Chapter 3 Development
1958
1988
Section 1. Expanding the Building Management Business
8. The Completion of the Dojima Daibiru Building
On September 8, 1981, our company signed a memorandum of understanding with ANA Enterprises, Ltd., under which we would construct a building on our own property that would be suitable for a luxury urban hotel and lease the entire building to ANA Enterprises, which would operate a hotel and hotel-related businesses under a name of their own choosing. Furthermore, we signed a memorandum of understanding for joint land development with Club Kansai in order to achieve efficient and intensive use of the properties owned by each party by combining it into a single property and constructing a building based on the total design system stipulated by the Building Standards Act. Then, on the basis of that memorandum, on November 20, 1982, we signed an air rights agreement to promote intensive use of the property space. This would give our company air rights to a space of 2,722 m2 on the property belonging to Club Kansai. Air rights are based on the idea that if there is a building on a certain plot that is smaller than the floor-area ratio normally allowed on that plot and that there are no plans to expand the building in the future, the development rights for the remaining unused floor area can be transferred to an adjacent lot, which is then permitted to construct a building with more floor space than would otherwise be allowed. This was a groundbreaking approach to building development at the time.
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View of the entire Dojima Daibiru Building
This project was initiated by our company, Club Kansai, and ANA Enterprises. Nikken Sekkei Ltd was commissioned to design the building, and contracts were signed for construction to be a joint effort involving three companies: Obayashi Corporation, Taisei Corporation, and Konoike Construction Co., Ltd. The design concept was “water, greenery, and light.” The goal was to create a high-rise hotel with 23 aboveground floors (six partial floors), three underground floors, and 500 guest rooms.
The groundbreaking was on July 23, 1982. The frame-raising ceremony was on November 8, 1983, and the building was completed on September 30, 1984.
This property was our first commercial building that was not an office building, and it was our first skyscraper with 10 or more floors. The exterior had a simple design consisting of light beige PC tiles with horizontal accents created using bronze-tinted continuous windows. It harmonized nicely with the Shin-Daibiru Building across the street. Club Kansai, the Dojima Daibiru Building, and the surrounding landscape received a special award at the Sixth City of Osaka Scenic Architecture Awards—also known as the Osaka Scenic Architecture Awards—on December 2, 1986.
The completion ceremony for the Dojima Daibiru Building took place on October 18, 1984, in conjunction with the grand opening party for the ANA Hotel Sheraton Osaka. (The hotel was renamed the ANA Hotel Osaka on January 1, 1996, and the ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka on October 1, 2008.)
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1923 1944 Beginnings
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Section 2. Launching a Building Management Business
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Section 4. Business Development in Wartime
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1945 1957 Reconstruction
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Section 2. Our Buildings Reopen
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1958 1988 Development
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Section 1. Expanding the Building Management Business
- 1. The End of the Requisition of the Hibiya Daibiru Buildings
- 2. Upgrading the Facilities of the Daibiru Buildings and Damage Caused by the 2nd Muroto Typhoon
- 3. The Completion of the North Wing of the Shin-Daibiru Building
- 4. The Completion of the Yaesu Daibiru Building
- 5. The Acquisition of the Midosuji Daibiru Building
- 6. The Completion of the Kojimachi Daibiru Building
- 7. The Completion of the Uchisaiwaicho Daibiru Building
- 8. The Completion of the Dojima Daibiru Building
- 9. The Completion of the Awajimachi Daibiru Building
- 10. The Completion of the Mita-Nitto Daibiru Building
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Section 2. Expanding the Business Through M&A
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1989 2003 Expansion (1989–2003)
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Section 1. Creating New Urban Spaces
- 1. The Bubble Economy and Daibiru
- 2. The Hibiya Daibiru Rebuilding Project
- 3. The Completion of the Rebuild
- 4. The Start and Execution of Renovation Plans
- 5. The Completion of the Kita-Umeda Daibiru Building
- 6. The Completion of the Yodoyabashi Daibiru Building
- 7. The Completion of the Estate Tosabori Building
- 8. The Completion of the Umeda Daibiru Building
- 9. The Completion of Violette Takarazuka
- 10. The Shinjuku Daibiru Building and Shiba Daibiru Building Acquisitions
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Section 2. The Development of a New Corporate Identity and a Name Change
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Section 3. Disaster Preparedness and Risk Management
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2004 2023 Transformation (2004–2023)
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Section 1. Becoming a Consolidated Subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Promoting Management Plans
- 1. Becoming a Consolidated Subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
- 2. Concentrating Investment in the Tokyo Area
- 3. Expanding into Other Countries and Japanese Regions
- 4. Establishing Daibiru 3D-Project Phase I, a Medium-Term Management Plan
- 5. Establishing Our Management Philosophy and Mission Statement
- 6. Establishing Daibiru-3D Project Phase II, a New Medium-Term Management Plan
- 7. Ongoing Establishment of New Medium-Term Management Plans
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Section 2. Expanding Our Business
- 1. The Akihabara Station Redevelopment Project and the Completion of the Akihabara Daibiru Building
- 2. The Acquisition of the Toranomon Daibiru Building
- 3. The 3 Nakanoshima Joint Development Project and the Completion of the Nakanoshima Daibiru Building
- 4. The Completion of the Tosabori Daibiru Building
- 5. The Acquisition of Aoyama Rise Square
- 6. The 3 Nakanoshima Joint Development Project and the Completion of the Daibiru-Honkan Building
- 7. Rebuilding the Shin-Daibiru Building
- 8. Renovation Work
- 9. Multiple Awards
- 10. Delving into Commercial Facilities
- 11. Acquiring a Partial Interest in the Seavans South Building
- 12. Expansion to Sapporo
- 13. Selling Seven Residential Properties
- 14. Starting the Rebuild of the Midosuji Daibiru Building
- 15. Starting the Rebuild of the Yaesu Daibiru Building
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Section 3. Overseas Business Expansion
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Section 4. Further Strengthening of the Corporate Structure and Group Reorganization
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Section 5. Harmonious Coexistence with Society
- 1. Developing a Compliance System
- 2. Developing an Internal Control System
- 3. Risk Management Measures
- 4. Sustainability Initiatives
- 5. Social Contribution and Cultural Support Initiatives
- 6. Environmental Initiatives
- 7. Working Style Reform Initiatives
- 8. Launching the Brand Development Project
- 9. Launching the Head Office Renovation Project
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Section 6. Toward Our 100th Anniversary and Beyond
- 1. Becoming a Full Subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
- 2. Acquiring a Partial Interest in Otemachi First Square
- 3. Acquiring a Partial Interest in the Otemon Tower / ENEOS Building
- 4. Investment in an SPC for Logistics Facilities in the Nishinomiya Area
- 5. Project Participation in the United States
- 6. Project Development in Melbourne, Australia
- 7. Formulation of a New Medium- and Long-Term Management Plan
- 8. Implementing 100th Anniversary Projects
- 9. For Future Generations
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