Advanced and luxurious design: Kisho Kurokawa's concept for Sakae Tower Hills
Token Corporation commissioned world-renowned architect Kisho Kurokawa to design Sakae Tower Hills. These hand-drawn sketches and computer-generated images reflect the concept design Kurokawa completed. If Kurokawa had been granted a few more years, Sakae Tower Hills might have been his final creation as an architect.
After Kurokawa passed away in 2007, design of Sakae Tower Hills briefly came to a halt. However, Token Corporation was able to use his conceptual design to distill the current design of Sakae Tower Hills.
Ever since Token Corporation invited Kisho Kurokawa to provide architectural technical advice, he has provided a great many architectural designs, from designs for clients to the building that is the company's headquarters and the Chikusa Tower Hills building.
The philosophies behind his architectural designs, grounded in "free design" and "high-quality design" to achieve "symbiosis," have had a profound influence on Token Corporation, which continues to employ them to this day.
Token Corporation is deeply grateful to Kisho Kurokawa for his work and has cherished his design for Sakae Tower Hills.
Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007)
Kisho Kurokawa was an architect who hailed from Aichi Prefecture.
In 1986, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the French Académie d'Architecture, equivalent to the Nobel Prize of architecture.
Awards/honors
| 1965 | Kotaro Takamura Award (for modeling) |
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| 1978 | Mainichi Art Prize |
| 1986 | Gold Medal, Académie d'Architecture, France |
| 1988 | Richard Neutra Award (United States) |
| 1989 | Grand Prix with Gold Medal at the World Biennale of Architecture |
| 1989 | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres |
| 1990 | Prize of the Architectural Institute of Japan |
| 1992 | Japan Art Academy Award |
| 2002 | The International CITIES Award for Excellence (Fundacion Metropoli, Spain) |
| 2006 | Person who has made outstanding cultural contributions |
| 2007 | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star |
Introducing books donated and buildings created by
Kisho Kurokawa
The designers of Sakae Tower Hills
Eba Design LabelFumio Eba
Designs
Glastonia
Hyakka-rou
Watanabe Residence
Chemical DesignYasuko Okumura
Designs
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Yusui House (selected for the The Japan Institute of Architects Environmental Architecture Award)photographed by Ayako Nagatsuma and Chemical Design
Todoroki Sakura House(selected for the Japan Institute of Architects Grand Prix)
Computer-generated images
Exterior (various angles)
These computer-generated images show Sakae Tower Hills from various angles.
You can see not only Sakae Tower Hills but also the vertical parking lot and Nagoya Touken World, Nagoya's own swords museum, which is attached to the Sakae Tower Hills building. These images give customers an excellent idea of what the building will look like long before it is completed.
Entrance area
West side (Honmachi-dori)
West side, parking lot entrance
North side, front entrance rotunda
North side (Yabacho-dori)
North side, near front entrance
Vertical parking lot
Interiors
Entrance hall
Lounge
Vestibule 1
Vestibule 2
Elevator hall
Comfort
Comfort master bedroom
Deluxe
Deluxe entrance
Deluxe master bedroom
High Deluxe
High Deluxe entrance
High Deluxe master bedroom
High Deluxe kitchen
High Deluxe bathroom
High Deluxe washroom
Premium
Premium entrance
Premium master bedroom
Premium bedroom
Premium bathroom
Premium washroom
Premium washroom (other side)
Premium Suite
Premium Suite party room
Premium Suite entrance
Premium Suite master bedroom
Premium Suite bathroom
Premium Suite washroom
Premium Suite elevator hall
Ever since Token Corporation invited world-renowned Kisho Kurokawa to provide architectural technical advice, he has provided a great many architectural designs, from designs for clients to the building that is the company's headquarters and the Chikusa Tower Hills building. Token Corporation asked Kisho Kurokawa to design Sakae Tower Hills as well. If Kisho Kurokawa had been granted a few more years, Sakae Tower Hills might have been his final creation as an architect. After Kisho Kurokawa passed away in 2007, Token Corporation was able to use his conceptual design to distill the current design of Sakae Tower Hills. Sakae Tower Hills boasts advanced, luxurious design that is beautiful from any angle, and no expense was spared for the interiors of the rental condominiums. In Sakae Tower Hills, tenants live as if they're staying full-time in a luxury hotel.