Very difficult to get this type of plan done in Tokyo. I applaud the success of the planning that took almost 30 years. If there's more plans like this in the city then they'll get more accessible and truly green spaces in the city center. These type of things always start private before they can inspire other projects to become public.
All the critics on here... ugh. This is a wonderful solution and compromise and improvement over past developments. Hopefully development in Tokyo will continue in this considerate direction. I lived in Tokyo a long time ago for about 3 years and I love that city and the people.
@bbabbich3467 Who is the "we" you are speaking of here? The Japanese? Anyway, I choose not to be a part of the "it's not perfect so let's attack it" crowd... I prefer to be a part of the "it's an improvement so lets appreciate it" crowd. It's a more enjoyable way of life I find.
There is a scene where the stairs are overgrown with grass, but this grass is a highly fertile weed and was planted on a dare during construction. The purpose is to create a bird sanctuary.
Well from some shots it looks like they overblown with it. Like you have stairs going up, but you clearly see that nearly nobody actually uses them - because they already became overgrown so you cannot actually walk there in some spots without touching the grass.
The video compares Tokyo and Los Angeles, but it is Tokyo and California that should be compared. Tokyo is only one of Japan's 47 prefectures. The size of California is about the same as the land area of Japan. With 14 million people living in Tokyo, it is not surprising that there is not much greenery. In fact, 66% of Japan's land area is green.
I'd agree with you in almost every other case but, having lived and worked in Japan, the Japanese aren't so easily swayed as we are in the west. There's a reason this project took so long to complete and I love watching big-name studios sweat trying to do projects there. A humbling experience, I'm sure.
Great PR video but this is misrepresenting Tokyo to a degree... I'm an urbanist who's lived here (in Tokyo) for 10 years. The notion that LA or London have more greenery is flatly false unless you consider parking lots, freeways, or mountains adjacent to the city but not accessible to the public to be greenery...
Quite disingenuous. Green urban area? C'mon now, you can't just put grass and plants on top of buildings and call it a green space. The site is dominated by the (very ostentatious) buildings and road that runs through it, and I doubt anyone would value walking through this area for it's access to nature.
Heatherwick used to be innovative. At that time I thought of being a consultant for him. Now they just make unoriginal gestures. Resting largely on their earlier reputation.
Still seems gimmicky as you can’t actually play and walk in the green spaces! It’s NOT a park if you can’t role around and sit and lay and sun bath and kick a ball around and eat and all the other things that you CANT actually do in this so-called garden! BTW, I live in Tokyo and have been to this so-called park? It’s okay. But stop calling it a “garden” or “park”. Stop it!
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Very difficult to get this type of plan done in Tokyo. I applaud the success of the planning that took almost 30 years. If there's more plans like this in the city then they'll get more accessible and truly green spaces in the city center.
These type of things always start private before they can inspire other projects to become public.
All the critics on here... ugh. This is a wonderful solution and compromise and improvement over past developments. Hopefully development in Tokyo will continue in this considerate direction. I lived in Tokyo a long time ago for about 3 years and I love that city and the people.
@bbabbich3467 Who is the "we" you are speaking of here? The Japanese? Anyway, I choose not to be a part of the "it's not perfect so let's attack it" crowd... I prefer to be a part of the "it's an improvement so lets appreciate it" crowd. It's a more enjoyable way of life I find.
It's truly an architecturally stunning project!! Azabudai Hillsis very luxury and beautiful. Thank you for your sharing
It is an amazing project and also another luxury shopping area for the affluent.
Looks incredible, the polar opposite of boring architecture!
I like it. So joyful and creative
master of green-washing
There is a scene where the stairs are overgrown with grass, but this grass is a highly fertile weed and was planted on a dare during construction. The purpose is to create a bird sanctuary.
Amazing. I love it.
Well from some shots it looks like they overblown with it. Like you have stairs going up, but you clearly see that nearly nobody actually uses them - because they already became overgrown so you cannot actually walk there in some spots without touching the grass.
Beautiful design
麻布台付近の住民です。緑地として、なんとも言えないところですね。公共の緑の多い広場とかがなくて、ただ建物には木が植えられているだけです。建築的に綺麗ですが歓迎する雰囲気ではないと思います。
Eheh "Tokyo needs green spaces" > Proceeds creating a ugly glass and concrete building with expensive apartments and green painted roofs.
The video compares Tokyo and Los Angeles, but it is Tokyo and California that should be compared. Tokyo is only one of Japan's 47 prefectures. The size of California is about the same as the land area of Japan. With 14 million people living in Tokyo, it is not surprising that there is not much greenery. In fact, 66% of Japan's land area is green.
Great story
Hard to take this video seriously, this is for the uber rich only. $5m for an 80 sqm apartment. Seriously is not of for the people.
Lv it
Phil Collins/Damon Albarn
What's the name of the song
Tokyo should tread carefully with the Heatherwick Studio. Look what’s happening with NYC’s Hudson Yards.
I haven't been up to date on that project. How is it fairing now?
I'd agree with you in almost every other case but, having lived and worked in Japan, the Japanese aren't so easily swayed as we are in the west. There's a reason this project took so long to complete and I love watching big-name studios sweat trying to do projects there. A humbling experience, I'm sure.
Looks like a albeit 'undulating' concrete and glass building with inaccessible green space.
A five minute video of someone spouting droll exposition as to why yet another concrete structure is somehow a green space.
Great PR video but this is misrepresenting Tokyo to a degree... I'm an urbanist who's lived here (in Tokyo) for 10 years. The notion that LA or London have more greenery is flatly false unless you consider parking lots, freeways, or mountains adjacent to the city but not accessible to the public to be greenery...
In that way Tokyo has more green since it has Okutama in the west
Something about the design feels dated and not in the good way
Feels like 2015
Meh, form over function
Potted plants and that's it.
Quite disingenuous. Green urban area? C'mon now, you can't just put grass and plants on top of buildings and call it a green space. The site is dominated by the (very ostentatious) buildings and road that runs through it, and I doubt anyone would value walking through this area for it's access to nature.
Namba parks at Osaka is much better, I guess?
What you complain about ???
They Not using your money
Its an urban area what do you expect? Have you ever been to new york? Integrating nature to urban areas is extremely difficult
@@Shambles7698 they're promoting it as a public green space, that's misleading. the place is just green, there's nothing public about a roof
It’s very easy to criticize but difficult to innovate. What’s your solution then hmmm?
It's quite an achievement to convince anyone to build something that hideous.
New Heatherwick but I don’t have any pithy quips left :(
This is so bad. Such a waste of space for something that adds no value. Sorry.
Heatherwick used to be innovative. At that time I thought of being a consultant for him. Now they just make unoriginal gestures. Resting largely on their earlier reputation.
For real greenery projects you should look at Singapore. Not this imitation. With all due respect
Still seems gimmicky as you can’t actually play and walk in the green spaces! It’s NOT a park if you can’t role around and sit and lay and sun bath and kick a ball around and eat and all the other things that you CANT actually do in this so-called garden! BTW, I live in Tokyo and have been to this so-called park? It’s okay. But stop calling it a “garden” or “park”. Stop it!
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Una pena
y tho
設計的很普通，不如偎研吾。
Biophilia
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