Umeda Sky Building

34°42′19″N 135°29′23″E / 34.70528°N 135.48972°E / 34.70528; 135.48972

Umeda Sky Building
梅田スカイビル
General information
LocationOsaka Prefecture, Japan
CompletedMarch 25, 1993 (1993-03-25)
OwnerSekisui House
Height
Antenna spire190 metres (623.4 ft)
Roof170 metres (557.7 ft)
Technical details
Floor count40 floors above ground, 2 floors underground
Floor area147,397 square meters
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hiroshi Hara
Main contractorTakenaka
Obayashi
Kajima
Asunaro Aoki Common enterprise

The Umeda Sky Building (梅田スカイビル, Umeda Sukai Biru) is a two-tower mixed-use skyscraper in Osaka, Japan. Located on the outskirts of the Umeda business district in Kita-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Sky Building consists of two 40-story towers interconnected at their two uppermost stories via glass bridges with escalators and elevators that cross an open atrium space. It is currently the fifteenth-tallest building in the prefecture.

The towers reach a total height of 170 m (557.74 ft) while the overall height of the tower including the spires is 190 metres (623.4 ft). The towers were designed by Hiroshi Hara, and were constructed by Takenaka Corporation They were completed in 1993.