Japan Sustainable Building Database

Project Outline

The Panasonic Electric Works Tokyo Headquarters building was constructed with the aim of integrating the company's sales and operation functions, including showrooms and offices scattered over the Tokyo metropolitan area, dispatching and collecting information as a strategic business base in the metropolitan area, and creating a new corporate image in the 21st century. "The entire building is an energy-saving system," "the entire building is a showroom," and "the entire building is lighting equipment" were the key concepts from the beginning of design. In the points of view of electric, air conditioning, and sanitation systems, "energy saving control based on an equipment integration basic network", "equipment control with the aid of human sensors", and "anti-crime equipment" were introduced. The standard floor provided with a two-layered open ceiling space has a characteristic appearance on the west side. The lighting plan for this area combining ceiling upper lights and mullion lighting enables the entire building to serve as a lighting system that can change its expressions.

Basic Information

[CASBEE rank]	S  ()
[CASBEE tool used]	CASBEE for New Construction (2003 Ver. 1.0)
[Location]	1-5-1, Higashi Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
[Completion date]	January, 2003
[Site area]	19,708.33m2(entire area of Shiodome block B)
[Total floor area]	47,274.49m2
[Structure]	Steel structure, steel encased reinforced concrete structure
[Floors]	4 basements, 24 floors above ground, 1 penthouse
[Owner]	Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (former Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.)
[Designer]	Equipment design: Nikken Sekkei Ltd. Construction and structural design: Nihon Sekkei, Inc.
[Contractor]	Construction: Kajima Corporation JV Electric work: Kandenko JV, Kinden JV Air conditioning: Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. Sanitation: Sanki JV

Information for visitors

Permitted
You can tour a showroom (lighting, experiment room), atrium, museum (admission fee required), etc.

URL: http://panasonic.net/showroom/tokyo/

Publication

N/A

Awards

• Judge's Special Prize of the SB05 Sustainable Architecture Award (IBEC, 2005)
• Facility Encouragement Prize of the Institute of Electrical Installation Engineers of Japan Award (Institute of Electrical Installation Engineers of Japan, June 10, 2005)
• Architecture and Energy Excellent Building Mark Level 2
• Lighting Technology Award (August 5, 2004)
• Energy Saving Excellent Case "Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award" (March 6, 2007)