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The drone view of the construction for Takanawa Gateway City, the redevelopment of the northern portion of Tokyo’s Shinagawa Station.
 
The site master plan of Takanawa Gateway City the largest C40 development in Tokyo, Japan
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The Courtyard design incorporated into the design proposal for Takanawa Gateway City project.
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Staircase design that goes under the central atrium incorporated in the proposal for Takanawa Gateway City project.
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Closer look at the hallway of lower deck designs incorporated into the proposal for Global Gateway Shinagawa project.
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Visualization of the lower deck in the design proposal for Global Gateway Shinagawa project.
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The Takanawa Gateway City building under construction, with cranes surrounding the glass skyscraper in an urban setting.
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Takanawa Gateway City building under construction at night, surrounded by a lit-up urban cityscape.
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Takanawa Gateway City construction site with two skyscrapers, glass facades, and urban landscape in the background.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Takanawa Gateway City skyscraper under construction, with a glass facade reflecting the sky, surrounded by urban buildings and railways.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Takanawa Gateway City construction site with multiple skyscrapers, cranes, and a high-speed train on elevated tracks in the foreground
David Sundberg/ESTO
Children play in a park with the Takanawa Gateway City skyscrapers under construction in the background, featuring cranes and glass facades.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Aerial view of the Takanawa Gateway City construction site, showing two skyscrapers, cranes, and various construction materials and structures.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Interior view of the Takanawa Gateway City station under construction, featuring modern architecture with large glass windows, escalators, and platforms.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Close-up of the Takanawa Gateway City skyscraper's glass and metal facade, showcasing its modern architectural design.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Construction workers walk through the Takanawa Gateway City site, surrounded by scaffolding, steel beams, and building materials.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Interior of the Takanawa Gateway City building under construction, featuring scaffolding, steel beams, and construction materials.
David Sundberg/ESTO
Takanawa Gateway City skyscrapers under construction, with cranes atop the buildings, set against a cityscape with a mix of modern and traditional structures.
David Sundberg/ESTO
The drone view of the construction for Takanawa Gateway City, the redevelopment of the northern portion of Tokyo’s Shinagawa Station.
The Courtyard design incorporated into the design proposal for Takanawa Gateway City project.
Staircase design that goes under the central atrium incorporated in the proposal for Takanawa Gateway City project.
Closer look at the hallway of lower deck designs incorporated into the proposal for Global Gateway Shinagawa project.
Visualization of the lower deck in the design proposal for Global Gateway Shinagawa project.
The Takanawa Gateway City building under construction, with cranes surrounding the glass skyscraper in an urban setting.
Takanawa Gateway City building under construction at night, surrounded by a lit-up urban cityscape.
Takanawa Gateway City construction site with two skyscrapers, glass facades, and urban landscape in the background.
Takanawa Gateway City skyscraper under construction, with a glass facade reflecting the sky, surrounded by urban buildings and railways.
Takanawa Gateway City construction site with multiple skyscrapers, cranes, and a high-speed train on elevated tracks in the foreground
Children play in a park with the Takanawa Gateway City skyscrapers under construction in the background, featuring cranes and glass facades.
Aerial view of the Takanawa Gateway City construction site, showing two skyscrapers, cranes, and various construction materials and structures.
Interior view of the Takanawa Gateway City station under construction, featuring modern architecture with large glass windows, escalators, and platforms.
Close-up of the Takanawa Gateway City skyscraper's glass and metal facade, showcasing its modern architectural design.
Construction workers walk through the Takanawa Gateway City site, surrounded by scaffolding, steel beams, and building materials.
Interior of the Takanawa Gateway City building under construction, featuring scaffolding, steel beams, and construction materials.
Takanawa Gateway City skyscrapers under construction, with cranes atop the buildings, set against a cityscape with a mix of modern and traditional structures.
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Takanawa Gateway City

Envisioned as a new global hub connecting Tokyo to the world, Takanawa Gateway City represents the sustainable redevelopment of the northern portion of Tokyo’s Shinagawa Station. The underlying concept for its master plan is the deliberate rediscovery of its original site and focus on the innate history of place and culture to deliver a vibrant and unparalleled public realm. 

The former ebb and flow of the bordering ocean and the first steam-powered train that originally ran on the site inspired the dynamic movement and shape of the buildings and the flow of people. The 1.6 kilometer-long site (1-mile long) with the Promenade, the elevated main pedestrian pathway, links six independent blocks that are analogous to islands comprising the Japanese archipelago and create a new pedestrian-focused city that is highly accessible and diverse. 

Supplementing the master plan, the 160-page Design Concept + Code describes and illustrates in detail a series of key design principles at three distinctive scales of development – master plan, individual building, and human.

The Promenade, the main spine of the development, weaves through a multitude of public spaces that promote diverse human-scale interactions. These human-scale interactions are supported by landscape elements, furniture, and canopies. 

Designed to the human scale, the Shin-Tokaido shopping and dining destination, paying homage to the Tokaido that provided lodging and refreshments to travelers between Tokyo and Kyoto since the Edo period, serves as a link to the Takanawa area.

Podium designs will feature lushly landscaped, accessible public roof terraces.  

Developed atop a 13-hectare (32 acres) former train yard and brownfield, this 1.25 million m2 (13,455,000 gsf) redevelopment is one of the world's most significant transit-oriented developments. Programming includes numerous residencies, offices, hotels, retail, and cultural centers. The client’s fundamental objective was to create a vibrant people-oriented community.