Kisho Kurokawa’s apartment in Akasaka for sale
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*Update: This apartment sold in July 2015 and is no longer available.
A very unique apartment in the heart of Akasaka is listed for sale. The 130 sqm apartment was originally designed and owned by Kisho Kurokawa, a very famous Japanese architect and founder of the Metabolist Movement.
Kurokawa designed the 14-storey Churis Akasaka building and was given free reign to design the 11th floor as his personal residence. His main residence was a 300 sqm apartment on the southern side of the 11th floor, with the 130 sqm apartment on the northern side used as his tea and reception rooms. The two apartments both had access to the only private rooftop terrace in the building.Read more
Churis Akasaka 11F
2-Bedrooms + 1 Bathroom, 130.53 sqm Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
SOLD |
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*This apartment sold in July 2015 and is no longer available* Churis Akasaka is a 14-storey apartment building located 2 minutes from Tameike-sanno Station in Akasaka. The building was designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa - one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement and designer of the Nakagin Capsule Tower Building in Ginza. Churis is next-door to the Oakwood Residence Akasaka serviced apartments and just up the street from the Akasaka Twin Tower site (which is currently being redeveloped). There is a 24-hr onsite caretaker. This is a 2-Bedroom corner apartment on the 11th floor. The unique feature of this apartment is the spacious 74 sqm private rooftop garden. There are only 2 apartments in the building with a private rooftop terrace - this apartment and the 300 sqm apartment next-door. Both apartments were designed by Kurokawa and were used as his private residences. The tea room and engawa (veranda) in this apartment was the inspiration behind Kurokawa's design of the National Art Center in Roppongi. It has featured on a TBS television program and in Kenchiku Bunka magazine. The apartment has two large bedrooms (currently tatami-rooms) and a wrap-around corner balcony. If you include the terrace and balcony area, the total usable space is approximately 237 sqm. Car parking is not included but may be rented separately from 50,000 ~ 70,000 Yen/month (machine car parking; subject to availability). Car park size:
The building is managed by Birudaiko. |