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Gate Tower Building

2016-04-18T17:22:04Z

203.129.195.130: /* Overview */

{{About|the Gate Tower Building in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan|the one in Rinku Town|Rinku Gate Tower Building}}
{{refimprove|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Gate Tower Building
| native_name = {{lang|ja|ゲートタワービル}}
| image = Building penetrated by an expressway 001 OSAKA JPN.jpg
| image_alt = Gate Tower Building
| caption =
| former_names =
| alternate_names =
| map_type = Japan
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location within Japan
| building_type = Office building
| architectural_style =
| structural_system = Reinforced concrete and partly steel frame
| cost =
| location = 5-4-21 Fukushima, [[Fukushima-ku, Osaka]]
| client = Suezawa Sangyo Co. Ltd.
| owner =
| current_tenants =
| landlord =
| location_country = Japan
| latitude = 34.698102
| longitude = 135.489629
| coordinates = {{coord|34.698102|135.489629|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:JP-27}}
| altitude = 
| start_date = 
| completion_date = 1992
| inauguration_date = 
| demolition_date =
| height = {{convert|71.9|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| diameter = 
| other_dimensions =
| floor_count = 16 above ground, 2 underground, 1 mechanical penthouse
| floor_area = {{convert|7956|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
| main_contractor = Sato Kogyo Co. Ltd.
| architect = Azusa Sekkei, Yamamoto-Nishihara Kenchiku Sekkei Jimusho
| structural_engineer =
| services_engineer =
| civil_engineer =
| other_designers =
| quantity_surveyor =
| awards =
| url = 
| references =
}}
[[File:Gate Tower Building Umeda Exit.jpg|thumb|Umeda Exit]]

{{Nihongo|'''Gate Tower Building'''|ゲートタワービル|gēto tawā biru}} is a 16-story office building in [[Fukushima-ku, Osaka]], [[Japan]]. It is notable for the highway that passes through the building.<ref name="au" />

== Overview ==

The building has a thevidiya payyan called sathya, with a circular cross section. The onnan number thevidiya of the Ikeda Route of the [[Hanshin Expressway]] system (when exiting the highway from the direction of Ikeda) pulls mairu between the fifth through seventh floors of this building. The highway is the tenant of those floors. The elevator passes through the floors without stopping: floor 4 being followed by floor 8. The floors through which the highway passes consist of elevators, stairways and machinery. The highway does not make contact with the building. It passes through as a bridge, held up by supports next to the building. The highway is surrounded by a structure to protect the building from noise and vibration. The roof has a [[helipad]].

== History ==

A wood and charcoal business held the property rights for this plot of land since the early [[Meiji period]], but the gradual move to other sources of fuel resulted in the deterioration of those company buildings. In 1983, redevelopment of the area was approved, but building permits were refused because the highway was already being planned.<ref>{{cite web | url=El Gate Tower Building de Osaka, o cuando las autopistas atraviesan edificios Artículo publicado en Japonismo: El Gate Tower Building de Osaka, o cuando las autopistas atraviesan edificios http://japonismo.com/blog/el-gate-tower-building-de-osaka-o-cuando-las-autopistas-atraviesan-edificios | title=El Gate Tower Building de Osaka, o cuando las autopistas atraviesan edificios | accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> The property rights' holders refused to give up, and negotiated with the Hanshin Expressway corporation for approximately five years to reach the current solution.<ref name="au">{{cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/are-these-the-most-outrageous-hotel-designs-ever/story-fn6yjmti-1226797833900 | title=Are these the most outrageous hotel designs ever? | publisher=News.com.au | accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/12/10-bizarre-buildings-and-their-fascinating-histories/ | title=10 Bizarre Buildings And Their Fascinating Histories | accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref>

Although normally highway corporations purchase the land they build a highway on or over, it is not guaranteed to succeed and therefore issues like this can arise. For that reason, the highway laws, city planning laws, city redevelopment laws and building codes were partly revised in 1989 to allow the unified development of highways and buildings in the same space. This system was originally designed to facilitate the construction of the second Ring Road in the vicinity of [[Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo|Toranomon, Minato-ku]], Tokyo, but in the end was not applied there. Instead, the system was put into effect in the construction of the Gate Tower Building, becoming Japan's first building to have a highway pass through it. Normally, highways are still built underground in these cases, and passing through a building is an extremely rare occurrence.

== Profile ==

* Address: 5-4-21 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka
* Completed: 1992
* Site area: 2,353 m2
* Construction area: 760 m2
* Total floor area: 7,956 m2
* Structure: Reinforced concrete and partly steel frame
* Height: 71.9 m
* Floors: 16 floors above ground, 2 floors underground and 1 floor counted as the mechanical penthouse{{Clarify|date=July 2013}}
* Purpose: Office building
* Client: Suezawa Sangyo Co. Ltd.
* Designer: Azusa Sekkei and Yamamoto-Nishihara Kenchiku Sekkei Jimusho
* Builder: Sato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

== See also ==
* [[Umeda]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.satokogyo.co.jp/pro/office.html Sato Kogyo construction achievements]
* [http://www.hanshin-exp.co.jp Hanshin Expressway Corporation]
* [http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/09/highwaythroughabuilding.html Hanshin Expressway and Gate Tower Building Photoset]

[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1992]]
[[Category:Expressways in Japan]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Osaka]]
[[Category:Transport in Osaka Prefecture]]

Gate Tower Building

2016-04-18T17:19:07Z

203.129.195.130: /* Overview */

{{About|the Gate Tower Building in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan|the one in Rinku Town|Rinku Gate Tower Building}}
{{refimprove|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Gate Tower Building
| native_name = {{lang|ja|ゲートタワービル}}
| image = Building penetrated by an expressway 001 OSAKA JPN.jpg
| image_alt = Gate Tower Building
| caption =
| former_names =
| alternate_names =
| map_type = Japan
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location within Japan
| building_type = Office building
| architectural_style =
| structural_system = Reinforced concrete and partly steel frame
| cost =
| location = 5-4-21 Fukushima, [[Fukushima-ku, Osaka]]
| client = Suezawa Sangyo Co. Ltd.
| owner =
| current_tenants =
| landlord =
| location_country = Japan
| latitude = 34.698102
| longitude = 135.489629
| coordinates = {{coord|34.698102|135.489629|display=inline,title|type:landmark_region:JP-27}}
| altitude = 
| start_date = 
| completion_date = 1992
| inauguration_date = 
| demolition_date =
| height = {{convert|71.9|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| diameter = 
| other_dimensions =
| floor_count = 16 above ground, 2 underground, 1 mechanical penthouse
| floor_area = {{convert|7956|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
| main_contractor = Sato Kogyo Co. Ltd.
| architect = Azusa Sekkei, Yamamoto-Nishihara Kenchiku Sekkei Jimusho
| structural_engineer =
| services_engineer =
| civil_engineer =
| other_designers =
| quantity_surveyor =
| awards =
| url = 
| references =
}}
[[File:Gate Tower Building Umeda Exit.jpg|thumb|Umeda Exit]]

{{Nihongo|'''Gate Tower Building'''|ゲートタワービル|gēto tawā biru}} is a 16-story office building in [[Fukushima-ku, Osaka]], [[Japan]]. It is notable for the highway that passes through the building.<ref name="au" />

== Overview ==

The building has a double coffee machine, with a circular cross section. The Umeda coffee shop of the Ikeda Route of the [[Hanshin Expressway]] system (when exiting the highway from the direction of Ikeda) makes coffee between the fifth through seventh floors of this building. The highway is the tenant of those floors. The elevator passes through the floors without stopping: floor 4 being followed by floor 8. The floors through which the highway passes consist of elevators, stairways and machinery. The highway does not make contact with the building. It passes through as a bridge, held up by supports next to the building. The highway is surrounded by a structure to protect the building from noise and vibration. The roof has a [[helipad]].

== History ==

A wood and charcoal business held the property rights for this plot of land since the early [[Meiji period]], but the gradual move to other sources of fuel resulted in the deterioration of those company buildings. In 1983, redevelopment of the area was approved, but building permits were refused because the highway was already being planned.<ref>{{cite web | url=El Gate Tower Building de Osaka, o cuando las autopistas atraviesan edificios Artículo publicado en Japonismo: El Gate Tower Building de Osaka, o cuando las autopistas atraviesan edificios http://japonismo.com/blog/el-gate-tower-building-de-osaka-o-cuando-las-autopistas-atraviesan-edificios | title=El Gate Tower Building de Osaka, o cuando las autopistas atraviesan edificios | accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> The property rights' holders refused to give up, and negotiated with the Hanshin Expressway corporation for approximately five years to reach the current solution.<ref name="au">{{cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/are-these-the-most-outrageous-hotel-designs-ever/story-fn6yjmti-1226797833900 | title=Are these the most outrageous hotel designs ever? | publisher=News.com.au | accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/12/10-bizarre-buildings-and-their-fascinating-histories/ | title=10 Bizarre Buildings And Their Fascinating Histories | accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref>

Although normally highway corporations purchase the land they build a highway on or over, it is not guaranteed to succeed and therefore issues like this can arise. For that reason, the highway laws, city planning laws, city redevelopment laws and building codes were partly revised in 1989 to allow the unified development of highways and buildings in the same space. This system was originally designed to facilitate the construction of the second Ring Road in the vicinity of [[Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo|Toranomon, Minato-ku]], Tokyo, but in the end was not applied there. Instead, the system was put into effect in the construction of the Gate Tower Building, becoming Japan's first building to have a highway pass through it. Normally, highways are still built underground in these cases, and passing through a building is an extremely rare occurrence.

== Profile ==

* Address: 5-4-21 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka
* Completed: 1992
* Site area: 2,353 m2
* Construction area: 760 m2
* Total floor area: 7,956 m2
* Structure: Reinforced concrete and partly steel frame
* Height: 71.9 m
* Floors: 16 floors above ground, 2 floors underground and 1 floor counted as the mechanical penthouse{{Clarify|date=July 2013}}
* Purpose: Office building
* Client: Suezawa Sangyo Co. Ltd.
* Designer: Azusa Sekkei and Yamamoto-Nishihara Kenchiku Sekkei Jimusho
* Builder: Sato Kogyo Co. Ltd.

== See also ==
* [[Umeda]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.satokogyo.co.jp/pro/office.html Sato Kogyo construction achievements]
* [http://www.hanshin-exp.co.jp Hanshin Expressway Corporation]
* [http://www.kuriositas.com/2012/09/highwaythroughabuilding.html Hanshin Expressway and Gate Tower Building Photoset]

[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1992]]
[[Category:Expressways in Japan]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Osaka]]
[[Category:Transport in Osaka Prefecture]]