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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).
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."
Height is measured from the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to the highest occupied floor within the building.
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).
The number of floors below ground should include all major floors located below the ground floor level.
Abeno Harukas
Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel, Abenobashi Terminal Tower
Building
Completed
2014
hotel / office / retail
steel
300 m / 984 ft
60
5
360
190
56
6 m/s
212,000 m² / 2,281,949 ft²
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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.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
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.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
These are firms that consult on the design of a building's façade. May often be referred to as "Cladding," "Envelope," "Exterior Wall," or "Curtain Wall" Consultant, however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Façade Consultant" exclusively.
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
You must be a CTBUH Member to view this resource.
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.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
The Design Engineer is usually involved in the front end design, typically taking the leadership role in the Schematic Design and Design Development, and then a monitoring role through the CD and CA phases.
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.
Other Consultant refers to other organizations which provided significant consultation services for a building project (e.g. wind consultants, environmental consultants, fire and life safety consultants, etc).
These are firms that consult on the design of a building's façade. May often be referred to as "Cladding," "Envelope," "Exterior Wall," or "Curtain Wall" Consultant, however, for consistency CTBUH uses the term "Façade Consultant" exclusively.
Material Supplier refers to organizations which supplied significant systems/materials for a building project (e.g. elevator suppliers, facade suppliers, etc).
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2014 Award of Excellence
2014 CTBUH Awards
CTBUH Study Examines Tallest Buildings with Dampers
22 August 2018 - CTBUH Research
Seven Cities Winter Spaces Walking Tour
29 January 2015 - Event
25 April 2019
Tall Buildings in Numbers: World's Tallest Offset-Core Buildings
CTBUH Research
There has long been an interest in separating the service cores of tall buildings from the main programmed areas – to create more column-free, easily-configured...
Abeno Harukas' significance extends to its anchoring role in the urban core of one of the country’s great cities, and for its novel use of greenery.
Abeno -Tennnoji railway station, which occupies the podium of the building, is a high-density hub where the number of passengers exceeds 70,000 a day. Abeno Harukas connects the metropolitan railway network to a high-density urban complex, incorporating a department store, art museum, school, hospital, office, hotel, observatory, and rooftop gardens. This multi-purpose network of services maximizes the performance of each function, and connects these programs with various vertical and horizontal circulation paths. In this compact and dense complex, the varied activities of 110 ,000 people energize not only this area, but also the metropolitan area along the railway network extending from the tower.
Sited in a high-density urban area, the shape of the large volumes comprising the tower were determined through various factors, such as impact of wind on the surrounding area, relation to the scale of the surrounding neighborhood, and circulation of occupants. The asymmetric structural megatruss, optimized to the program of the building, forms the void spaces, which offer space for vertical transportation as well as air circulation.
Three volumes with different floor areas are shifted and stacked, drawing sunlight and wind to the center void between offices, creating three-dimensional, cascading gardens. Further gardens placed on rooftop setbacks reconcile the vertical urban landscape with an adjacent park, while the semi-public gardens at the top of each volume are visible through the glass façade, forming a psychological connection to the ecology of the city. The diverse urban activities generated by the confluence of various functions inside transmit to the exterior through the transparent curtain wall. The scale of the tower is related to the existing micro-urban tissue through the use of public pedestrian paths on various floor levels.
Programmatic, structural, and environmental imperatives all intersect productively in this design. The truss frame installed on the upper levels, inspired by the central pillar design of traditional Japanese pagodas, also stabilizes the tower to withstand a 2,000-year earthquake. The voids inside the building are useful for ventilation and heat exchange. The department store’s void channels waste heat inside ceilings and sends the cooled exhaust air to the upper floor’s cooling tower by way of a buoyancy ventilation system. Voids in the office area intake natural light and wind to the central core section and render perimeter hallways as portico-like spaces. At night, cool fresh air is taken into a cool storage system, while hot air is purged.
Single-use buildings usually concentrate energy consumption during certain hours of the day. However, the multifunctional design of Abeno Harukas improves thermal efficiency and equalizes overall energy consumption, contributing to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions. The building’s multi-use design facilitates the incorporation of expansive energy-saving technologies. Waste heat generated throughout the year by air conditioning, essential to department store operations, is reused to produce hot water for the hotel above. Garbage from the restaurants and hotel facilities is effectively used for bio-gas power generation. As a result, CO2 emissions will be reduced by 35% compared with comparable buildings.
Best Tall Building Asia & Australasia 2014 Award of Excellence
2014 CTBUH Awards
25 April 2019
Tall Buildings in Numbers: World's Tallest Offset-Core Buildings
There has long been an interest in separating the service cores of tall buildings from the main programmed areas – to create more column-free, easily-configured...
04 February 2016
The Other Side of Tall Buildings: The Urban Habitat
A growing number of tall buildings recognized by the CTBUH, through its international awards programs and research, are noteworthy not so much because of their...
01 September 2015
Construction of a 300-Meter Vertical City: Abeno Harukas
Abeno Harukas is the tallest building in Japan and is located in Abeno, which is one of the three main railway transport nodes in Osaka....
20 May 2015
Forging a Supertall Compact City
Abeno Harukas is the tallest building in Japan and one of the world’s tallest buildings directly over a railway terminal. It connects the metropolitan area...
31 December 2014
Interactive Study on Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in...
11 June 2014
In this installment of Tall Buildings in Numbers, CTBUH considers how helipads are used on skyscrapers, and which are the highest in the world. The...
01 March 2014
Performance-based Design of 300 m Vertical City “Abeno Harukas”
In designing a 300 meter high skyscraper expected to be the tallest building in Japan, an earthquake-ridden country, full-scale performance based design was launched to...
01 September 2013
Performance-based Wind-resistant Design for High-rise Structures in Japan
This paper introduces the current status of high-rise building design in Japan, with reference to some recent projects. Firstly, the design approval system and procedures...
19 September 2012
Abeno Harukas: Vertical City Toward Natural Symbiosis and Sustainability
Abeno Harukas is a 300 meter tall skyscraper scheduled for completion in Spring 2014; it will be the tallest building in Japan. Sited in a...
22 August 2018
CTBUH has released a Tall Buildings in Numbers (TBIN) interactive data study on the world's tallest buildings with dampers.
29 January 2015
The new CTBUH Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee organized a highly successful Winter Spaces Walking Tour in seven cities around the world.
31 December 2014
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building functions and structural materials.
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