2685
Global
Height rank

Breeze Tower

Osaka
  • Facts
Height 177.0 m / 581 ft
Floors 39
Official Name
The current legal building name.

Breeze Tower

Other Names
Other names the building has commonly been known as, including former names, common informal names, local names, etc.

Sankei Building

Type
CTBUH collects data on two major types of tall structures: 'Buildings' and 'Telecommunications / Observation Towers.' A 'Building' is a structure where at least 50% of the height is occupied by usable floor area. A 'Telecommunications / Observation Tower' is a structure where less than 50% of the structure's height is occupied by usable floor area. Only 'Buildings' are eligible for the CTBUH 'Tallest Buildings' lists.

Building

Status
Completed
Architecturally Topped Out
Structurally Topped Out
Under Construction
Proposed
On Hold
Never Completed
Vision
Competition Entry
Canceled
Proposed Renovation
Under Renovation
Renovated
Under Demolition
Demolished

Completed, 2008

Country
The CTBUH follows the United Nations's definition of Country, and thus uses the lists and codes established by that organization.

Japan

City
The CTBUH follows the United Nations's definition of City, and thus uses the lists and codes established by that organization.

Osaka

Address

Umeda 2-4-9

Postal Code

530-0001

Function
A single-function tall building is defined as one where 85% or more of its usable floor area is dedicated to a single usage. Thus a building with 90% office floor area would be said to be an "office" building, irrespective of other minor functions it may also contain.

A mixed-use tall building contains two or more functions (or uses), where each of the functions occupy a significant proportion of the tower's total space. Support areas such as car parks and mechanical plant space do not constitute mixed-use functions. Functions are denoted on CTBUH "Tallest Building" lists in descending order, e.g., "hotel/office" indicates hotel function above office function.

office

Height
Architectural
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the architectural top of the building, including spires, but not including antennae, signage, flag poles or other functional-technical equipment. This measurement is the most widely utilized and is employed to define the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) rankings of the "World's Tallest Buildings."

177.0 m / 581 ft

To Tip
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest point of the building, irrespective of material or function of the highest element (i.e., including antennae, flagpoles, signage and other functional-technical equipment).
177.0 m / 581 ft
Occupied
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
167.3 m / 549 ft
Floors Above Ground
The number of floors above ground should include the ground floor level and be the number of main floors above ground, including any significant mezzanine floors and major mechanical plant floors. Mechanical mezzanines should not be included if they have a significantly smaller floor area than the major floors below. Similarly, mechanical penthouses or plant rooms protruding above the general roof area should not be counted. Note: CTBUH floor counts may differ from published accounts, as it is common in some regions of the world for certain floor levels not to be included (e.g., the level 4, 14, 24, etc. in Hong Kong).

39

Floors Below Ground
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.

3

Tower GFA
Tower GFA refers to the total gross floor area within the tower footprint, not including adjoining podiums, connected buildings or other towers within the development.

84,789 m² / 912,661 ft²

Rankings
  • By Location
#
2685
Tallest in the World
#
104
Tallest in Japan
#
15
Tallest in Osaka
#
1189
Tallest Office Building in the World
#
39
Tallest Office Building in Japan
#
3
Tallest Office Building in Osaka
#
2685
Tallest Building in the World
#
104
Tallest Building in Japan
#
15
Tallest Building in Osaka
Construction Schedule
2006

Construction Start

2008

Completed

Architect
Design

Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Ingenhoven Overdiek und Partners
Architect
Design

Usually involved in the front end design, with a "typical" condition being that of a leadership role through either Schematic Design or Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
Ingenhoven Overdiek und Partners
Main Contractor

The main contractor is the supervisory contractor of all construction work on a project, management of sub-contractors and vendors, etc. May be referred to as "Construction Manager," however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Main Contractor" exclusively.
Kajima Corporation

CTBUH Initiatives

Christoph Ingenhoven Explains the Necessity for High-Rises

12 June 2013 - Conference Video

Videos

12 June 2013 | Osaka

Why I am in Love with High-Rises

Christoph Ingenhoven presents his point of view regarding the necessity of high-rises in cities. He discusses a wide range of built projects, including one of...

About Breeze Tower

The Breezé Tower is one of the first environmentally friendly skyscrapers in Japan, with a double-glazed façade that allows for natural ventilation of the interiors.The design concept is conscious of the existing, tightly-packed buildings surrounding and thus creates an independent, free-standing building that rises up above the dense neighbors with a nine-story podium. This podium contains an impressive multi-functional opera and concert hall for 960 people, restaurants and conference facilities, as well as a central mall which is an important new pedestrian connection. The resulting public spaces around the tower create room for public interaction. This approach is unique in the area and provides the development with a special noticeable quality.

The sustainable building services design reduces energy requirements and the need for building technical equipment by the prefabricated façade permitting natural ventilation during the transition months of spring and autumn. The independently articulated lift cores and circulation structures connect with the main office tower at either end, rooting the building in the ground.

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