Japanese Highway Gone Through New Heights

Gate Tower Building (ゲートタワービル gēto tawā biru^?) is the name of this 16-story office building located in Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan which is one of the most noticeable highway that passed through a building.

This is due to the property holder refused to give up his rights on the piece of land that was used by the highway company. So, after an agreement on both parties it then decide that a hole will be instill for the highway to pass through. It has been nicknamed “beehive” for that matter.

A small snip from wiki

The building has a double core construction, with a circular cross section. The Umeda Exit of the Ikeda Route of the Hanshin Expressway system (when exiting the highway from the direction of Ikeda) passes through the fifth through seventh floors of this building. The highway is the tenant of those floors. The elevator passes through the floors without stopping, floor 4 being followed by floor 8. The floors through which the highway passes consist of elevators, stairways and machinery. The highway does not make contact with the building. It passes through as a bridge, held up by supports next to the building. The highway is surrounded by a structure to protect the building from noise and vibration. The roof has a heliport.

I think it’s much more superior compare to Chinese Architecture according to Sankaku Complex posts or am I wrong? Either ways, this is something to checkout if you are visiting Japan soon.