AKASAKA INTERCITY, Office skyscraper in Akasaka, Japan

Akasaka Intercity is a mixed-use tower in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, completed in spring 2005. Its yellow exterior is clad in terracotta louvers imported directly from Germany. Floors up to the 15th hold offices and shops, with office ceilings 2,900 mm high; floors 16 to 36 contain 84 luxury rental apartments of the Homat Viscount, which have their own entrance and a residents-only gym on the top floor.

Construction of the building began in the early 2000s and was completed in 2005 during a period of urban development in Tokyo. The project was part of a larger effort to establish the Akasaka area as a major business district in the city.

The name Intercity marks the site as a business crossroads: the office floors opened in spring 2005 at nearly 100% occupancy, mainly with foreign firms. The low-rise garden and bamboo path were planted to revive the natural landscape of the Akasaka area under the comprehensive design system.

The building is easily accessible from several nearby train stations, with clearly marked entrances from street level and underground passageways. Visitors should note that certain areas may be restricted during business hours, and early morning or evening times tend to be quieter.

The yellow exterior is clad in terracotta louvers imported directly from Germany, chosen under the concept of an urban space that stays fresh a century later. The office floors reach a ceiling height of 2,900 mm, which a 2006 Nikkei Architecture survey found to be the tallest among rental office buildings in Tokyo's six central wards.