Mark Fairhurst Architects

Mark Fairhurst Architects Mark Fairhurst Architects is a design led, award winning London based studio established in 2002.

The company offers a full architectural service from concept design to contract administration for a wide range of building types.

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Revisiting Roppongi Hills – 20 years onOn a recent trip to Japan, I had the chance to revisit Roppongi Hills in Tokyo – ...
19/01/2026

Revisiting Roppongi Hills – 20 years on

On a recent trip to Japan, I had the chance to revisit Roppongi Hills in Tokyo – a mixed-use development that still feels remarkably relevant two decades after completion.

While working at Conran & Partners, our team designed three of the residential towers within the wider ‘compact city’ masterplan led by Mori Building Company, alongside the Mori Tower by Kohn Pedersen Fox and retail by the Jerde Partnership. Within this framework, we reimagined the residential façades so that each tower had its own identity while contributing to a cohesive skyline.

The project transformed a dense, low-rise neighbourhood into a vertical city combining homes, workplaces, culture, retail and generous landscape. From terracotta-clad towers with deep balconies to a delicately detailed stone façade supporting rooftop gardens, architecture and urban planning worked hand in hand.

Landscape was central to the scheme. Working with Dan Pearson, the podium and rooftop gardens created calm, green spaces above the city, while tree-lined streets softened the retail environment at ground level.

Roppongi Hills also responded to Tokyo’s seismic realities and was advanced for its time in terms of sustainability, incorporating on-site energy generation, water recycling, rainwater harvesting and solar panels.

Two decades on, it remains a compelling example of how dense, mixed-use development can reshape cities in a more integrated and human way.

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