Shinonome Apartment Building

Abstract

The Shinonome Apartment Building, located on reclaimed land near Tokyo Bay, represents a new concept in public housing in Japan. Combining dwellings, offices (SOHOs—Small Offices and Home Offices), as well as commercial and public facilities, the fifteen-story structure is part of a larger development in the area that aims at rebuilding the waterfront of Tokyo. The projects in this development are to provide new possibilities for up-to-date modes of urban living, with other units in the well-organized compound designed by Toyo Ito, Riken Yamamoto, and others.