Mori Building Completes Construction ofToranomon Hills Business Tower
Will become a new international hub connecting Tokyo with the world and inspiring new innovation
Tokyo, January 21, 2020 — Mori Building Co., Ltd, the leading urban landscape developer, announced today it
has completed construction of the “Toranomon Hills Business Tower,” part of the Toranomon 1-chome Type
1 City Redevelopment Project. This expansion of the Toranomon Hills complex will facilitate its evolution intoa new international hub and global business center where global players will live, work and gather. The newbuilding is scheduled to open in April.

Toranomon Hills Business Tower is a 36-story tower complex offering some 96,000m2 of large-scale officespace as well as around 7,600m2 of retail space for shops and restaurants. The Tower is directly connectedto the new Toranomon Hills station on the Hibiya subway line, which will commence partial service from June
6 this year; it is also connected to the existing Ginza subway line Toranomon station via an undergroundpedestrian walkway. A bus terminal will be located on the first floor for various bus lines, including the Bus
Rapid Transit service which will connect the city center, and waterfront areas and airport limousine busesconnecting the Toranomon area directly to Haneda airport. In addition, when Loop Road No. 2 is fully opened,
it will enhance accessibility to Haneda Airport. Toranomon Hills will serve as a new “Gateway of Tokyo”
which will connect central Tokyo with the world.
A sizeable incubation center called “ARCH” with an area of around 3,800m2 will host innovators in various
fields, allowing them to collaborate on new business ventures by large-scale enterprises. ARCH aims to be abase for Japan's unique innovation ecosystem.
Mori Building is currently constructing Toranomon Hills Residential Tower, which is planned to be completedin January 2021, and (tentative name) Toranomon Hills Station Tower, which has been co-developed with thenew Toranomon Hills station on the Hibiya subway line and completion of which is planned for July 2023. Mori
Building aims to continue enhancing the magnetism of Tokyo as an international city through its creation ofthis new international hub and global business center in the Toranomon area.

1Expansive office space with a total area of 96,000m2 boasts easy access to Haneda Airport
Offices on 32 floors—from the 5th floor to the 36th floor—will provide a total working space of some 96,000m2.
The standard rentable floor space is about 3,000m2 and features expansive pillarless layouts. The use of a fullheight windows from floor to ceiling provides bright open spaces, enabling flexible office layouts that canaccommodate a variety of working styles. Refreshment corners are provided in the common area on eachfloor aimed at promoting communication, and special areas are provided on each floor for the storage ofsupplies for use in the case of any emergencies or natural disasters.
The Tower is directly connected to the new Toranomon Hills station on the Hibiya subway line and the existing
Ginza subway line Toranomon station via an underground pedestrian walkway. A bus terminal will be also
located on the first floor, which will serve as the departure and arrival point for airport limousine buses andthe bus rapid transit services connecting the city center and the Tokyo bay area. In addition, when Loop RoadNo. 2 running under Toranomon Hills is fully opened, it will be possible to reach Haneda Airport by road in 25
minutes, including by buses departing from the bus terminal. These factors will provide the convenience andtransportation access that are indispensable for companies looking to expand their business globally, thus
contributing to the business development of tenants.
Almost all of the available space has already been leased to Japanese and overseas companies in variety ofindustries. With the launch of the Toranomon Hills Business Tower, the total office area of the Toranomon
Hills development will expand to approximately 195,000m2.

Standard Floor Leasable SpaceOffice Entrance2

“ARCH” incubation center aims to be a base for Japan's unique innovation ecosystem
The 3,800 m2 “ARCH” incubation center will be located on the fourth floor. ARCH is a new business creationbase in the Toranomon Hills area and is one of the important components of its ambition to become a “GlobalBusiness Center”.
Its facilities include meeting rooms, co-working space, a training room, cafe and lounge. The US-based venture
capital firm WiL, which supports large enterprises’ new business creation as well as investing in and nourishingnew venture companies, participated in the planning and operation of the facility. It offers a range of support
services including various sector know-how, educational programs and enlightenment events. In addition,
specialists in new business support with a track record of creating new business opportunities within larger
enterprises will be stationed exclusively at the facility; they will encourage collaboration between participatingcompanies with the aim of supporting their new business development.
This incubation center will aim to become a base for Japan's unique innovation ecosystem by leveraging theabundant resources of established larger enterprises, such as their human resources, goods, capital and knowhow, and supporting large enterprises’ internal business reforms and new business creation.
By linking with various networks in Japan and overseas, ARCH will become a bridge between the various
players in a number of industrial sectors, and will help innovations originating in Tokyo to permeate
throughout Japan and overseas.
Facility Interior

Retail facilities offering food & clothing aimed at supporting global lifestyles
From the first basement floor to the third floor, a total of 58
new stores occupying a total area of approximately 7,600square meters will offer food and drink and other products
and services aimed at supporting global players’ lifestyles.
On the first basement floor, there will be high-quality
supermarkets and restaurants for daily use; the first floor
will feature stores offering uniquely Japanese sweets,
candies and wines suitable as unique souvenirs of
Toranomon Hills. The second floor will host retailers of
everything from everyday fashion items to miscellaneous
goods. In addition to a wide range of restaurants offering
lunch and dinner, the third floor will house Toranomon
Yokocho, a landmark dining facility featuring offerings fromfamous stores from all over Tokyo.

3Retail facility’s common area

A new transportation node that will function as the "Gateway to Tokyo"
On the first floor, a bus terminal of about 1,000 square meters will be connected to Toranomon Hills stationon the Hibiya subway line and Toranomon station on the Ginza subway line. This bus terminal will serve as
the departure and arrival point for airport limousine buses and the bus rapid transit services connecting thecity center and the Tokyo bay area. On the second floor, a new pedestrian walkway connecting the businesstower and Toranomon Hills Mori Tower has also been constructed. Together with the Shintora-dori Avenue
constructed as a stretch of Loop Road No.2, this completes a new pedestrian network that will connect theentire Toranomon Hills area. In addition, When Loop Road No. 2 is fully opened, it will offer easy access toInternational Haneda Airport. Toranomon Hills will serve as a new “Gateway of Tokyo” which will connect
central Tokyo with the world.

Bus terminal

Creation of a new energy network
A plant that supplies electricity and heat to the area is located on the third basement floor. In order tofacilitate the efficient use of energy and strengthen disaster prevention measures, the plant includes a private
power generator complex incorporating a gas cogeneration system and a highly efficient heat generation
system that utilizes large-scale water tanks and waste heat utilization facilities, creating an energy supply
that is environmentally friendly. A back-up system that can supply electricity and heat in the aftermath of adisaster has also been installed, contributing to the safety and security of this global business center.

Electricity and heat supply4

Collaboration between global architects and interior designers
Exterior architectural design was created by Germanarchitect Christoph Ingenhoven (Ingenhoven architects);
the new building has been designed to harmonize withthe existing Toranomon Hills Mori Tower and act as aninternational business hub. Interior design of retailfacilities and “ARCH” was created by Masamichi
Katayama (Principal of Wonderwall); it incorporates
modern elements while reflecting the history andtraditions of the surrounding Toranomon area.
Christoph Ingenhoven:

Masamichi Katayama:

Exterior Design ofBusiness Tower

Retail facilities / ARCH
Interior design

Public art that colors the city
Public art works by three flourishing Asian contemporary artists with global reputations are displayed at officeentrances and other places.
Office Lobby: Mariko Mori "Cycloid V"

2018, SculptureThis work incorporates various ideas about science, nature andthe universe; these include the eternal cycle of the universe
where birth and death are repeated and the Buddhist belief inreincarnation. Cycloid is a generic term for a trajectory drawn bya point on the circumference of a circle as it rotates along astraight line. It seems to amplify the energy within the officeentrance by absorbing the magnetic force of Toranomon, risingwhile rotating like a complex Möbius strip. Shining like a pearl,
the work’s finish also creates a lively feeling of eternal rotation.

Photo: David Sims

Office Elevator Hall: Futo Akiyoshi "Naked Relations"2013, 2014, 2016, 22 Paintings

Displayed in three white elevator halls, this is a work where oilpaint has been thinly applied on a transparent acrylic plate. In
this painting, where the overlap of colors and the movement of
the brush are visible, it seems that only vivid colors are floatingin empty space. The painted colors portray the connection ofeverything, involving the surrounding air and invisible energy.
Photo: Tomoya Miura

Entrance of Retail facilities: Tsang Kin-Wah “Blow If you Will Float In the Wind”
2020, Installation

Toranomon was once on the outer moat of Edo Castle, one of
the four gates bearing animals that guarded it; Toranomon’sfeatured a white tiger. This artwork sits in the entrance of thebusiness tower – a new gate. The pillar in the center of the spaceis the tree trunk, and the text flowing on the glass surface
represents the branches, leaves and petals falling on the groundand dancing in the wind. The mirrored ceiling makes the tree
seem like it reaches into the heavens. The words of monks andthinkers such as Matsuo Basho, Zhuang Zhou and Mumon
Gensen have been taken apart, and texts studded with thefragments convey imperfect aesthetics, such as beautifulchanges in the four seasons, personal encounters and partings.

5Toranomon Hills Business Tower overview
・Location:
Toranomon 1-17-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Site area:
10,065 square meters
Total floor area:
172,925 square meters
Height:185m
Number of floors:
36 floors above ground, 3 floors below ground
Structure:steel, reinforced concrete, sulphate-resisting cement
Use:
Offices, retails, business support facilities, and others
Project executor:
Toranomon 1-chome District Urban Redevelopment Association
Design:Mori Building Co., Ltd. First-Class Registered Architect Office
Designers:
Ingenhoven Architects (exterior), Wonderwall (interior) and others
Constructors:
Obayashi Corporation, Kinden Corporation, Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd., Saikyu Kogyo
Co., Ltd.
Background and future schedule
June 2015:
Designated as National Strategic Special Zone Project
July 2015:
Approval of the City Plan
January 2016:
Approval of the establishment of the Redevelopment AssociationFebruary 2017:
Start of construction
January 2020:
Completion
April 2020:
Opening (planned)

Offices（5F to 36F）

Incubation Center“ARCH”（4F）Retail Facilities（B1F to 3F）

Office entrance
Security control center
Car park
Energy Plant

Bus Terminal /Drop off area（１F）6

Appendix 2.Evolving and Expanding Toranomon Hills
Toranomon Hills evolves as new international hub and global business center
Toranomon Hills will be expanded to a size of 7.5ha and will offer a total floor space of 800,000m2 throughcompletion of three new mixed-use super high-rise buildings that will join Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, which
opened in 2014; Toranomon Hills Business Tower, Toranomon Hills Residential Tower and Toranomon Hills
Station Tower (tentative name). The area will become a mixed-use urban complex integrated with local
transportation infrastructure, and will evolve into a true new international hub with an impact comparable tothat of Mori Building’s Roppongi Hills.

7Toranomon Hills Residential Tower
Rising 54 stories above ground, this tower was designed in harmony
with Toranomon Hills Business Tower while respecting the presence ofthe existing Toranomon Hills Mori Tower (pictured here between thetwo towers). As a "MORI LIVING"-branded high-class residence, theResidential Tower offers 550 residential units, each reflecting a mature
Japanese influence and crafted with careful attention to detail. The
Residential Tower includes a members-only “Hills Spa” and a 1,000 m²
retail area on its lower levels. By connecting the retail facilities ofToranomon Hills Mori Tower and Business Tower by means ofpedestrian decks, accessibility in the Toranomon Hills area will beenhanced.
(Tentative name) Toranomon Hills Station Tower
This skyscraper development is being integrated with the constructionof the new Toranomon Hills station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line,
which is scheduled to open in June 2020. A plaza directly connected tothe station and a pedestrian deck built on Sakurada-dori Avenue form
part of a multi-layered pedestrian network, creating a newtransportation hub in the Toranomon area. The 49-story skyscraper,
rising to a height of approximately 265m, will offer generous officespaces with a floor footprint of approx. 3,300m2, retail facilities
integrated with the plaza, and a world-class hotel. A multifunctional
complex with forums, galleries and restaurants tailored for a variety ofbusiness events will be located on the top floor, and is expected tobecome a hub for new business and innovation.

Project Timeline
2015
Toranomon Hills
Business Tower
Toranomon Hills
Residential Tower(Tentative name)
Toranomon Hills
Station Tower

July
City Planapproved
September
City Planapproved

2016January
Redevelopment
Association
established

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

January
Construction
completedFebruary
Construction
startedJanuary
Construction
completion(planned)

March
Construction
startedMarch
City Planapproved

November
Redevelopment
Association
establishedTokyo Metro
Toranomon Hills Station

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November
Construction
startedJune
Partial Service
to start

January
Construction
completion(planned)About Mori Building
Mori Building is an innovative urban developer based in Tokyo. The company is committed to maximizing themagnetic power of cities by creating and nurturing safe, sustainable and cosmopolitan urban centers basedon its unique Vertical Garden City concept of high-rise centers for business, education, leisure andresidences. The concept has been applied in the company’s many leading-edge projects, including ARK Hills,Roppongi Hills and Toranomon Hills in Tokyo and the Shanghai World Financial Center. Mori Building is also
engaged in real estate leasing, project management and consultation. Please visit www.mori.co.jp/en
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