Shiodome City Center, Office skyscraper in Shiodome, Tokyo, Japan
Shiodome City Center is a 43-story office tower in the Higashi-Shinbashi district that rises 216 meters above the surrounding streets. Its glass and steel facade creates a sleek profile that defines this rapidly redeveloped section of Tokyo.
In February 1997 Mitsui Fudosan and Alderney Investments won the B-block of the Shiodome Sio-Site redevelopment, on condition that the old Shimbashi Station building be restored on its original spot. Kevin Roche designed the tower and Takenaka Corporation built it; it was completed on 23 January 2003 with 43 floors above ground and four below. The Good Design Award followed in 2003.
The ground-floor lobby displays reliefs, oil paintings and sculptures, and the first floor houses Porsche Center Ginza, which introduced Japan's first salon-style showroom. Floors 41 and 42 hold restaurants above the offices, while the third floor is given over almost entirely to clinics. The building's appearance has made it a frequent location for television dramas and commercials.
The building stands near Shimbashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza and Toei Asakusa lines and Shiodome Station on the Toei Oedo Line and Yurikamome. The retail zone on floors B2 to 3 and 41 to 42 opened on 10 April 2003. A taxi stand operated by Teito Jidōsha Kōtsū is on site.
The site was won in February 1997 by Alderney Investments, Matsushita Electric Works and Mitsui Fudosan on the condition that the old Shimbashi Station building be reconstructed in its original form at the block's centre. Kevin Roche designed the tower and Takenaka Corporation built it; it opened on 23 January 2003 with 43 floors above ground and four below.
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