Arup in Japan

A glimpse into Arup’s global expertise in Japan

 We shape a better world
Arup is the creative force at the heart of many
of the world’s most prominent projects in the
built environment and across industry.

We offer a broad range of professional This is reflected in everything we do,

services that combine to make a allowing us to develop meaningful
real difference to our clients and the ideas, help shape agendas and deliver
communities in which we work. results that frequently surpass the
expectations of our clients.
We are truly global. From 92 offices
in 40 countries, our 12,000 planners, The people at Arup are driven to find
designers, engineers and consultants a better way and to deliver better
deliver innovative projects across the solutions for our clients.
world with creativity and passion.
We shape a better world.
Founded in 1946 with an enduring set
of values, our unique trust ownership
fosters a distinctive culture and
an intellectual independence that
encourages collaborative working.

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‘Minna no Mori’ Gifu Media Cosmos, Gifu
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
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 Japan experience
We bring together staff with diverse
backgrounds and experiences to work with
clients on projects in Japan and overseas.

With a local office in Tokyo, Arup has The Tokyo office is also active
been working in Japan for more than 25 across Asia including China, Taiwan,
years. We have successfully completed Vietnam, Malaysia and the Middle
a number of high profile projects, and East.
cemented a reputation for creative
design, technical excellence and We understand the challenges facing
strategic management. our clients in an era of change, and
we are always driven to find better
Kansai International Airport, opened in solutions to meet clients’ needs and
1994, is our first monumental project exceed their expectations
locally. Since then, we have worked
on a lot of iconic projects across the
country. Our portfolio ranges from
skyscrapers such as MODE GAKUEN
Cocoon Tower in Shinjuku to eco-
friendly buildings like ‘Minna no Mori’
Gifu Media Cosmos.

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MODE GAKUEN Cocoon Tower, Tokyo
© Koji Horiuchi

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 Introduced by our founder, Sir Ove Arup, the integrated design
concept requires the involvement of all professional design and

Integrated engineering disciplines in the design process, in which all design

aspects are considered thoroughly and integrated into a whole.

design
We adopt a holistic
approach to any project,
which enables us to offer
an integrated design
service to our clients.
This concept defines not only the company structure but also our
client relationships. Arup believes that successful projects result
from engaging the client at the beginning of the assignment. Our
teams form close relationships with our clients that continue to
completion and beyond.
We are renowned for our multidisciplinary skills from planning
and architecture to building design incorporating structural, civil,
MEP engineering and other specialist skills.

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© Kenji Kobayashi
ROKI Global Innovation Centre, Shizuoka
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Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore
(Architecture: Arup Associates)

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Ground-breaking
innovation
Creativity, innovation
and technical excellence
are, in our view, inherent
to the design process.
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National Taichung Theatre, Taichung
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High Roller, Las Vegas
© Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Arup has a reputation for pioneering innovations and for fresh
approaches to age-old challenges. The firm’s creative spark
and intellectual independence have been there from its very
beginning.
We are driven to discover new ways to turn ideas into tangible
reality. This passion is behind many of the world’s iconic
architectural, engineering, infrastructure and planning projects.
It is also behind the firm’s relentless pursuit of technical
excellence and willingness to invest in research and innovation.
Arup seeks ever better ways to imagine, re-imagine and reshape
the built environment through ground-breaking innovations.
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 Sustainability

© Simon Kennedy
© Colt/Arup/SCC

We always aim to deliver Sustainability is one of our cornerstones. We add value to clients
through services which integrate sustainability into their business.
solutions based on the
We have developed SPeAR™ (Sustainable Project Appraisal
pillars of sustainability: Routine) as a design tool capable of illustrating and optimising
environmental integrity, sustainability issues. We are experienced in conducting
sustainability assessment and certification by implementing
economic viability, social universally accepted rating tools such as CASBEE®
(Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment
welfare and efficient Efficiency), BREEAM® (Building Research Establishment
resource utilisation. Environmental Assessment Method), LEED® (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) and WELL.

Arup is one of the world’s leading sustainable engineers with

an extensive list of forward-looking projects around the world
— from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the UK to ‘Minna no
Left
BIQ House, Hamburg Mori’ Gifu Media Cosmos in Japan, from BIQ House in Germany
Right to Sludge Treatment Facility in China.
Sky Believe in Better Building, London
(Architecture and engineering: Arup Associates)

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 Arup brings together professionals from diverse disciplines and
with complementary skills, on a uniquely global scale.

Thought The depth of expertise and the sheer number of specialists allow
us to take on complex, strategic projects that no other firm could

leaders have delivered.

Our people are known for their desire to challenge themselves to

push the boundaries of what is possible in order to innovate and
bring about positive change. This leads us to find new answers
for our clients, helping to create new ways of thinking.
As a firm that positively
impacts the world, we
attract people that strive
to make a difference –
people with a vision for
innovation and progress.

© Koji Fujii / Nacasa & Partners

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Ribbon Chapel, Hiroshima
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London 2012 Aquatics Centre, London

© Hufton+Crow

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 Truly multidisciplinary
Acoustic consulting IT and communications systems

Advanced technology and research Industrial engineering

Airport planning Landscape architecture

Architecture Lighting design

Audio visual and multimedia Management consulting

Bridge engineering Maritime engineering

Building information modelling (BIM) Materials

Building physics MEP engineering

Building retrofit Operations consulting

Civil engineering Programme and project management

Commission and building performance Rail engineering

evaluation
Renewable energy
Due diligence
Resilience, security and risk
Energy strategy
Smart cities
Environmental consulting
Structural engineering
Façade engineering
Sustainability consulting
Facilities management
Theatre consulting
Fire
Transaction advice
Flood risk management
Transport consulting
Fluid dynamics
Tunnel design
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Vertical transportation design
Geotechnics
Vehicle design
Hydrogeology
Water engineering
Infrastructure design
Wind engineering
Intelligent transport solution

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 Image
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Arup draws upon skills and

capabilities from diverse
disciplines to seek ever better
ways to imagine, design and shape
the built environment.

Sir Ove Arup was an engineer and

a philosopher, the founder of Arup and
the source of our firm’s values. He
believed wholeheartedly in total design
and advocated the social usefulness
of engineers. His lasting legacy is
the positive impact Arup makes on
the built environment and for us, this
means to shape a better world.

*Use of the Sydney Opera House image under licence from Sydney Opera House

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 Arup unites a global network of inventive and highly skilled
building engineers and design specialists. Together, we are best

Building known for helping to shape ambitious buildings.

While our most recognisable work is in complex, ground-

design
Our designers share a
common goal: to create
breaking structures, many of which Arup’s input made possible,
it is better building performance that drives us. What defines a
building’s performance will depend on its purpose. Listening to
the things that make an asset valuable to our clients, and to their
buildings’ users, gives direction to our designs. Furthermore, we
are experienced in using BIM (building information modelling)
capabilities to collect all the information in a smart, integrated
digital format.

buildings that work better With world-class expertise – creative and technical – we help
for people. to realise buildings that are better because they are more useful
and attractive to the people who own and inhabit them, more
sympathetic to their context and more commercially sustainable.

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Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita

© Hiroyuki Hirai

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Structural engineering
Through creative collaborations with talented architects
and designers, we have successfully delivered numerous
award-winning projects. With a profound appreciation for
quality design, our team thrives on the opportunity to explore
innovative structural solutions. Our engineers are especially
fluent in cutting-edge seismic engineering technologies such
as base-isolated structures and seismic dampers.
We have delivered some of the most challenging projects
from concept to completion in Japan, a country prone to
natural disasters. This has enabled our structural engineers
to refine their ability to design stable, durable, elegant and
economic buildings in all conditions.
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Shonan Harbor Yacht House, Kanagawa
Right
ONOMICHI U2, Hiroshima
Key services
© Koichi Torimura
MEP engineering
We have delivered comprehensive and integrated design
of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing system (MEP)
for various types of projects including commercial,
governmental, and industrial buildings both in Japan and
overseas. We are also leaders in advanced environmental
analysis and sustainability consulting that can materialise
truly sustainable buildings and a low-carbon economy.
By leveraging our unique set of skills, international
experience and knowledge, and deep understanding of
the local market, we offer neat and innovative solutions,
matching the needs of our clients with good communication
and passion for excellence.
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 Oita Prefectural Art Museum, Oita Ribbon Chapel, Hiroshima

© Koji Fujii / Nacasa & Partners

© Hiroyuki Hirai

The museum is designed to be open and flexible,
while incorporating the traditional bamboo crafts of
Oita. The ground floor is a large column-free space
that can be fully opened to the outside, while the
upper floor consists of closed exhibition spaces with
timber grid façade.
Arup realised this challenging design by adopting
seismic base isolation, long-span steel trusses and
hanging floor, and also applying state-of-the-art
CFD simulations. The distinctive outer timber grid
walls of the upper exhibition space are made of
structural timber braces and steel columns with timber
coverings that act as fire protection, making full use
of this sustainable material.
This wedding chapel is midway on a hill overlooking
the Seto Inland Sea, located somewhere between
Onomichi and Tomonoura in Hiroshima prefecture.
While its appearance may be unusual, it effectively
turns the surroundings into its own garden. Two
separate stairways spiral up and unite as one at the
top, just like a metaphor for marriage. They also
form the chapel’s roof, eaves and walls, creating a
central nave that can accommodate 80 guests.

Project owner: Project owner:

Oita Prefectural Government Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation

Architect / client: Architect / client:

Shigeru Ban Architect Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Co., Inc.

Arup services: Arup services:

Structural engineering Structural engineering
MEP engineering MEP engineering
Lighting design

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ROKI Global Innovation Centre,
Shizuoka
© Kindaikenchiku-sha
The building’s design utilises its surroundings and
the sloped terrain to achieve the most desirable
lighting and thermal comfort. ROKI itself is a
firm that researches and manufactures air filtering
components for vehicle engines. The large glazed
roof utilises this material to allow for enhanced
daylight penetration. The adaptive design admits
light and wind naturally into the building, ensuring
thermal comfort. The building has a wide-open
column-free space under a long-span roof supported
by hybrid trusses made of steel and wood.
Project owner:
ROKI Co., Ltd.
Architect / client:
Tetsuo Kobori Architects
Arup services:
Structural engineering
MEP engineering
NTT Communications
Tokyo No.6 Data Center, Tokyo
This base-isolated data centre in Tokyo has a GFA of
22,000m2. To ensure high performance, reliability and
effectiveness in its structural, air conditioning and power
supply systems, Arup engineers proposed to insert
a structural truss beam between the raised floor and
concrete slab to effectively reduce the floor height. The
reversed truss beam leaves the underside of the slab flat
so that it allows easy and flexible anchoring of building
systems on the ceiling. The data centre also features
a range of new technologies such as Diesel Rotary
UPS and low energy cooling systems, achieving high
environmental and cost performance.
Project owner:
NTT Communications Corporation
Architect / client:
NTT FACILITIES, INC.
Arup services:
Structural engineering
MEP consulting
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 Specialist
technical
services
Arup’s specialist
technical services
complement our existing
suite of skills and services
to deliver unparalleled
consultancy packages for
our clients.
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Keiun building, Tokyo
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To meet the needs of clients, for 70 years Arup has developed an
unparalleled range of specialist technical services to help to meet
business objectives and to support corporate responsibility and
sustainability agendas.
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•
Acoustics consulting
Audio visual and multimedia
• Façade engineering
• Fire
• Geotechnics
• IT and communications systems
• Lighting design
• Materials
• Resilience, security and risk
• Vertical transportation design
• Wind engineering
Arup’s technical specialists in the above services are leaders
in the fields, and are deeply engaged with our professional and
social communities. For clients, our specialists can not only
bring a tight focus to niche problems, but also pool expertise
in new ways to develop highly original, improved responses to
complex multifaceted situations.

© Nacasa & Partners
Façade engineering
A building’s skin can define its value, performance and
architectural expression. Façades and building envelopes
– which form the outer skins of buildings – are not only
expressing the project image and creative intent but also
influencing significantly the building’s embodied energy and
operational energy consumption. A thoughtfully designed skin
can make a new building work more effectively for its owners,
occupants and environment.
Arup’s approach is based on ingenuity: everything we do, from
concept design to implementation and renovation, is design-
led and underpinned by technical rigour such as advanced
3D modelling technology and energy, thermal or daylighting
simulations. Arup works with building owners and architects to
develop façades that encourage productive building occupants
by providing comfortable internal environments. We also
collaborate with contractors and manufacturers to develop new
façade technologies and products.
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Burberry Omotesando, Tokyo
Right
Shanghai Symphony Hall, Shanghai
Key services
© ISOZAKI + HuQian Partners
Lighting design
In skilled hands, lighting enhances, sculpts and inspires. We
understand the interplay of structural form and lighting, and
work with architects and artists to provide original conceptual
designs. Our technical knowledge ensures that concepts
become viable solutions. We also know how lighting affects
people at work, at home, at school and at play from day to
night – not just inside but for outside spaces too. This equips
us to shape solutions that are as positive for people as they
are sustainable for the environment and for businesses.
Arup helps clients think about lighting strategically – whether
their goal is to use the visual and emotional impact of light
to strengthen brand experiences or to lower carbon emissions
and save on energy bills. Our truly global team of designers
create expressive, sustainable and award-winning concepts
in light.
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 JR Kanda Manseibashi Building,
Tokyo
Within a 10-minute walk from eleven train and metro
stations in central Tokyo, the high-rise office block is
characterised by the openable windows in its façade.
Each floor contains an open space called ‘Winter
Garden’ for office workers to relax where windows
are openable to admit fresh air. The building has
two main façades. One is a south-facing white wall
and the other is a north-facing glass curtain wall.
The façade configuration makes good solution for
sun shading and daylight penetrations for the office
spaces. Terracotta tiles are also used in parts of the
façade to connect with the historic outlook of the JR
Manseibashi station in red bricks.
Project owner:
East Japan Railway Company
Architect / client:
JR East Design Corporation
Arup service:
Façade consulting
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Songshan Taipei New Horizon Building,
Taipei
Arup acted as the façade consultant for this composite
facility located in the cultural park in Taipei whose
envelope comprises large-scaled openings with sashes
and glazed screens under an asymmetrically curved
roof. Such kind of overseas projects often require
meticulous collaborations with local architects,
engineers and contractors. As we are experienced in
both domestic and overseas projects, we were able to
support the architectural firm Toyo Ito & Associates
in accordance to local circumstances, especially in
structural analysis.
Project owner:
Taipei New Horizon
Architect / client:
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Arup service:
Façade consulting
Musée de Louvre-Lens, Lens Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Shenzhen

© OMA / Philippe Ruault

© Iwan Baan

Natural light is at the heart of the design. The two
main galleries feature glazed roofs with specially
designed grating that bring in daylight for exhibiting
the artworks whilst providing a nice view of the sky
from inside the building. Underneath the glazing,
there are adjustable louvres which can be opened
and closed to control the amount of daylight entering
the space. The louvres are integrated with the roof
structure and in a frame with the electric lighting
track.
SANAA’s architecture requires a simple and
unobtrusive electric lighting scheme, complementing
the spaces. In response, our museography lighting
utilises museum-quality LED spotlights – an energy
efficient scheme with no compromise on quality
of light.
Arup worked closely with OMA architects
to develop the lighting design from exterior
to interior. Composed of vertical (tower) and
horizontal (podium) building elements, the
façade lighting reinforces the unique architecture,
deliberately putting the structure in silhouette.
This lighting approach makes a contrast to the
surrounding high-rise towers in the central business
district.
Each floor of the tower is controlled independently,
allowing the operation of the lights to reduce
energy consumption. The luminaires are dimmable,
giving flexibility for scene setting and further
potential reduction of energy consumption while
maintaining the luminous presence of the tower.

Project owner / client: Project owner / client:

Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Architect: Architect:
SANAA OMA

Arup service: Arup services:

Lighting design Lighting design
Façade engineering
Structural engineering
MEP engineering
Fire engineering
Building physics

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Computational design
Technologies shape designs. While complex building forms are
made possible around the world, designers’ mission today also
includes considerations of building performances, the risks
involved in construction and their impact on the environment.
In this regard, digital tools help us further our understanding
on the relationship between those different design factors.
Arup has developed a unique set of skills over the years,
allowing us to create, investigate and engineer innovative
building geometries that bring values to our clients. From
energy analysis, to multidisciplinary optimisation, or to
automated shop drawings, Arup’s advanced computational
design capabilities make a difference in every stage of design.
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Rokko Shidare Observatory, Hyogo
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Sludge Treatment Facility, Hong Kong
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© Marcel Lam Photography
© Sambuichi Architects
Building information modelling
Digital design and co-ordination is broadly embraced by
the industry. Engineering and simulation tools are getting
increasingly sophisticated, no matter it is infrastructure,
environmental consulting, buildings, or urban planning.
At Arup, we believe a context where project participants
all interact will bring out the best from each party. We see
building information modelling (BIM) as a collaborative
platform that lets everyone participate, operate, and
document the progress, running up to the delivery.
The strength of BIM is that we remove uncertainty in the pre-
construction phase via 3D models co-ordination; however,
selecting the right BIM strategies to match the scope of
work requires experience. As a design firm that has worked
with a variety of clients and projects, Arup is a specialist in
combining BIM with other skill-sets and will continue to
deliver ‘total design’ to our clients.

Advanced technology and
research
Advanced technology & research (AT+R) plays a central
role in Arup engineering and its technical leadership around
the world. Research, advanced analysis and simulation are
the essence to our work. We bring top specialists together to
develop inventive, practical and cost-effective solutions to
complex problems, serving wide-ranging fields like building
design, infrastructure, automotive, rail and energy sectors.
AT+R’s service varies in fields including wind, seismic and
vibration engineering, damping systems, accident simulations,
offshore engineering, rehabilitation of existing structures,
blast and impact engineering, and value engineering and
optimisation. AT+R has developed numerous features for
the non-linear finite element analysis program LS-DYNA,
particularly in seismic and geotechnical analyses.
Left
Detailed finite element analysis for the Leadenhall Building, London
Right
Crowd simulation in MassMotion
Key services
Pedestrian flow design
In both public and private venues, it is vital to carefully
consider crowd safety throughout the design process. Crowd
simulation is useful for designers, operators and owners to
understand people movement and their behavioural patterns,
such that adequate provision of space be allocated and crowd
management plans be drawn up accordingly.
Arup’s very own 3D modelling and crowd analysis program,
MassMotion, has a high-performance database that allows
users to rapidly analyse building designs with a variety
of built-in modelling, mapping and filtering tools. This
predictive power enables decision-making in early stages
of design. MassMotion is also suitable to create evacuation
plans for facilities or large-scale public events.
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 Silver Mountain and Red Cliff,
Kanagawa
© Nacasa & Partners
Silver Mountain catches immediate attention of the
visitors entering the Senzoku Gakuen University
music campus. This mountain form is carefully
cladded with stainless steel panels, and the organic
arrangement of the panels is inspired by fish-scale
pattern. The envelope employs the traditional
technique of Ichimonji-buki, a roofing system
commonly used in Japanese temples and shrines.
Arup has married this with computational techniques
so that 7,800 stainless steel plates are precisely
arranged to maximise the number of identical
instances. This shortened the construction time
while retaining the high sense of uniformity and
cohesiveness in the overall appearance viewed from
any directions.
Project owner:
Senzoku Gakuen University
Architect:
k/o design studio + KAJIMA DESIGN
Clients:
KAJIMA DESIGN
Arup service:
Façade consulting
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‘Minna no Mori’ Gifu Media Cosmos,
Gifu
© Hiroshi Tanigawa
This city library serves as the cultural centre for Gifu
city to revitalise its local community. The distinctive
timber roof flows over the open library space, and the
hanging ‘globes’ illuminate the space with daylight,
while they also function as a mechanism of controlling
natural ventilation.
As the overall curvature of the timber roof largely
depends on the flexibility of the layered thin planks
and the level of on-site bending, a delicate balance
between form and its performance needed to be
considered in holistic and interdisciplinary approach.
We used computational design as an essential tool to
bring these different design requirements together and
materialise them into a tangible 3D form.
Project owner:
Gifu city
Architect / client:
Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Arup services:
Structural engineering
MEP consulting
Sludge Treatment Facility, Hong Kong Nanjing International Plaza Phase 2,
Nanjing

© Veolia Water Leighton John Holland Joint Venture

This is the first sludge treatment facility in Hong This mixed-use development is located in
Kong. The facility is self-sustaining: heat generated Nanjing’s city centre featuring retails, offices and
in the incinerators will be recovered for power hotel and residential development. Arup carried
generation and surplus power will be exported to out traffic engineering design from conceptual
the regional electricity grid. Arup, together with design stage to construction drawing review stage.
the JV, overcame the challenge of constructing on a It considered the feasibility of traffic facilities as in
previous pulverized fuel ash lagoon, and achieved the existing Phase 1, while attempting to separate
the client’s desire for an iconic architectural design traffic circulation according to its types. Using
whilst meeting stringent building and fire services the crowd simulation software MassMotion, Arup
requirements for the process buildings. The entire analysed the peak-hour pedestrian movement of
delivery adopted a BIM process in which 3D models different activities within the site. Width of each
were used for co-ordination, drawing production, internal pedestrian walkway, the design of cinema
operational to maintenance simulation and material evacuation paths and the size of lift waiting areas
take-off upon completion of the design. were analysed. Aimsun, the vehicle simulation
software, was also used to optimise internal and
external road designs.

Project owner: Project owner / client:

Hong Kong Government’s Environmental Protection Department Nanjing International Corporation Co Ltd.

Key collaborator / client: Architect:

Veolia-Leighton-John Holland JV Goettsch Partners Inc.

Arup services: Arup services:

Civil engineering, Geotechnics, Transport consulting
Structural engineering, MEP engineering,
HV electrical engineering,
Mechanical engineering for pipe and ductwork,
Fire engineering, Landfill gas assessment,
Energy strategy, Transport consulting

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Management
consulting
Arup’s management
consultants combine
unrivalled technical
expertise to offer creative,
practical and sustainable
advice.
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Sony retail stores
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We complete projects intelligently, and aim to produce successful
results rather than merely delivering a product.
The firm advises from strategic level to programme and project
management and project delivery. Arup’s management and
project consultancy expertise makes it ideally placed to act for
clients as a trusted agent and project adviser.
We understand each project and quantify the objectives so as
to make things measurable. For instance, in the sustainability
frontier, our project appraisal tool SPeAR™ is benchmarked
with international indicators like LEED® and WELL. Arup helps
clients establish strategy and innovative approach to realise
their vision.
Arup provides its skills to clients around the world – we
use a global knowledge management system to bring skills
borderlessly in order to deliver results that is tailored to both
global and local requirements by the clients.
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Programme and project
management
We understand the value of each project and they are very
often the catalyst of change to your business. The right project
management leads to ongoing success and this is what Arup is
capable to do.
Arup aims more than just delivering a project on time or within
a sound budget or quality. We think creatively so as to generate
innovative solutions for our clients.
Our project managers have strong technical backgrounds.
With well-developed interpersonal and leadership skills, we
add values, not bureaucracy. We link corporate objectives to
project-level activities, align programme management and
business activities with change initiatives. Arup provides
comprehensive service to benefit clients’ businesses.
Left
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Ariport Terminal 2, Mumbai
Right
The Hepworth Wakefield gallery, Wakefield
Key services
© Hufton+Crow
© GVK Power and Infrastructure Limited
Technical advisory
Arup guides investors in negotiating the best deals, advises
lenders in managing risks and supports borrowers in
attracting the best terms.
For public sector clients, we can act as advisors on PPP and
PFI projects, throughout the procurement process.
Technical and environmental due diligence, seismic
assessment, fit-out of existing buildings, energy audit and
material consulting are our key services to enhance the yield
from assets of developers or investors and reduce risk from
asset management and ownership.
Resilience, security and risk
consulting
We provide trusted security and resilience advice to clients in
private and public sectors by joining the expertise in our firm.
We help organisations understand their exposure to threats,
and make informed responses.
Our services include strategic risk management, technical
risk assessment, operational planning, security engineering
and counter-terrorism measures.
We develop strategies that manage risk throughout the life of
a project, a programme or even an organisation.
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 IKEA Tachikawa, Tokyo Prada Ginza, Tokyo

© Kawasumi Kenji Kobayashi Photo Office

© Nacasa & Partners

This mega store in Tokyo suburb was challenging Prada had to move its flagship store in Ginza to
in that Arup had to balance the requirements by another location due to redevelopment. There were
Japanese construction practices with the client’s high many constraints during the removal, including a
expectation for both innovation and efficiency. tight schedule. As the project manager, we needed to
maintain good communication with the client and the
Prior to awarding this design-and-build contract, we building’s owner in order to solve the issues properly.
facilitated a two-stage competition, allowing general Arup was consulted on the structural, MEP and
contractors to bring their ideas and construction façade technical design for the store.
techniques into the design at an early stage. To meet
Ikea’s high safety criteria, Arup also advised on how
to apply the US National Fire Protection Association
standards on top of Japanese regulations for the
sprinkler, smoke exhaust and fire alarm systems.

Project owner / client: Project owner / client:

IKEA Japan KK Prada Japan Co., Ltd.

Key collaborators: Arup services:

Architect: Kume Sekkei Project management
Contractor: Taisei Corporation Structural engineering advisory
MEP engineering advisory
Arup services: Façade engineering advisory
Project management
Structural engineering advisory
MEP engineering advisory

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Panasonic Centre Osaka, Osaka Nissan Motor Thailand No.2 Plant
Project, Bangkok

© Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co Ltd

© Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic’s new flagship showroom in Osaka
is designed under the concept of ‘Global
Communications Hub’. As the firm itself promotes
sustainable development via the use of new
technology, they want this showroom to acquire the
LEED green building standard too. Arup played a
critical role in achieving the LEED certification and
Panasonic’s sustainable technology has also been
widely applied throughout the showroom, which has
then been awarded LEED Platinum and became the
first project in Japan to achieve such in the LEED-CI
retail category.
This expands Nissan’s production base in Thailand
with additional 100,000m2, comprising a new Paint
Plant, Trim and Chassis Plant and a new Body
Plant converted from an existing warehouse. Arup
assembled a multi-national team fluent in Japanese,
English and Thai to support its building construction.
The project had a tight schedule (14 months) and had
to be delivered to client in phases to avoid interrupting
operations at the existing plant. Significant parts of the
new blocks had to be handed over in advance for early
process equipment installation in order to meet the
production commencement date.

Project owner / client: Project owner / client:

Panasonic Corporation Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Key collaborators: Architect:

Obayashi Corporation, Nomura Kogeisha Thai Nakano Co., Ltd.

Arup services: Arup service:

LEED consulting and LEED commissioning Construction management support

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Infrastructure
design
Arup has worked with a
range of clients to deliver
innovative solutions
to world-leading
infrastructure design
projects across the globe.
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King’s Cross Station, London
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Clients rely on our breadth of skills, experience and excellence
in major project delivery. The firm pushes the boundaries of
thinking in design to create increasingly innovative project
solutions, thereby increasing client outcomes.
Infrastructure design brings together many of the skills and
services available across Arup, from geotechnics, water
engineering, bridge design and tunnels, to site development, rail,
mining, resource and waste management, highway design, and
procurement and transaction advice. It also brings together truly
capable and influential people with wide project experience and
interesting and inspirational stories to tell.
Major infrastructure projects by their very nature involve
significant investment. Arup has solutions that are cost-effective,
efficient, sustainable and delivered in an environment in which
risks are managed.
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 Arup’s specialists marry global factors such as climate change
with local needs to create strategies that are efficient, smart and
practical. We are uniquely positioned to create places for the
21st Century.

We foster good working relationships among the central

Economics government, key regional agencies, local planning authorities
and developers, as well as involving the wider community in

and planning consultation on many projects.

Arup’s economic and planning skills offer three key responses to

the challenges of the future:
• Strategic planning at a broad regional or area level,
Good planning is at the masterplanning and framework preparation, policy
advice and advising on climate change mitigation and
heart of regenerating cities, adaptation policy.

towns and rural areas to • Consent to development for a wide range of major and
complicated projects and advising governments on
establish long-term social, emerging policy.

economic and environmental • Advice on economic policy and strategies, impact

assessments, socio-economic profiling and evaluation
sustainability. of programmes.

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Tshwane Inner City Regeneration Project, Tshwane

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 Transaction advice for Kansai and London 2012 Olympic and
Osaka international airports, Osaka Paralympic Games, London

© New Kansai International Airport Company Ltd

Arup is a global leader in conducting technical and Arup played a central role in delivering infrastructure
commercial due diligence for infrastructure asset and venues for the London 2012 Olympic and
across classes. Our unique approach which integrates Paralympic Games. We provided a great variety of
technical, operational and commercial issues within services, including transport and security consulting
transactions is highly recognised by leading investors from strategy development, planning stage to
and infrastructure operators. For the first large operation. Arup continues to provide vital services
scale infrastructure concession deal in Japan, we for its legacy transformation in order to bring
conducted vender due diligence for the two airports lasting benefits to the local and wider community in
in Osaka and the results help inform global investors Stratford.
about the opportunity to transform performance of
existing assets.

Project owner / client: Project owner / client:

New Kansai International Airport Company, Ltd. Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), Organising Committee
for the London 2012 Olympic Games (LOCOG), London
Arup services: Legacy Development Corporation, et al
Technical advisor, including asset condition assessment,
demand forecasting, development plan and CAPEX Arup services:
analysis, financial modelling, service level assessment A full range of planning, design and engineering services
and environmental risk assessment including civil engineering, geotechnics, bridge and
highway design, landscape design, lighting design,
sustainability consulting, town planning, transport
planning, water engineering, ICT and security

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Zuidas Development Amsterdam,
Amsterdam
© Zuidas Dok
The Zuidas project demonstrates Arup’s vision of
how Transit Oriented Development (TOD) should
look like. Arup was appointed to develop strategic
guiding principles and ambition for the district’s
future development. The central core accommodates
930,000m² of mixed-use development around the
new high-speed rail station and a robust network of
infrastructure and access routes to be submerged to
below ground. The creation of a collection of new
public squares as part of the open space network of
Zuidas and its surroundings is the cornerstone for a
timeless and long-lasting development framework for
the city.
Project owner / client:
City of Amsterdam
Arup services:
Masterplanning, sustainability strategy, transport planning,
interchange design and city resilience framework
City Resilience Framework
City resilience is the capacity of a city to function,
so that citizens survive and thrive no matter what
stresses or shocks they encounter. Arup developed
the framework as a tool for cities to understand their
resilience. It consists of four aspects of resilience –
health and wellbeing, economy and social, leadership
and strategy, infrastructure and ecosystems – and
12 indicators, and is used to shape urban planning,
practices and investment.
Sponsor / client:
The Rockefeller Foundation
Arup services:
Study and analysis and framework development
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 Research and development
Social Underpinning it all is the firm’s research expertise. Arup
works to expand and communicate the know-how, building

usefulness
the foundations for future business by identifying needs and
opportunities as well as sponsoring research with external
partners.

One of our founding
pillars is to be socially
useful in our work. We
research into the future
Contributing to society
Arup’s global network of expertise and insight provides a
wealth of advice for countries who are looking for a brighter
future, and for communities that require relief and aid.
In the aftermath of the recent Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
with nuclear issues still going on, Arup supported architects

and help the community having high motive to build a ‘Home for All’ in Soma city
(Fukushima prefecture) on a pro-bono basis, to provide
with our expertise a much needed communal setting for affected families to
gather and raise each other’s spirit.
wherever we can.

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Soma city Home for All, Fukushima
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 In the past 70 years, we have been recognised as the go-to firm
for the most structurally and logistically complex projects.
Sydney Opera House, for instance, still very much defines the
host city or even as a national icon to the world.

Even in Japan, our presence extends far beyond a landmark in

Legacy Tokyo, but also covers shop fronts of luxury stores, seismic-
proof city halls, next-generation factories to airports, or even

projects kindergartens for local communities. We influence the built

environment with you together.

Always with the future in mind, our designs express the true
sense of sustainability and are relevant to the users and the

Arup’s legacy is seen around

immediate surroundings.

the world – a testimony that

we always achieve fantastic
ideas for current and future
generations.

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Kansai International Airport, Osaka

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 Global

Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1977 Beddington Zero Energy Development, 30 St Mary Axe, London, 2003
London, 2001

© Grant Smith/VIEW
© Raf Makda/VIEW
Project owner / client: Project owner / client: Project owner / client:
Etablissement Public du Centre Pompidou Peabody Trust Swiss Reinsurance Co (UK) Ltd

Architect: Arup services: Architect:

Piano & Rogers MEP engineering Foster + Partners

Arup services: Arup services:

Structural and MEP engineering Structural, fire, security and wind engineering
and transport

Allianz Arena, Munich, 2005 National Aquatics Center, Beijing, 2006 St Pancras International Railway
Station, London, 2007
© Marcel Lam Photography

© Hufton+Crow
© Allianz Arena

Project owner / client: Project owner / client: Project owner / client:

Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH Beijing State-owned Assets Management Co Union Railways (North) Ltd

Architect: Arup services: Arup services:

Herzog and De Meuron Structural and façade engineering, and building Multidisciplinary design and architectural services
physics
Arup services:
Sports architecture and structural engineering

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High Speed 1, London-Paris, 2007 Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, London California Academy of Sciences,
2008 San Francisco, 2008

© Daniel Clements

© David J Osborn

© Tim Griffith
Project owner / client: Project owner / client: Project owner / client:
Union Railways construction client for London & British Airports Authority (BAA) California Academy of Sciences
Continental
Arup services: Architect:
Arup services: Structural engineering Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Infrastructural design, planning and Stantec Inc.
multidisciplinary engineering
Arup services:
Structural engineering, MEP engineering, fire
consulting, façade engineering, lighting design,
sustainability consulting, acoustics consulting
and pedestrian planning

Citi Data Centre, Frankfurt, 2008 Stonecutters Bridge, Hong Kong, Canton Tower, Guangzhou, 2010
2009
© Marcel Lam Photography
© Christian Richters

Project owner / client: Project owner / client: Project owner / client::

Citigroup Inc Hong Kong Government’s Highways Department Guangzhou New TV Tower Construction Co Ltd

Arup services: Arup services: Arup services:

Architecture and engineering - Arup Associates Civil, structural, geotechnics, wind, MEP, Masterplanning and urban design, architecture,
maritime, lighting, transport planning, durability seismic design, lighting design, civil engineering,
detailed engineering design and construction geotechnics and cost management
supervision

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 Japan

Kansai International Airport Passenger Fukushima Convention Centre, Toyota Stadium, Aichi, 2001
Terminal Building, Osaka, 1994 Fukushima, 1998

© Shinkenchiku-sha

© Toyota city
Project owner: Project owner: Project owner:
Kansai International Airport Company Fukushima prefecture Toyota city

Architect / client: Architect / client: Architect / client:

Renzo Piano Building Workshop Atsushi Kitagawara Architects Kisho Kurokawa Architect and Associates

Arup services: Arup services: Arup service:

Structural, MEP and fire engineering Structural and fire engineering, lighting, and Structural engineering
acoustics consultancy

Maison Hermes, Tokyo, 2001 National Theatre Okinawa, Okinawa, Chubu Centrair International Airport
2003 Passenger Terminal Building, Aichi, 2005
© Shinkenchiku-sha
© Michel Denance

© Studio Murai

Project owner / client: Project owner: Project owner:

Hermes Japan Japan Arts Council Central Japan International Airport

Architect: Architect / client: Collaborators (JV partners):

Renzo Piano Building Workshop Shin Takamatsu Architect and Associates Nikken Sekkei Ltd
Azusa Sekkei Co., Ltd.
Interior: Arup services: HOK
Rena Dumas Architecture Interieure Structural engineering
Arup services:
Arup services: Structural and façade engineering
Structural and MEP engineering

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AIG Nagasaki Building, Nagasaki, Sony City, Tokyo, 2006 Nissan Design Centre, Kanagawa,
2005 2006

© Koji Kobayashi/Spiral
© Ohgami

© Nissan
Project owner / client: Project owner: Project owner:
American International Group K.K. Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Arup services: Architect / client: Architect / client:

Project management, architecture, structural and Plantec Architects Inc. Plantec Architects Inc.
MEP engineering
Arup services: Arup services:
Structural engineering and façade consultancy Structural and MEP engineering

Nicolas G. Hayek Center, Tokyo, 2007 Inujima Seirensho Art Museum, Multi-story Container Temporary
Okayama, 2008 Housing, Miyagi, 2011
© Sambuichi Architects

© Hiroyuki Hirai
© Daichi Ano

Project owner: Project owner: Project owner:

Swatch Group Japan Soichiro Fukutake Onagawa-cho in Miyagi

Architect / client: Architect / client: Client:

Shigeru Ban Architects Hiroshi Sambuich/Sambuichi Architects TSP TAIYO Inc.

Arup services: Art: Architect:

Structural engineering Yukinori Yanagi Shigeru Ban Architects
Operated by Fukutake Foundation
Arup services:
Arup services: Structural engineering
Structural engineering, environmental consulting
and building physics

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Marina Bay Sands® Integrated Resort and the Helix Bridge, Singapore
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