We sought to create a green steppingstone of scale, within a dense residential district, that carries you through to the River Tama. A generous new green landscape, with retail spaces beneath, provides a much-used amenity for the whole neighbourhood, whilst a circulation ribbon connects the various buildings from the railway station to the west through to new residential towers to the east.
The design of the buildings, which all settle on a unifying stone plateau, responds to the changing environment on this route. The feel is more solid and vibrant around the railway station, then becomes lighter and finer in detail as it moves to the east, representing the journey from the city to nature.