Rinku Gate Tower / Star Gate Hotel

 hotel, tower, restaurant, office building, skyscraper, 1996_construction

The Rinku Gate Tower Building (りんくうゲートタワービル, Rinkū Gēto Tawā Biru?) is a 256 metre (840 foot) tall skyscraper located in Rinku Town, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. The 56 storey building was completed in August 1996 following the design of Nikken Sekkei and Yasui Architects & Engineers.

The tower is has three levels, the first level contains an international conference hall. The second level contains offices and the third and slimmer level is the Star Gate Hotel. The hotel is in a convenient location as it is directly opposite the Kansai International Airport and connected to the Rinku Town Train Station. The 26th floor serves as an observation level which gives views of the ocean, Sky Gate Bridge and the ferris wheel of Rinku.

The building has two underground floors which are used as a 365 space car park.

There were a number of proposals for designs to be built on the site however, the second one was the approved version.

The building is the 88th tallest existing building in the world when measured up to the highest architectural point and is the 2nd tallest building in Japan. It is also the tallest in the city which has a small number of highrise buildings

www.rgtb.co.jp/
www.s-gth.jp/