayashi, the first Asian chef to earn three Michelin stars in Paris. In addition to exquisite meals served inthese exclusive dining spaces, high above the hectic pace of everyday life on the ground below, catering services
will be available to flavor parties and events with the extraordinary tastes of world-class cuisine. Cuisine
prepared by some of the world's best chefs will further enhance information-dissemination activities andprocesses at TOKYO NODE.

ⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Restaurant 1

Restaurant 2TOKYO NODESKY GARDEN ＆ POOL

Chef Kei Kobayashi“I am delighted to be involved with TOKYO NODE and the challenge of creating a special
rooftop space overlooking the Tokyo nightscape. My goal is to offer a delicious grill
restaurant and bar, from appetizers to desserts, by maximizing the appeal of diverse
ingredients and the skills I have cultivated in French cuisine. In Toranomon, where newcontents are created and communicated, I want to offer a ‘playground’ for sophisticatedpeople to entertain global guests. Together with Mori Building, which creates and nurtures
cities, I hope my restaurant will be loved for decades.”ProfileBorn in Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1977, Kei trained at restaurants in Nagano and Tokyo
before moving to France in 1999. He studied mainly regional cuisine at starred restaurants
in southern France and Alsace. From 2003, he joined Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée for 7
years, including as the sous chef for some 5 years. In 2011, he opened Restaurant Kei inParis and earned his first Michelin star in 2012, after which he became the first Asian inFrance to win three Michelin stars in 2020.
19◆Toranomon Hills Station Tower Facility Overview
TOKYO NODE LAB on the 8th floor
TOKYO NODE LAB, which includes a state-of-the-art volumetric studio for XR live distribution, will be a space
where creators collaborate. A joint project to build a creative ecosystem is already underway, which will
launch new urban experiences and content and widely disseminate to the world.

Image

TOKYO NODE LAB

StudioCafe

Joint Project to Realize a New Creative Ecosystem
TOKYO NODE LAB has already gathered top-notch talent from diverse industries and business domains, as well as
11 highly innovative companies, for a joint project to realize an all-new creative ecosystem. From its base in the
Toranomon Hills area, this cross-disciplinary collaboration will give life to new urban experiences and content.
The project is expected to steadily grow and expand its circle of companies and creators, aiming to build an
innovative value-creation system (creative ecosystem) from Tokyo, Japan to the world.

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TOKYO NODE logo design
As implied by its name, TOKYO NODE will be a focal point for connecting the world and Japan, diverse people, andtranscending the boundaries of business, art, science and entertainment. It will realize innovative creations thatcombine technology, ideas, and passion, and share them to the world, ultimately to enhance Tokyo’s global
magnetism.
The logo design by Yugo Nakamura is a motion logo that expresses the node continuing to move toward thefuture. The flowing logo expresses that TOKYO NODE will become a nodal point that enhances the communication
hub Toranomon Hills, in response to society and the times continues to evolve, and move forward as an engine
driving innovation and creation.

YUGO NAKAMURA

ProfileWeb designer, interface designer and visual image director Yugo was bornin Nara Prefecture, Japan in 1970 and graduated from the University ofTokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering. He became a professor at Tama Art
University and has been involved in web and interface design since 1998,
and he established the design studio “tha ltd.” in 2004.

Yugo has provided art direction, both cross-sectional and vertical, as well as
design and programming for numerous websites and videos. His major
works include a series of web directions for UNIQLO, UI design for the KDDIINFOBAR smartphone, and direction for the NHK educational program“Design Ah!”
His major awards include the Cannes Lions International Advertising AwardGrand Prix, the Tokyo Interactive Ad Award Grand Prix, the TDC AwardGrand Prix, the Mainichi Design Award, and the Minister of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize forUpcoming Designers.
“TOKYO NODE will create new connections between cultures and businesses worldwide. It will graduallychange and expand through the steady inclusion of various new stimuli. I created the identity logo toexpress not only the facility’s latest interactive communication, but also its dynamic nature based onconnections.”

21◆Toranomon Hills Station Tower Facility Overview

New Office Space for Connecting People Responding toDiverse Needs and New Workstyles of Global Companies
Cutting edge offices form the core of a global business center
Toranomon Hills Station Tower’s office area, located on 9th, 10th, 15-44th floors (total 32 floors), offers a total
rental area measuring some 107,000m2 and is equipped with the very latest features for cutting edge offices.
Standard floors of about 3,400m2, including column-free plans with depths from core to window surface of about
18.5m, accommodate diverse workstyles and other needs of global companies.
In addition, two "magnet zones" on the east and west sides of the upper two floors of each bank, eight zones intotal, are equipped with atrium spaces and staircases, connecting the upper and lower floors to promote
communication and collaboration among workers, and create more dynamic and creative workplaces. The zones,
designed to be highly visible from the outside of the building, convey the messages that "activities inside thebuilding will spread to the entire city" and "the entire city can be used as a workplace."

Interactive
communication
facility

Offices

Retailfacilities

Hotels
OfficesInteractive communication facility

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RetailfacilitiesⒸ DBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

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Wide-open Sky Lobby 46m above ground with a 10-meter ceiling
Sky Lobby will be on the Station Tower’s 7th floor, some 46 meters above ground overlooking Sakurada-dori Avenue.
The spacious lobby encompasses some 1,200m2 of area, a ceiling extending some 10 meters high and an atrium-likespace for welcoming guests from all over the world.
Sky Lobby will be easily accessible by elevator from the station plaza on the building’s second basement floor, which is
integrated with Toranomon Hills Station, and from the vehicle entrance on the first floor. Direct access via shuttle
elevators will be available from each floor.

Elevators to office floors are arranged in a four-bank configuration, each bank assigned to a dedicated group of floors for
fast, smooth access.

Ⓒ DBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Sky Lobby

23◆ Toranomon Hills Station Tower Facility Overview

Hotel Toranomon Hills:
Tokyo's First Unbound Collection by Hyatt
The 1st floor and 11th to 14th floors of Toranomon Hills Station Tower will be home to the Hotel
Toranomon Hills with 205 guest rooms including standard rooms measuring about 27m 2 to 34m2. The hotel
brand is “The Unbound Collection by Hyatt,” which will be making its debut in Tokyo as a part of“Independent Collection.” The brand is a curated compilation of one-of-a-kind hotels offering premium
facilities, amenities and unique experiences based on top-level originality and quality.
The concept of Hotel Toranomon Hills is the hotel connected to diverse facilities and functions. It will serve asan “urban living room of Toranomon” welcoming a variety of guests with its restaurant, cafe and lounges
open to the city. The hotel can be used in a variety of situations, supported by the open lounge with a view of
the central city which can be used as a working space, as well as a shower booth, relaxation rooms, andmeeting rooms. In addition, the maisonette-style suite room is a unique space where small-scale events canbe held in a private space.
The interior design is by Space Copenhagen of Denmark, which is making its first appearance in Japan. The
design is based on Scandinavian architectural style, including simple, natural materials, blended withJapanese traditional architecture, expressing a new type of luxury hotel inspired by the aesthetics andpracticality of Japanese architecture.
All food and beverage experiences in the hotel’s café and restaurant will be supervised by Sergio Herman,
one of Europe’s star chefs. Herman is a native of the Netherlands and longtime Michelin-starred chef
beloved by food lovers the world over and this will be his first foray into Japan. The 1st floor restaurant aswell as the café & bar, deli and room service will all offer modern-casual European gastronomic
experiences under Herman’s supervision.
Hotel Toranomon Hills in the Station Tower, together with Andaz Tokyo in the Mori Tower, will enable
Toranomon Hills to further evolve as a focal point for diverse guests from around the world.

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24Retail Facilities Support Global Players’ Work and Lives
A retail space measuring about 14,400m2 will occupy nine floors (B27th) with some 80 stores that support
the work and lives of global players including office workers and residents.
Highlights will include “T-Market,” which is a market directly connected to the “Station Atrium” plaza, thearea′s first large-scale boutique store selling select brands by BAYCREW’S, one of Japan’s leading stores inthis sector, and a wellness center of approx. 2,000m2, one of the largest fitness centers and spas in central
Tokyo, managed by Tokyu Sports Oasis. Furthermore, many other unique stores catering to lifestyle andbeauty needs will open. This new space will expand the retail facility area in Toranomon Hills by 2.5 times.

T-Market ｌively market connected to station plaza
The T‐Market (some 27 stores; approx. 3,000m²) directly connected to the Station Atrium will be full of life
from morning till night, facilitating communication between people and enlivening the atmosphere of thesurrounding area. The plaza-like market will be filled with restaurants, delis and stores. The restaurants willoffer high-quality but reasonably priced menus, many curated by highly acclaimed chefs and pâtissiers,
including some with Michelin or Bib Gourmand credentials.
In addition, common seating in the central area will accommodate some 130 people to enable visitors toenjoy meals nearby the stores. The market will also have craft breweries, bars, sundries, flower stores andother shops, and it will offer unprecedented ways to enjoy such a facility by staging collaborative events
between shops as well as cultural events combining music and arts.

Interactive
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OfficesⒸ DBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

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OfficesInteractive communication facility

Residences
Retailfacilities

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25◆Toranomon Hills Station Tower Facility Overview
Stores in T-Market on B2F (some 27 stores)First: inaugural branch in a retail facility

Eiki (tentative name): Grilled chicken FirstBGM - Coffee & Tacos: Coffee & tacos First

Bib Gourmand-winning Eiki’s new restaurant run
by Kohei Onoda, who worked at Torishiki andthen became the first manager of its sister
restaurant Torikado.

A new sister shop featuring coffee and tacos from
“Ode,” the Michelin 1-star restaurant by Yusuke
Namai.

CRAZY PIZZA: Pizza First

Ata: Wine bistro
Operated by noted restaurateur Satoshi
Kakegawa and the popular bistro Ata, this new
bistro will introduce wine and sausages fromCAVE D’OCCI in Niigata for the first time in Tokyo.

A new store operated by Masakazu Taira, the chef
at Don Bravo in Kokuryo, Tokyo, a popular Italianrestaurant where reservations are difficult.

Akasaka Ogino Wakan (tentative name):
Japanese sweets and gelato First

DOLCE TACUBO Piccolo: Sweets First
This dessert shop will be operated by Daisuke Takubo
of TACUBO, the Michelin 1-star Italian restaurant.
Customers will enjoy sweets made in front of them.

A Japanese sweets store operated by Satoshi Ogino of
the Michelin 1-star Japanese restaurant Akasaka Ogino.

田窪シェフ

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Area's first large-scale boutique store
BAYCREW’S STORE TOKYO (tentative name; approx. 2,800m2), the first large-scale boutique store in the area,
will become the new-format flagship store of BAYCREW’S, one of Japan’s leading stores in this sector withover 70 brands. The store’s cross-brand shopping will offer a new lifestyle experience for visitors toToranomon Hills.

One of the largest comprehensive wellness centers in central Tokyo
Tokyu Sports Oasis will open a new facility comprising a gym, hot baths, saunas, meditation and otherservices as the one of the largest wellness centers (approx. 2,000m2) ever to appear in central Tokyo. Basedon its "Reset for creative life" concept, the center will enable busy urbanites to enjoy essential wellness
experiences not possible at conventional gyms.

Gym Reception

Sauna

One of Toranomon’s largest dining floors
Toranomon Hills Station Tower will give birth to one of the area’s largest restaurant floors (both by size andnumber of locations) on the 4th floor, featuring 20 dining outlets, many run by up-and-coming chefs. A
wide variety of dining venues will be available, from friendly open counters to intimate private dining
rooms, spicing up Toranomon Hills’ reputation as Tokyo’s newest center of food culture.

27◆Architectural Design & Public Art

World-leading Architects, Designers and Artists
Design: Shohei Shigematsu (OMA)
The Design of Toranomon Hills Station Tower is OMA’s first large-scale architectural project in Tokyo.
Its design is based on ”THE ACTIVITY BAND” concept, or urban axis running from Shintora-dori Avenue to the
Akasaka/Toranomon area, creating a symbolic place for people to gather and interact along the axis. To
prevent the high-rise tower from being isolated from its surroundings, ideas were considered for integrating
it with the wide area’s network of subways and roads as well as nearby public spaces.

ProfileArchitect Shohei Shigematsu is a partner of OMA, an international architectural design group, and the head of
its New York office. He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1973. After graduating from Kyushu
University with a degree in architecture, he moved to the Netherlands and joined OMA in 1998. In 2006, hebecame the head of OMA's New York office, and in 2008 he became a partner.
His major works include a new building for the College of Architecture and Arts at Cornell University,
a new museum for the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Faena Forum (a multipurpose art facility in
Miami Beach, Florida), the exhibition design for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, theheadquarters of the auction house Sotheby’s, the Wilshire Synagogue multipurpose event facility in Los
Angeles, the Tenjin Business Center in Fukuoka, Japan, and space design for “Christian Dior: Designer ofDreams” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.
Current projects include the New Museum's new wing in New York City, Tiffany's Fifth Avenue flagship, theAlbright-Knox Art Museum's new wing in Buffalo, Miami's "Reef Line" underwater sculpture park project,
the University of Illinois Innovation Center in Chicago, and a wide variety of other projects around the world.
He has been a visiting professor at Cornell University's Graduate School of Architecture, Columbia University's
Graduate School of Architecture and Design (GSAPP), and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design(GSD). From 2021, he has been a professor at Kyushu University's Graduate School of Human andEnvironmental Studies and director of BeCAT (Built Environment Center with Art & Technology).

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Pedestrian deck: Ney & Partners
Ney & Partners take an approach grounded in structural dynamics in their design of symbolic urban interiors, at thesame time ensuring these remain rational and are easily maintainable. Four different pedestrian decks with uniquecharacteristics have been realized on an urban axis defined by OMA. These various forms have been realized by
combining steelmaking technologies in use throughout Japan in shipbuilding, steel can manufacturing, bridgebuilding, casting, polishing, machining and aviation.

ProfileNey & Partners is headquartered in Brussels, and Laurent Ney and Ryuichi
Watanabe co-founded an office in Tokyo in 2021; it now designs bridges, canopies,
and station squares, and is involved in product development and civil engineering
projects across Japan. One of the hallmarks of the company’s activities in Japan isits formulation of processes that involve contractors and the public – not only
throughout the planning and design phase of a project but also during
construction and maintenance. Famous projects the company has worked on in
Japan include the Misumi Canopy, the Dejima Footbridge, the Shin-Sapporo
Active-Link, and the Shin Daiku Pedestrian Bridge.

Exterior lighting (incl. landscape): L’Observatoire International
The Station Tower’s unique façade will be a powerful expression made possible by treating the architecture andlighting as one. In addition, the movement of people on the ground level will create continuity between the tower
and its surroundings. Toranomon Hills Station Tower will shape Tokyo’s visual identity from the perspective of theoverall city as well as its districts and streets.

ProfileL’Observatoire International is a lighting design and consulting firm that was
founded in 1993 by Hervé Descottes in NYC. The firm has been involved in morethan 500 projects in over 25 countries, designing lighting profiles for museums,
concert halls, universities, parks, retail facilities, residences, hotels, and manyothers. His representative works include the Louis Vuitton Foundation Museum(Paris) and the High Line (New York).

Interior lighting (common areas): David Singer (Arc Light Design)
In honor of OMA’s innovative structure, lighting in common areas has been designed to complement thearchitectural design with minimal disturbance to building surfaces. Separate design concepts have been created fornine areas, including the Station Atrium’s ceiling, curtain walls, parking lots, and elevator halls.

ProfileDavid Singer, who established Arc Light Design in 1992, has collaborated with
Tony Chi (tonychi studio) and other noted designers on over 600 lighting projects.
He has also personally designed an estimated 3,000 and more custom decorative
lighting fixtures and taught graduate-level courses for over 15 years.

Interior lighting (hotels): Light iQWorking closely with interior designer Space Copenhagen, Light iQ has developed a seamless lighting profile thatcomplements the hotel’s beautiful interior. The concept was to create an inviting ambiance throughout the hotel
by subtly accenting detail with superior-quality lighting.

ProfileLight iQ was founded by Rebecca Weir in 2001 and Gerardo Olvera joined in 2014as Design Director. Their meticulous attention to detail and strive for excellencein design have elevated Light IQ to one of the best world-class lighting design
studios. Light IQ's wide range of projects include hospitality, food & beveragevenues, high-end retail and luxury residential.
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Commercial environment design of “T‐Market” (B2F):
Masamichi Katayama (Wonderwall® Representative)
Designing of the commercial environment on the second basement floor isbeing overseen by Wonderwall. Under the concept of “creating a courtyard at
the entrance to the city,” a bustling garden centered around food will be
realized. The comfortable atmosphere encourages people to drop in during
daily life to enjoy a pleasing mood shift. The idea is to create new ways forpeople to enjoy a commercial space, not by defining how they spend theirtime. In addition, natural-like shadows and a time axis with lighting and soundwill change organically throughout the day.

photo: Kazumi Kurigami

ProfileMasamichi Katayama is a representative of Wonderwall® and a professor atMusashino Art University. He has been involved in a wide variety of projects,
from branding spaces to overall planning of large-scale commercial facilities.
Katayama is internationally acclaimed for his free-thinking embodiment ofvarious concepts and his sense of balance in incorporating modern elements
while paying respect to tradition and style.

Commercial common areas design (2nd to 5th & 7th floors):
Riki Ohno (sinato Representative)
The firm sinato is overseeing design of the commercial common area on the
2nd to 5th, and 7th floors. A grand staircase connecting the 2nd to 4th floors
will create a three-dimensional communication belt for connecting the
behavior of diverse visitors. An undulating space extending among the stores,
including huge voids and tunnel-like passageways, will enliven the atmosphereof the entire commercial area as a new place in the city where people can feelat home.

ProfileRiki Ohno is a representative of sinato, a firm that has designed numerous
projects of varying scales and purposes, including architecture, interiors andinstallation art, both in Japan and abroad. He has been involved in some 300
projects to date, many of which have earned him awards and praise aroundthe world, adding to his growing international reputation.

Hotel design (Interior): Space Copenhagen
The hotel interior design is by Space Copenhagen, a Denmark Interior design
firm, which will be their first interior design in Japan. Following our studio ideaof ‘slow aesthetics,’ the design employs natural materials and craft that havequality, longevity, and a certain slowness inherent to their practice. By
combining their Scandinavian background with a traditional Japanese design
aesthetic, the hotel design represents a compelling contrast with Tokyo’s highspeed, future-ready exterior.

ProfileEstablished in 2005 by Signe Bindslev Henriksen and Peter Bundgaard Rü
tzou, Space Copenhagen is a design studio that works across multiple
disciplines from interior design for private homes, hotels and restaurants allover the world to art installations and art direction, furniture, lighting andrefined objects.

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photo: Kazumi Kurigami

◆ Reference: Architectural Design of Mori Tower, Business Tower and Residential Tower

Mori Building has been working with world-class architects and designers to collaborate on the architecturaland interior designs of the towers in Toranomon Hills, each of which has added to the area’s landmark
status. Ideal designers were hired for each of the three buildings, allowing them to fully leverage their
special individual talents.

Christoph Ingenhoven (Ingenhoven Associates)
Business Tower

Residential Tower

Mori Tower

Residential Tower

The exterior designs of Toranomon Hills
Business Tower and Toranomon Hills Residential
Tower were both managed by German architect
Christoph Ingenhoven. The integrated design ofthe two towers are in seamless harmony,mutually reinforcing each other as noted
landmarks.
Major works: Stuttgart Main Station (Stuttgart),
1 Bligh (Sydney), Marina One (Singapore), andmore.

Tony Chi (tonychi studio)
For the interior design of the Toranomon Hills
Residential Tower, Andaz Tokyo and Toranomon
Hills Residence (common areas), Tony Chi
created spaces in which global lifestyles coexist
with the Japanese sense of beauty that
harmonize with others and nature.
Major works: Grand Hyatt Tokyo, Park Hyatt
Shanghai, Rosewood London, Intercontinental
Geneva, and more.

Nihon Sekkei, INC.
Mori Tower

Nihon Sekkei managed the design of Toranomon
Hills Mori Tower. Integration of the tower andadjacent roadways, which initially was a seen as
a topographical constraint, was turned into adesign opportunity that resulted in a distinctive
shape with gentle curves derived from the Loop
Road No. 2 tunnel running beneath the tower.
The characteristic silhouette of the skyline has
become a new icon of the city.

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Public Art Decorating the Complex
Public art displayed in Toranomon Hills will enhance this iconic new location of Tokyo with visions of the
future and symbolize the energy of Tokyo as well as the natural world. It will also help to pass on the legacyof Toranomon, which long ago was the gateway to the outer moat of Edo Castle. The art will also sharpen
awareness of the diverse connections of Toranomon Hills global business center as a platform forcommunicating from Tokyo to the world.

Tower entrance (1st floor)
Leo Villareal, “Firmament” (Mori), 2023 LED, custom software, 38.4 x 12m*Commission work for Toranomon Hills Station Tower
The entrance to Toranomon Hills Station Tower willfeature Leo Villareal’s first public artwork to appear inJapan. Villareal is known for many outstanding works,
including "The Bay Lights" on the San Francisco
Oakland Bay Bridge and "Illuminated River" artworks
at nine bridges over the River Thames in London.

Rendition

ProfileLeo Villareal creates complex and rhythmic artwork using LED lights in bothgalleries and public spaces. He focuses on stripping systems down to theiressence to better understand the underlying structures and rules that govern
how they work. He is interested in base units such as pixels or the binary code.
Photo: Jonathan Grassi

Sky Lobby (7th Floor)
Larry Bell, “Pinky,” 2022 Glass, silicone gel, 244 x 244 x 183cm (4 pieces)*Commission work for Toranomon Hills Station Tower
Larry Bell, one of the leading artists of the Light andSpace Movement that originated on the U.S. West
Coast in the 1960s, has seen his international
reputation grow even further in recent years, now
in his 80s. His work in the 7th floor Sky Lobby
consists of four warm-toned glass double cubes,
which evoke the changing seasons and the energyof the vast universe through the variety of light andcolor they bring to the lobby space.
RenditionⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

ProfileBorn 1939 in Chicago, USA, Larry Bell lives and works in both Taos, New
Mexico and Venice, California. Since 1963, he has treated natural light as anelement of sculpture, and has been rethinking basic elements such as mass
and gravity through his glass cube sculptures. In more recent times he has
focused on the themes of light and shadow, time, and human perception as
they change through colored glass.
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Photo: Jason CollinShuttle elevator hall (B2F and 1F)
Oba Daisuke, “M,” 2022 Oil paint, acrylic on cotton fabric panel, 3 x 9m, 2.8 x 5.6m (2 pieces)*Commission work for Toranomon Hills Station Tower
A new large-scale paintings, “M” will be installed in two
locations, the B2 floor and 1st floor elevator halls at theentrance to Toranomon Station Tower. The metallic sheen of
the painting’s polarized acrylic paint creates a futuristic
impression, as if they are generating new energy. The works,
newly created for this space, achieve a beautiful sense of unity
with the hall and its various materials.

Photo: Nobutada Omote

Reference work “M” 2021
Acrylic paint, oil paint, linen, wooden panel, h. 180 x w. 180 x d. 6 cm

ProfileDaisuke Oba was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan in 1981 and currently lives
in Kyoto. In 2007 he graduated the Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of theArts in Oil Painting. Oba also is an associate professor at Kyoto University of theArts. He continues to practice his parallel pursuit of theoretical considerations
for painting and exploration of various techniques.

Photo: You Ishii

Toranomon Hills Station Tower exterior
N.S. Harsha, “Matter,” 2014 Bronze, 2.78 x 1.37 x 1.65m“Matter," which will be displayed beside Toranomon Hills
Station Tower, is a bronze sculpture of a langur, a longarmed monkey found mainly in South Asia, holding a
sphere that could be seen as the earth with his left handand pointing to the sky with his right. An ape gazing into
space from Toranomon Hills, a place that envisions the
future, also evokes Darwin's theory of evolution andStanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Reflecting on
the long history of humans and the Earth, the work
inspires thoughts about what kind of future we areheading to in the 21st century.

ProfileN.S. Harsha was born in Mysuru, Karnaka in South India in 1969 and still resides
there. He is renowned for facing up to life surrounding him with sincerity,
including South India’s traditional culture, natural environment, and relationships
between humans, animals and plants found in his daily life. His solo exhibition "N.
S. Harsha: Charming Journey," was held at Mori Art Museum in 2017.
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◆Reference: Existing Public Art in Toranomon Hills

In Toranomon Hills, many pieces of public art have been installed in and around Mori Tower, the BusinessTower, and the Residential Tower, including “Roots,” a large sculpture standing some 10 meters high, createdby leading Spanish artist Jaume Plensa.

Mori Tower Oval Square
Jaume Plensa, “Roots,” 2014

Mori Tower office lobby
Zhan Wang, “Universe 29,” 2014

Business Tower shopping entrance
Tsang Kin-Wah, “Blow If You Will Float In the Wind,” 2019
Business Tower office lobby
Mori Mariko, “Cycloid V,” 2018

Residential Tower front desk
Sopheap Pich, “Rise to the Sun,“ 2020

Residential Tower driveway
Sam Falls, (untitled), 2021

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◆ Reference: Mori Building’s Creation of Cities with Magnetism
Connecting “Hills” properties to create a new cultural and economic hub in Tokyo
Mori Building’s strategic domain comprising various Hills properties, including Toranomon Hills, is located in thecenter of Metropolitan Tokyo’s Minato City. The area has long had an international feel to it; many foreignminded companies gravitate here, and it hosts a large number of foreign residents. Rich in international flavors,
diversity and culture, this area has extremely high potential to become a new international hub of Tokyo.
Toranomon Hills is located adjacent to ARK Hills and within walking distance from both the “Cultural Heart ofTokyo” Roppongi Hills and the “Modern Urban Village” Azabudai Hills, and has both cultural and businesspersonalities. By linking these Hills Properties, Mori Building will establish a huge new cultural and economic
hub in the heart of Tokyo.

“Global Business Center”
Toranomon Hills

ARK Hills“Cultural Heart of Tokyo”
Roppongi Hills“Modern Urban Village”
Azabudai Hills

ARK Hills (2003)

Atago Green Hills (2001)

Sengokuyama Mori Tower (2012）

Toranomon Hills （Open in autumn 2023）

Roppongi Hills (2003)©The Boundary35ⒸDBOX for Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Azabudai Hills（Open in autumn 2023）

◆ Reference： Toranomon Hills Mori Tower

Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
Symbolic public-private project built intandem with Loop Road No.2
Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, a 52-story, 247-meter highskyscraper complex, is a symbolic public-private projectthat was built in tandem with Loop Road No. 2, madepossible by deploying a multilevel road system.
The building is home to Andaz Tokyo, Hyatt’s first boutiqueluxury hotel in Japan, world-class Toranomon Hills
Residence with magnificent views and hotel-like services,
top-grade offices with spacious floor plates measuring over
3,000m2 per floor, and Toranomon Hills Forum, a large
conference facility for various events. The building also
features a wide range of retail facilities and some 6,000m²
of open space for diverse urban activities.
Toranomon Hills attracts world-renowned companies as an
global business center for global players and where uniquefeatures of Tokyo are introduced to the world.

■Cross section plan
Height: 247 meters

Hotels (164 rooms)

Facts

HotelsHotel spa

Residences

Residences (172 units)

Structure-switching floor

Offices

Conference facilities
Retail facilities
Loop Road No.2 tunnel

Car parking

Offices (30 floors)
Total leasable space: 99,300m2

Conference halls
Conference halls & retail facilities
Office lobby & retail facilities
Driveway & retail facilities
Car Parking (544 cars)

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Project

Loop Road No. 2 Shimbashi-Toranomon
Redevelopment District Type II Project Zone III

Location

1-23-1~4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Building GroundArea

17,069m²

Building Site Area

9,391m²

Total Floor Area

244,360m²

Facilities

Offices, residences, hotels, retail facilities,
conference facilities, etc.

Floors52 above ground and 5 underground

Height247m

Green Coverage

30.55%Start ofConstruction

April 2011

Completion

May 2014

Structure

Steel (including SRC & RC)

Architect

Nihon Sekkei, Inc.

Constructor

Obayashi Corporation

Project Executor

Bureau of Urban Development Tokyo
Metropolitan Government

Designated Builder

Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Hotels: Andaz Tokyo
Hyatt’s first boutique luxury hotel in Japan
The Andaz Tokyo concept incorporates the character andcharm of the local region in its design and services whileproviding uncommonly high-quality services with a distinctly
Japanese flavor. As implied in the name – "Andaz" means"personal style" in Hindi – guests enjoy truly relaxing andindulgent stays with all the comforts of home.

Residences: Toranomon Hills Residence
Propose new lifestyle of Tokyo with Andaz Tokyo
Located on the 37th to 46th floors, these 172 luxury
residences offer accommodations so spacious that one must
wonder if they are really in the heart of the city. Residents
enjoy marvelous views of Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo
Sky Tree and the greenery of the Imperial Palace. Hotelservices such as room and laundry service are also available incoordination with Andaz Tokyo. The luxurious lifestyle of theseresidences allows residents to richly enjoy the charms of Tokyo.

Offices
Highly flexible working environments supporting global
business
Offices encompassing a total rental area of some 100,000m2
occupy 30 floors, from the 6th to 35th floors. Standard floors
with rental areas measuring over 3,000m2 and ceiling heights
of 2.8m form highly flexible, comfortable and pillarlessworkspaces. The location is ideal as a global business hub,offering access to 6 stations and 11 train lines as well as easytransportation to/from Haneda Airport.

Conferences: Toranomon Hills Forum
Area’s largest smart conference center
The Forum, which is one of the largest conference facilities in
the area, can accommodate some 2,000 people in its threehalls. Leveraging Mori Building’s extensive expertise withfacilities including Roppongi Academyhills, the Forumcombines easy-to-use functionality and hotel-like hospitality.
Knowledgeable and experienced staff capably support thesuccess of each event. In total there are three separable,pillarless halls and a meeting room, creating ideal spaces forevents such as international conferences and symposiums.
37◆ Reference： Toranomon Hills Business Tower

Toranomon Hills Business Tower
Linking central Tokyo and the world
to share innovation unique to Japan
Toranomon Hills Business Tower is a 36-story office tower
offering large-scale office space totaling some 96,000m²
and retail space of about 7,600m². The tower connects
directly via underground pedestrian walkways toToranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Lineand Toranomon Station on the Ginza Line. A bus terminalon the first floor is served by multiple lines, including the
Bus Rapid Transit service connecting the city center andwaterfront areas, and airport limousine buses running
directly between the Toranomon area and Haneda Airport.
In addition, Loop Road No. 2, fully extended as ofDecember 18th, 2022, has further enhanced accessibility
to Haneda Airport. Toranomon Hills is ready to serve as the
new gateway to Tokyo connecting central Tokyo and theworld.
The ARCH incubation center on the 4th floor, measuringsome 3,800m², is where large companies gather to create
new business. Also, on the 15th and 16th floors, CIC Tokyo
serves as the center of Japan's innovation ecosystem forstartups. Together, they serve as a foundation for a uniqueinnovation ecosystem in Japan and play a role inconnecting various players from diverse domestic andinternational industries, as well as spreading innovationfrom Tokyo to the world.

■Cross section plan

Facts

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Project

Toranomon 1-chome Type 1 City
Redevelopment Project (A-1 Zone)

Location

1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Site Area

Approx. 1.5ha

Building GroundArea

10,065m²

Building Site Area

8,465m²

Total Floor Area

172,925m²

Facilities

Offices, retail facilities, business support, etc.

Floors36 above ground and 3 underground

Height185m

Green Coverage

14%

Start ofConstruction

February 2017

Completion

January 2020

Structure

Steel (including RC & SRC)

ArchitectMori Building Co., Ltd.

Constructor

Obayashi Corporation

Project Executor

Toranomon 1-chome District Urban
Redevelopment Association

Designers

Ingenhoven associates (exterior), Wonderwall(interior), and others

Offices
96,000m² of large-scale office space with easy airport access
Located on the 5th to 36th floors, this large-scale office zone
comprises total leasable space of approx. 96,000m² and standard
leasing floors measuring about 3,000m² each. Bright, open offices
have depths of about 20m in all directions and full-height floor-toceiling sashes make possible for office layouts to be freely adjusted tosuit each tenant’s workstyle. Haneda Airport is accessible within ashort period of time, providing the kind of convenience considered
indispensable for companies looking to expand their business globally.

Facilities functioning as the core of innovation

Bus terminal

ARCH, specializing in new business by large companies
and CIC, the world’s largest startup community

New transport node for gateway to Tokyo
On the first floor, a bus terminal of about 1,000m2 will
be connected to new Toranomon Hills Station on theTokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Toranomon Station on the
Ginza Line. The terminal will serve as the departure andarrival point for airport limousine buses and Bus Rapid
Transit services connecting the city center and the Tokyobay area. In addition, Loop Road No. 2, fully extended asof December 18th, 2022,
has further enhanced
accessibility to Haneda
Airport. Toranomon Hills
is ready to serve as the
new gateway to Tokyo
connecting central Tokyoand the world.

Taking advantage of the potential of the area, which islocated in the center of the main business area andadjacent to Kasumigaseki, we have opened two
incubation facilities to promote innovation. Large
companies that lead the Japanese industrial world
gather at ARCH, and companies and local
governments, both large and small, domestically andinternationally,gather to strive for socialchange and regional
revitalization throughinnovation.

Toranomon Yokocho

Retail facilities

Inaugural branches of well-known Tokyo restaurants

Retail support for global players’ daily lives

Toranomon Yokocho on the third floor offers an
unprecedented collection of 26 branches of famous
restaurants in Tokyo, several of which have opened theirfirst-ever branches. In addition to “Yoriaiseki” (openseating) in common area to enjoy takeout food and drinks,
limited-time-only eateries supervised by noted food critic
Mackey Makimoto are introduced at Toranomon Yokocho
POP UP Restaurant. Toranomon Yokocho, as a dining
landmark, offers a newkind of dining
experience unlike anyother Yokocho, by
allowing guests to enjoy
the tastes and styles offamous restaurants in acasual and highly
accessible atmosphere.

A total of 59 stores from B1 to the 3rd floor include adiverse range of restaurants for everything from casuallunches to formal business dinners in addition to
Toranomon Yokocho. There is also Toranomon’s first large
floor for product sales as well as the area’s firstsupermarket, plus a floor that sells gifts commonly given in
Japanese business settings. Local office workers andresidents can meet
diverse needs for food,clothing and sundry
products at Toranomon
Hills’ highly convenientretail zone.

39◆ Reference: Toranomon Hills Residential Tower

Toranomon Hills Residential Tower
World-class residences for experiencing
the full richness of urban life in Tokyo
Toranomon Hills Residential Tower, a 54-story skyscraperwith a total floor area of some 121,000m2, is designed inharmony with Toranomon Hills Business Tower. The
building offers high-quality global lifestyles in the heart ofTokyo, underpinned by Mori Building’s unparalleledexpertise in residential business.
The exterior has been carefully designed to blend
harmoniously with Toranomon Hills Mori Tower as well as
the extensive greenery in adjacent Atagoyama, making
this an ideal base for international business. Also, thisexquisite residential tower has interior spaces that
integrate Japanese aesthetics with international lifestyles
and nature.
Along with 547 residential units, the most of any buildingin the Toranomon area, the Tower offers a spa, Michelinstarred Japanese restaurant, international school which
also functions as childcare facilities, and many otherfeatures for convenient, affluent urban living. Residents
enjoy all the richness of city life in the Toranomon Hills
area, home to an increasing number of global players
who appreciate the area’s energy and diverse urban
services.

■Cross section plan

Facts
Project

Atago Mountain Neighborhood Area Development
Project (I area)

Location

1-1-1 Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Building Ground Area

Approx. 6,535m²

Building Site Area

Approx. 4,000m²

Total Floor Area

Approx. 121,000m²

Facilities

Residences, retail facilities, childcare, spa, clinic, etc.

Floors54 above ground and 4 underground

HeightApprox. 220m

Start of construction

March 2017

Completion

January 2022

Structure

Reinforced concrete (including S & SRC)

Architect

Takenaka Corporation

Constructor

Takenaka Corporation

Project Executor

Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Designers

Ingenhoven associates (exterior), tonichi and others(interior), etc.

40Residences
High-quality living, hospitality service fordiscriminating residents
Toranomon Hills Residential Tower offers high-quality world-classfloorplans designed expertly by Tony Chi. Residences include
choices of two bedrooms (approx. 95m²), three bedrooms(approx. 120m²), four bedrooms (approx. 285m²) and even five
bedrooms (over 1,000m²). In addition, serviced apartments (160
units) are available for short-term stays to meet the needs ofglobal players.
Guest House Living Room (41st floor)

Also, drawing on Mori Building‘s extensive experience in creating
and operating luxury residences, the Tower offers services suited
to the standards and lifestyles of discriminating residents. In
addition, special support services are offered for foreign
entrepreneurs residing temporarily in the serviced apartments,
further contributing to the development of Toranomon Hills.

Diverse common facilities to enjoy the entire tower as
one’s home
Residents of Toranomon Hills Residential Tower enjoy richlifestyles supported with excellent common facilities designed
for entertaining guests and feel as if the entire tower is their
home.
Toranomon Hills Kitchen is an exclusive dining room providing
breakfast and all-day dining as well as room service. Two otherfacilities—the Guesthouse Living and Dining Room and theGuesthouse Guest Room—are ideal for high-level entertaining.
There also are Tower-exclusive artworks viewable in The
Gallery and Library.
In addition, other valued-added facilities include Toranomon
Hills Spa, a wellness facility equipped with a 25-meter pool,gym, esthetic service and a 24-hour bilingual health clinic.

Toranomon Hills Kitchen (1st floor)

Toranomon Hills Spa (2nd and 3rd floors)

Health clinic (2nd floor, image)

Guest House Guest Room (41st floor)Childcare facility

Restaurants and retail facilities

EtonHouse International Pre-School Tokyo

Quality restaurant, convenience store and more
Kanda, the only Japanese restaurant to receive three
Michelin stars for 16 consecutive years, has relocatedfrom Motoazabu to Toranomon Hills Residential Tower.
Residents also can enjoy a prestigious patisserie “Lamaison JOUVAUD” from Provence, France that has ahistory of over 70 years and three generations. In
addition, an on-site convenience store makes shopping
for basics quick and easy.

EtonHouse International Education Group has more than
100 international schools in 12 countries. EtonHouse
international schools are guided by the policy of “child-led
projects” based on children‘s interests and curiosity. The
school offers international preschool for children 15 months
to 5 years old, as well as afterschool programs for childcare.

41◆ Reference: Safety and Security

Places to Escape to, Rather than Flee fromSeismic Designs Ensure Continuity even whenGreat East Japan Earthquake-level Major Seismic Event Occurs
Toranomon Hills Station Tower has various safety functions that can serve as places where people can “escapeto, rather than flee from,” in the event of disasters.
The Tower incorporates robust seismic designs to ensure continuity even if a major seismic event on the level ofthe Great East Japan Earthquake were to occur. Vibration-control measures include two types of devices thatMori Building has deployed in several other high-rise buildings to limit the vibration effects of not only major
earthquakes but also small to moderate seismic shaking and wind sway.

High-performance vibration-control
oil dampers (HiDAX)

Oil in each cylinder absorbs energy to provide
vibration control during earthquakes of all sizes aswell as wind events.

Buckling restrained braces

Braces of relatively soft, stretchable steel limit
vibrations to prevent pillars from buckling if amajor earthquake occurs.

42Accommodations for accepting some 5,600 stranded people during a disaster
The Station Tower will be able to provide temporary accommodation for some 950 people (including some 350 people
in B District) as accommodation measures when people have difficulty returning home in a disaster. Together with theBusiness Tower’s facilities for about 1,000 people (accommodation) as well as the Mori Tower′s facilities for about
3,600 people (accommodation), the overall emergency system is capable of providing space for temporary
accommodation for some 5,600 people.
The system also includes a stockpile warehouse of emergency provisions for three days, emergency water wells, andemergency electricity generation, making Toranomon Hills an important center for disaster preparedness.

Temporary accommodation
for some 500 stranded people

Station Tower

Temporary accommodation
for some 100 stranded people

Glass Rock

Temporary accommodation forsome 3,600 stranded people

Mori Tower

Temporary accommodation
for some 1,000 stranded people

Business Tower

Toranomon Hills' accommodation system for accepting stranded pepole

Stockpile warehouse (rendition)

Emergency water well (rendition)

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◆ Reference: Environmental and Greening Initiatives

New Green Network Connected to Atagoyama
Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, completed in 2014, created some 6,000m2 open spaces, including abundant
greenery in its Oval Square rooftop garden and Step Garden terrace. The tower is also imbued withvegetation and flowing streams to help sustain biodiversity. The addition of so much greenery enabled thetower to acquire a top AAA ranking from the Japan Habitat Evaluation and Certification Program (JHEP)
operated by the Ecosystem Conservation Society-Japan. Moreover, the building’s green spaces are preferredspots for yoga and other community activities enjoyed by office workers and residents.

Furthermore, Toranomon Hills Business Tower’s completion in 2020 created lush Saio Park measuring some
1,200m2, and Toranomon Hills Residential Tower, completed in 2022, connected greenery in the lower
layers of their mutual exteriors. The result was a contiguous greenway linked to adjacent Atagoyama
Mountain and Atago Green Hills, forming a new green network spanning an extended area.

Atago Green Hills
Mori Tower

Toranomon Hills Mori Tower
Atago Green Hills
Forest Tower
Toranomon Hills Business Tower

Shiba Park
Seishoji
TempleAtagoyama

Atagoshita-dori Avenue

Continuous greenery

Sakurada-doriAvenueBird watching at Toranomon Hills

Toranomon Hills Yoga event

Exterior of Toranomon Hills Business Tower
and Saio Park

Oval Square in Toranomon Hills Mori Tower

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Exterior of
Toranomon Hills Residential Tower

Station Tower as a green network focal point
Toranomon Hills Station Tower faces Akasaka-Toranomon Green Road as part of an environmental axis formed
around Loop Road No. 2. With the tower’s completion, a new green network running east-west along
Shintora-dori Avenue will straddle over Sakurada-dori Avenue, in addition to the existing network running
north-south. Furthermore, by connecting to existing greenways extending from the Shiroyama andSengokuyama plateaus, Toranomon Hills Station Tower will become the focal point of a newly expanded green
network spread over the wide area.

Green network image

Green spaces offering many enjoyable experiences
When planning Toranomon Hills Station Tower’s landscaping, Mori Building created spaces where people
could interact with greenery varying by location and environment. In keeping with the company’s
biodiversity practices, native species will help realize site greenery. The tower’s open spaces will allow
visitors to interact with nature, including to enjoy the change of seasons, feel the rich attractions of natureand experience the calm and peacefulness of being surrounded by plants, thereby adding value to thisurban complex as well as the broader city.

Landscaping planned at Toranomon Hills Station Tower

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◆ Reference: Environmental and Greening Initiatives

Minimizing the Entire Area’s Environmental Impact
Mori Building strives to realize eco-efficient urban developments by deploying highly efficient systems incompact cities that concentrate urban functions in high-rise structures, and using regional energy network
throughout the entire community. The company’s comprehensive, high-quality management methods
include the goal of achieving urban decarbonization based on thorough energy-saving operations and theintroduction of renewable energy, plus energy-security measures for times of disaster.
In Toranomon Hills, a high-efficiency energy center run by Toranomon Energy Network has been
established to implement regional energy supply to the entire community. The first plant opened in thebasement of Toranomon Hills Business Tower in 2020 and will be followed by a second plant in thebasement of Toranomon Hills Station Tower in 2023.
By integrating mixed-use buildings with different usage tendencies, such as offices, residences and hotels in
the area, energy can be leveled and appropriately controlled for improved energy efficiency. In addition,
the energy center is equipped with an AI-supported integrated Energy Management System (EMS) to
forecast energy demands based on weather forecasts and past trends, which is expected to realize
increasingly efficient energy use through optimization of in-house power-generation and heat-production
systems.
Furthermore, in the event of a disaster, the system is designed to ensure supply capacity close to that ofnormal operations, allowing tenants to sustain their businesses as well as enabling to support disastervictims and stranded people.

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Multiple Global Environmental Certifications Received
Toranomon Hills area received preliminary Platinum certification, the highest rank in the LEED (Leadershipin Energy & Environmental Design)* program’s ND (Neighborhood Development) category. The project wasfavorably assessed for its integration of public transportation including a new subway station, high-level
energy efficiency, and Mori Building’s emphasis on urban development in partnership with local landowners.
Toranomon Hills Station Tower’s offices and retail facilities have received preliminary Platinum certificationin the BD+C:CS (Building Design and Construction/Core and Shell Development) category, a building-bybuilding certification program for newly constructed tenant buildings. The tower was highly evaluated for
its effective environmental considerations during and after construction, specifically for the effective use ofwater resources, regional energy use from the on-site co-generation system, high-level energy savings
through use of the latest equipment and technologies, visualization of environmental load reduction andmeasures to prevent contamination of core and interior walls during construction, and mechanisms andsystems to collaborate with tenants on energy savings following constructions. Acquisition of this Platinum
certification in both categories will be a extremely rare case worldwide.
Furthermore, Toranomon Hills Station Tower’s offices and retail facilities have received WELL (WELL
Building Standard)** preliminary certification and are expected to earn top Platinum certification once
completed. The tower was highly evaluated as an advanced urban redevelopment, indoor environmentswith excellent air quality through use of air conditioners equipped with high-performance filters, cafes
serving healthful meals, and offering accessibility using elevated decks to green spaces such as Mori Tower’s
Oval Square. It is Japan’s second largest precertified property, following the Azabudai Hills.
The Toranomon Hills Station Tower is also scheduled to obtain an S rank from CASBEE-Building for new
construction.

*LEED is the most widely used green-building rating system that evaluates and certifies buildings and cities worldwide for environmental performance interms of water and energy efficiency, indoor environments and sustainable materials. LEED is developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
**WELL is the world’s first performance-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring features of the built environment that impact humanhealth and wellbeing through air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind. WELL is managed by the USGBC.

Toranomon Hills Station Tower will be 100% powered by RE100 -compliant renewable energy fromthe time of its completion. In addition, a system will be introduced to automatically distribute
renewable-energy documentation with tracking information to tenants through the proprietary
Energy Web System.

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◆ Reference: Mori Building’s Creation of Cities with Magnetism
Since its founding, Mori Building’s underlying philosophy in an ever-changing era has been “Create Cities, Nurture
Cities,” which forms the basis for compact cities that incorporate various urban functions – living, working,recreating, learning and relaxing – in a sophisticated manner. Cities in which all such functions are within walking
distance generate a “magnetism” that attracts diverse people, and their accumulated energy drives further
accumulation.
To realize a compact urban environment in the middle of a city center, it is necessary to create a single large floor
plate by combining subdivided plots of land. This approach is called the “Vertical Garden City“ model. A lush open
space filled with greenery is created at the ground level by aggregating small plots of land into a large single, city
block and placing a skyscraper there. The Vertical Garden City approach enables Mori Building to create magnetic
cities that concentrate highly diverse urban functions.

300 two-story houses
Building Coverage Ratio: 50%

One 50-story building
Building Coverage Ratio: 3%(Vertical Garden City)

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It is important not only to create cities, but also to nurture them over time. Mori Building has nurtured
communities in the city through consistent organization and know-how from development to town management.
Just erecting a building doesn't create a city, because the true power of a city derives from the power of thepeople who assemble there.
Mori Building will continue to enhance the magnetism of each Hills by nurturing communities based on thepattern the company established with its previous Hills projects, such as ARK Hills, Roppongi Hills, and now
Toranomon Hills.

Roppongi Hills Bon Odori

ARK Hills Marche

Toranomon Hills Yoga

Rice Planting Event on the Rooftop Garden of Roppongi Hills

Roppongi Hills Christmas Illumination

Roppongi Hills Morning Tai Chi

49◆ Reference: Potential of the Toranomon-Akasaka-Roppongi Area
The Toranomon-Akasaka-Roppongi area, including Toranomon Hills, is located in Minato city, central Tokyo. This
area has a high degree of internationality due to the many foreign companies and residents who have gravitated tothe area, resulting in a rich and diverse culture. Residents also enjoy the area’s ample greenery, which promotes
healthy lives both physically and mentally.

Source: Comprehensive list of foreign companies by TOYO KEIZAI INC. (2022)(Unit: 10,000)

Source: Data from each City Oct. 1st, 2022

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs “The list of foreign embassies”

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Source: Calculated from the green coverage ratio data on each city's website

Source: Calculated from the data of certificated hospitals by Japan Council for Quality Health Care

Source: MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2023 starred restaurants

Targeted areas for research◆Toranomon, Akasaka, Roppongi Area (320ha)：
Nishi-shimbashi 1 to 3, Atago 1 to 2, Toranomon 1 to 5, Roppongi 1 to 7, Akasaka 1 to 2,6,9, Azabudai 1, Shiba ko-en 3◆Otemachi, Marunouchi, Yurakucho, Nihonbashi, Yaesu, Kyobashi Area (248ha)：
Nihonbashi-hongokucho 1 to 4, Nihonbashi-muromachi 1to 4, Nihonbashi-honcho 1 to 4, Otemachi 1to 2, Marunouchi 1 to 3, Yurakucho 1 to 2, Yaesu 1 to 2, Nihonbashi 1 to 3, Kyobashi 1 to 3
◆Shibuya Area (147ha)：
Nanpeidaicho, Sakuragaokacho, Dougenzaka 1 to 2, Udagawacho, Jinnan 1, Shibuya 1 to 3, Higashi 1◆Hamamatsu-cho, Tamachi Area (232ha)：
Kaigan 1, Hamamatsu-cho 1 to 2, Shiba 1, 4, 5, Shibaura 1 to 4, Mita 3◆Shinagawa Area (220ha)：Kounan 1 to 2, Takanawa 2 to 4

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◆Reference: Global Power City Index (GPCI)
Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2022
The GPCI, published annually by The Mori Memorial Foundation, a research arm of Mori Building, evaluates
and ranks 48 major cities according to their “magnetism,” or their overall power to attract creative individuals
and enterprises from around the world. Cities are rated on the basis of 70 indicators spread across six basic
urban functions: Economy, R&D, Cultural Interaction, Livability, Environment, and Accessibility.

The ranked order of the top 5 cities has remained unchanged since 2016: No. 1 London, No. 2 New York, No.
3 Tokyo, No. 4 Paris and No. 5 Singapore. Nevertheless, scores in GPCI 2022 were significantly impacted by
how cities responded to the three-year COVID-19 pandemic. Tokyo, which implemented a cautious COVID-19
policy, scored lower in Number of Foreign Visitors in the Cultural Interaction category and Number of Air
Passengers in Accessibility. Paris, meanwhile, improved its overall score to greatly narrow the city’s gap with
Tokyo. Much attention is now being focused on Tokyo to see if it can once again build on its urban strengths
as the pandemic subsides.

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Tokyo’s Strength and Weakness
A comparison of Tokyo's GPCI 2018 and GPCI 2022 scores shows that its strengths in Total Employment andNumber of Hotel Rooms increased during this five-year period, but traditional strengths such as World’s Top
500 Companies, Number of Researchers and Research and Development Expenditures declined, revealing newchallenges. Although Tokyo improved weaknesses such as Waste Recycle Rate, scores fell further in areas such
as Urban Greenery.
Looking at changes in various indicators for Tokyo over the five-year period, those with declining scores
increased. It must be noted, however, that the pandemic had a significant impact on many declines, so oncethe pandemic is brought under control it is highly possible that scores will recover sharply in areas susceptible
to fluctuating visitation, such as Number of Foreign Visitors, Attractiveness of Shopping Options andAttractiveness of Dining Options.
Also, Tokyo’s multiple urban redevelopment projects planned through 2030 should help to boost indicatorssuch as Number of Restaurants, Urban Greenery, and Number of Foreign Residents. Furthermore, if morefavorable corporate taxation and increased availability of skilled personnel can be achieved, Tokyo will be in aneven better position to improve its global competitiveness as the pandemic subsides.

（▲＝Up, ▼＝Down, ▶＝No change）

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