The skyscraper is set to be a mixed-used building including residential, office and retail space.

Steel braces will be used to enhance resistance to wind and earthquakes, as the area has high levels of seismic activity.

[2][3] The choice of wood, aside from aesthetic and seismic concerns, is part of a larger movement aiming to "change cities into forests".

Most of Japan's cedars and cypresses were planted after the Second World War and are now reaching maturity.

[6] The skyscraper is designed by the architectural firm Nikken Sekkei, and will be built by the developer Sumitomo Forestry.