Millennium Tower (Tokyo)
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| Millennium Tower | |
|---|---|
ミレニアムタワー | |
| General information | |
| Status | Visionary |
| Type | residential / office |
| Architectural style | Foster + Partners |
| Developer | Obayashi Corporation |
Millennium Tower was a 180-floor
Sir Norman Foster in 1989. He intended for it to be built in Tokyo Bay, 2 km offshore from Tokyo, Japan
.
Design
The design calls for a cone-shaped pyramid 840 meters high, with a base about as big as the
aerodynamic to reduce wind stress, and helical bands are wrapped around the tower for structural support. Steel tanks at the top of the tower are filled with water, and can be rotated as a counterweight
against wind.
The tower is a self-contained
commercial development
and housing for 60,000 people, split into sections. Offices and light or clean industries are in the lower levels, apartments above, and the top section houses communications systems and wind or solar generators. Restaurants and viewing platforms would be interspersed through all sections.
Horizontal and vertical high-speed
mezzanines, and provides a particular service such as hotels or restaurants. Short-distance travel is by elevators or escalators
.
History
The tower design was commissioned by the Obayashi Corporation as an arcology, intended to address land shortage and overpopulation in Tokyo. The design firm's web site states that "the project demonstrates that high-density or high-rise living does not mean overcrowding or hardship; it can lead to an improved quality of life, where housing, work and leisure facilities are all close at hand".
References
- Official website (Foster & Partners)
- "Millenium Tower", Skyscraperpage
- Emporis - Millennium Tower in Tokyo[usurped]
- Hawkes, Nigel (1994). New Technology, Structures and Buildings. Aladdin Books Ltd.