Kumagai Gumi
The Melbourne Central shopping and office development was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa in the Metabolist style, and constructed between 1986 and 1991 by Japanese firm Kumagai Gumi at a cost of $1.2 billion. The original anchor tenant was the Japanese department store Daimaru, who opened their first Australian store over six floors located between the shot tower and La Trobe Street. (Daimaru also operated a second store on the Gold Coast in Queensland, which also no longer trades)