Nakameguro Atlas Tower, Residential skyscraper in Meguro-ku, Japan
Nakameguro Atlas Tower is a 45-storey, 164-metre residential tower completed in 2009 in Kami-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Its slender cylindrical body is clad in alternating tan-yellow vertical bands and dark window columns, with recessed balconies stacked in a dense grid up to the flat roofline. Floors 1 to 5 hold shops and clinics, among them a Seven-Eleven, a Saizeriya, a Mizuho Bank branch and a pharmacy; a yellow "Concierge" sign marks the base.
The tower was built as the centrepiece of the Kami-Meguro 1-chome redevelopment, a resident-led project first proposed by the local neighbourhood association in 1982. Demolition of old wooden houses began around 2005, construction started in January 2007, and the building was completed in October 2009. It was designed by Nikken Sekkei and built by a joint venture of Kajima, Toda and Sato.
The redevelopment complex is nicknamed Nakame Arkus, from "Sakura" read backwards, meaning "let people walk the cherry-tree banks of the Meguro River". The tower's lower floors hold a 7-Eleven, a Saizeriya restaurant, a Mizuho Bank branch, clinics and a pharmacy, while residents share a concierge desk, guest room, party room and sky lounge.
The building is a two-minute walk from Naka-Meguro Station on the Hibiya Line, providing easy access to public transportation. Medical facilities, dining options, and shopping are available in the immediate surrounding area.
The redevelopment complex around the tower is nicknamed Nakame Arkus, from "Sakura" (cherry blossom) read backwards, meaning "let people walk among the cherry trees" along the Meguro River. The tower itself is cylindrical, with tan-yellow vertical bands and dark window columns, and a yellow "Concierge" sign at its base.
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