Umeda Sky Building

34°42′19″N 135°29′23″E / 34.70528°N 135.48972°E / 34.70528; 135.48972

Umeda Sky Building
梅田スカイビル
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General information
LocationOsaka Prefecture, Japan
CompletedMarch 25, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-03-25)
OwnerSekisui House
Height
Antenna spire190 metres (623.4 ft)
Roof170 metres (557.7 ft)
Technical details
Floor count40 floors above ground, 2 floors underground
Floor area147,397 square meters
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hiroshi Hara[1]
Main contractorTakenaka
Obayashi
Kajima
Asunaro Aoki Common enterprise

The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル, Umeda Sukai Biru) is a two-tower mixed-use skyscraper in Osaka, Japan. Located on the outskirts of the Umeda business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers interconnected at their two uppermost stories via glass bridges with escalators and elevators that cross an open atrium space.[2] It is currently the fifteenth-tallest building in the prefecture.[3]

The towers reach a total height of 170 m (557.74 ft) while the overall height of the tower including the spires is 190 metres (623.4 ft).[4] The towers were designed by Hiroshi Hara,[1] and were constructed by Takenaka Corporation[5] They were completed in 1993.[6]

  1. ^ a b Hiroshi Hara, Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, UCLA, accessed May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Umeda Sky Building". GoJapanGo. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  3. ^ List of tallest structures in Osaka Prefecture
  4. ^ "Umeda Sky Building". Japan Guide. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
  5. ^ "Shin Umeda City/Umeda Sky Building". www.takenaka.co.jp.
  6. ^ "Outline of Shin Umeda City". Sky Building. Retrieved 2008-10-19.

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