OMA has unveiled the design for Harajuku Quest, a commercial development straddling Tokyo’s Omotesando and Oku-Harajuku neighborhoods, both of which are popular retail and cultural thoroughfares in the Japanese capital city. The 84,000-square-foot building will act as a connection point between the two areas, linking them with a sprawling development fronted by a series of stairways and setback terraces.
Harajuku Quest, designed by OMA New York partner Shohei Shigematsu for NTT Urban Development Co., Ltd., is located in western Tokyo close by to attractions such Yoyogi Park, Meiji Jingu, and Harajuku Station. NTT has recently headed other retail-oriented development projects in the neighborhood, including
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