Highway through the house

In the Japanese city of Osaka building stands Gate Tower, through which the overhead expressway. In 1983, the owners of the land under the building decided to rebuild the existing property here, but faced with the ban of the city authorities in connection with the approved plan of construction of the road. However, the owners did not give up and after long negotiations with the corporation, paving the highway, reached a compromise. 16-story high-rise built so that the road passed through it in the interval from 4 to 8 floor, and the building on these floors are only stairs and elevators. Highway at the intersection surrounded by a special design that protects the house from noise and vibration.
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