Integrated Urban Spaces

Nikken Sekkei with its broad experience and expertise has emerged into a leading consultancy firm in the field of station-integrated urban design. Envisioning dense, multi-functional and connected transportation hubs, which integrate the station’s surrounding neighborhood both functionally and physically, trying to maximize development opportunities around transit stations. They describe how to make it the most efficient way in the chapter “Station Integrated Urban Design” in the book “Nikken Sekkei Urbanism”

Japan’s urban development has substantially benefited from the countries rail infrastructure. Under the premises of Land-Value- Capture, both public and private rail companies have pursued the extension of their rail networks in exchange for the increase of real estate in proximity to stations. This historic evolution not only places Japan amongst the world’s pioneers for transit-oriented development (TOD), but also is a reminder of the long history of private involvement in urban development.

Nikken Sekkei has an excellent track-record of successful and innovative station area designs, including complex projects with a variety of urban stakeholders involved. Their services extend to providing consulting services to manage the interests of railway companies, private land owners and municipal authorities, a role that becomes more important, the more complex the project is.

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