Mitsubishi Monitor

2022.12.01

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New “Wooden HQ Building” to Soar 100m in Height

The new headquarters building for Tokio Marine Holdings and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, due for completion in 2028, will be known as the “Wooden HQ Building,” as it makes abundant use of domestically grown timber in column and floor structural elements. Wood is an eco-friendly material which absorbs and captures CO2 as it grows. By utilizing domestic timber for much of the new HQ building’s structure, it is estimated that this wooden structure and other CO2 reduction measures can reduce embodied CO2 by approximately 30% compared to regular construction. In addition, the use of high-efficiency building facilities, ground-source heating and cooling systems, and 100% renewable energy, along with other measures, will contribute to the promotion of energy conservation and a carbon neutral society.

Refined elegance befits the HQ building’s location on Gyoko-Dori Avenue, which runs between the Imperial Palace and the gateway to Japan—Tokyo Station.

Refined elegance befits the HQ building’s location on Gyoko-Dori Avenue, which runs between the Imperial Palace and the gateway to Japan—Tokyo Station.

While located in the heart of the city, the richly verdant roof-top garden will offer a moment of tranquility and relaxation.

While located in the heart of the city, the richly verdant roof-top garden will offer a moment of tranquility and relaxation.

The new HQ building is being designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop SAS (RPBW), established by the world-renowned architect and 1998 Pritzker Prize laureate Renzo Piano.
URL:http://www.rpbw.com/

The new HQ building is being designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop SAS (RPBW), established by the world-renowned architect and 1998 Pritzker Prize laureate Renzo Piano.
URL: http://www.rpbw.com/