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Skyscrapers + Tall Buildings

Pickard Chilton is internationally recognized for its expertise in the design of iconic super tall buildings, high-rise office towers and mixed-use developments for a wide variety of prestigious clients in locations around the world. Throughout their careers spanning four decades, the firm’s principals have led the design of some of the world’s most significant and recognized landmark architecture.

We believe that vertical landmarks possess the innate ability to express optimism and come to symbolize the aspirations of an institution, a city, and even a country. However, our deep passion for their design is both pragmatic and artistic, embracing constraints, working the design toward clarity of form and strength of concept. Our towers, designed within strict parameters of marketability, efficient circulation, stringent structural and mechanical requirements, as well as economic viability, transcend mere function to become inhabited and esteemed icons of their cities. 

Pickard Chilton has a distinguished history of implementing urban design and architecture to embrace and enhance our urban fabric. We create built environments that satisfy our clients’ ambitions while exceeding the expectations of those who live, visit, and work in and around our projects. We believe that these buildings are not static and that they exist in dynamic environments inhabited by a community of people who come to embrace their welcoming character. Buildings that truly belong to their community and city can dramatically transform their urban environments and serve as major catalysts for the long-term growth and vibrancy of their downtowns.

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530 Howard Street, a proposed residential tower in San Francisco

Veteran developer Paul Paradis’ fingerprints are all over the San Francisco skyline — from the handsome JP Morgan Chase building at 560 Mission to the iconic Salesforce tower. But he’s got more work to do. 

A former chief with developer Hines, Paradis is on a mission to add another “jewel” to the city’s crown: a 71-story tower that would rise higher than any existing apartment building in San Francisco, and become the third tallest building in the city.

Bayhill Ventures — a new real estate development and investment firm that Paradis launched out of San Francisco this year with Rob Hollister, the former president of the Sobrato Organization — filed an application with the city’s Planning Department on Wednesday, proposing the redevelopment of 530 Howard St. in the South Financial District.

Read more at San Francisco Chronical 

530 Howard Street, a proposed residential tower in San Francisco

Rising 840 feet (255 meters) from San Francisco’s SoMA neighborhood, 530 Howard is a residential tower designed to complement the city’s skyline while maximizing views to San Francisco Bay. The transit-oriented development incorporates a fifth-floor pedestrian bridge directly connecting to the 5.4-acre Salesforce Park and the Salesforce Transit Center. The tower will be taller than any existing apartment building in the city, and will be the third tallest in the city.

Designed as a landmark building for Cambridge’s Kendall-Square, Google’s new headquarters promotes collaboration across two existing buildings to create an urban campus and connection to the community.

Tokyo Midtown Yaesu connected to Tokyo station

Daikin Industries, Ltd. announces the relocation of its Tokyo office (Minato-ku, Tokyo) to Tokyo Midtown Yaesu (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) with operations scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Designed to enhance the productivity and quality of work of each employee, the new office creates an optimal office layout and IT infrastructure environment to meet all types of needs including areas to promote greater individual concentration and areas to stimulate open group discussions.

Read more at Market Screener 

Located on the 40th to the 45th floor of the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu ultra-skyscraper, the Bulgari Hotel Tokyo offers magnificent ci

Located on the 40th to the 45th floor of the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu ultra-skyscraper, the Bulgari Hotel Tokyo offers magnificent city views. Reflecting the essence of Italian sophistication, the interior design expresses deep attention to detail. 98 exquisitely furnished rooms and suites offer a modern Italian style with touches of Japanese tradition.

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▼東京ミッドタウン八重洲公式サイト

https://www.yaesu.tokyo-midtown.com/

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OMAHA, Neb. (Jan. 25, 2023) – Mutual of Omaha has officially started construction of a new 44-story headquarters tower in downtown Omaha that will support the insurance and financial services company’s future growth while contributing to the economic vitality of the city’s urban core.

Mutual Chairman and CEO James Blackledge was joined by Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert and other dignitaries for a ceremonial groundbreaking to kick off construction of the 677-foot tall office tower, which is slated to open in 2026.

Read more at Mutual of Omaha 

2+U is a Class-A office tower, envisioned as a first-of-its-kind urban Village, located in one of the most strategic locations in downtown Seattle.

Pickard Chilton’s award-winning building design for Northwestern Mutual’s Tower and Commons was completed in 2017. With nearly 2,000 employees transitioning in the coming years from their Franklin campus to downtown Milwaukee, the company wanted to welcome them with a facility comparable in quality and features to the Tower and Commons.

As such, Northwestern Mutual is undertaking the comprehensive renovation and upgrade of its North Office Building. By sustainably repurposing the existing foundations and tower structure, the design will minimize the project’s overall carbon footprint to deliver a larger yet more efficient and comfortable facility to best serve the needs and wellbeing of their employees and clients.

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