the People

Architect
Shigeru Ban Architects
5-2-4, Matsubara, Setagaya,
Tokyo, Japan, 156-0043
TEL:+81-(0)3-3324-6760
FAX:+81-(0)3-3324-6789

Shigeru Ban, Design Principal, New York State Registered Architect
Nobutaka Hiraga, Partner, 1st Class Registered Architect
Taro Okabe, Project Architect, 1st Class Registered Architect
Yoshiaki Irie
Grant Suzuki

Interior designer:
Shigeru Ban Architects (Public Areas, Offices, Multipurpose hall, Jequet Droz Boutique)
Glashuter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH (Glashutte Original Boutique)
Jean-Claude Camelia (Blancpain Boutique)
Atelier Oï (Breguet Boutique, Leon Hatot Boutique)
Design Fresco (Omega Boutique)
Swatch AG (Swatch Boutique)

Engineer(s):
Structural:
Arup Japan

Mechanical:
ES Associates

Fire safety:
Akeno Fire Research Institute

Consultant(s):
Landscape:
Studio on site

Lighting:
Lighting Planners Associates

Other:
Nihon Design Center (Signage, Motion Graphic)
Sato Facilities Consultants (Cost Consultant, Boutique construction management)

Hayek Engineering (Project Management)

General contractor:
Suruga Corporation, Kajima Corporation

Photographer(s):
Shinkenchiku-sha

the Products

Structural system:
Reinforced Concrete (Substructure)
Steel (Superstructure)

Exterior cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall:
Gartner Japan (Glass Shutter)
YKK AP (Curtain Wall / Back side)
Nihon Sheet Glass D&G (Fire rated Glass wall)

Concrete:
Fuji Cement (Precast concrete curtain wall)
Nozawa “Asrock” (Extruded Cement Panel)

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
Dym Wakai “Perfect Roof” (metal roof system)

Elastomeric:
Dym Wakai “Perfect Roof” (metal roof system)

Metal:
Dym Wakai “Perfect Roof” (metal roof system)

Glazing
Glass:
Nihon sheet Glass

Skylights:
Hokuriku Alcon

Doors
Entrances:
Sanwa Tajima (Glass doors)

Metal doors:
Sanwa Shutter

Wood doors:
Naigai Technos

Sliding doors:
Okamura “Varitrans” (Glass sliding walls)

Fire-control doors, security grilles:
Sanwa Shutter (fire shutters)
Bunka Shutter (fire shutters)
Tostem Suzuki Shutter (fire shutters)

Special doors (sound control, X-ray, etc.):
Sanwa Shutter (Sound control doors)

Hardware
Locksets:
Miwa

Hinges:
Ryobi

Closers:
Ryobi

Pulls:
Toyo Shutter Oshima

Security devices:
Secom

Cabinet hardware:
Sugatsune

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
Nittobo “soraton non-fisher”

Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Naigai Technos

Floor and wall tile (cite where used):
Ando Marble (Granite in 1st floor Avenue de Temps, Lime stone in 5th floor atrium, Thassos White in 6th floor lobby, Black granite in 11th floor atrium)

Resilient flooring:
Tajima (Blanche)

Carpet:
Nova Oshima (BG800)

Furnishings
Office furniture:
Okamura

Reception furniture:
Knoll

Chairs:
Okamura
Knoll

Tables:
Knoll
Schiavello Japan

Lighting
Downlights:
YAMADA SHOMEI LIGHTING
ERCO
Nakamura Corporation

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
Yokohama Elevator (Showroom Elevator)
Hitachi (passenger/emergency elevators)

Plumbing
TOTO (faucets, lavatory basin, urinal)
Catalano (wash basin)