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A Modern Japanese Lair – Designed by Aston Martin

N°001 Minami Aoyama: Aston Martin’s Futuristic Lair in Tokyo

It doesn’t just look like a home. It feels like a command centre of the future.

Aston Martin has unveiled N°001 Minami Aoyama, its first ultra-luxury private residence in Japan—an architectural masterpiece that blurs the line between sanctuary and lair. Rising in Tokyo’s coveted Omotesandō neighbourhood, this four-storey townhouse is less a dwelling and more a futuristic stronghold, purpose-built for those who demand privacy, precision, and power.

A Fortress of Design

From the outside, the façade is a kinetic sculpture: vertical metal fins that shift with the light, concealing and revealing glimpses of the life within. It’s part armour, part artwork—offering both privacy and theatrical presence. Step inside, and you’re greeted not with domesticity, but with drama: rippled mirrored ceilings, sculptural staircases of folded steel, and a material palette that moves from dark intensity to bright serenity as you ascend through the house.

The Automotive Gallery – Machines as Monuments

No lair would be complete without a hall of treasures. Here, it’s the automotive gallery, a showcase space designed to elevate Aston Martins beyond transport into art. Adaptive lighting, textured metal ceilings, and a glass vision panel allow your cars to be admired from the lounge like relics of technological worship. For a secret agent or a visionary magnate, it’s as much theatre as practicality.

Subterranean Power

Excavated deep into the sloping site, the substantial basement is a realm of recreation and control. A gym, wine cellar, golf simulator, private spa, and Onsen pool transform it into a subterranean retreat. Like any true lair, it combines indulgence with impenetrability—an underground world shielded from the noise of the city above.

Light, Shadow, and Flow

Aston Martin’s design team crafted this residence as a journey—each level shifting in tone, from dark, protective lower levels to luminous, expansive upper terraces. The rooftop, with its sweeping views across Tokyo, including the iconic Tokyo Tower, is the ultimate observation deck. Entertaining spaces, green roof planting, and a sculptural chandelier-lit staircase make the ascent as theatrical as any cinematic reveal.

The Future of Ultra-Luxury Living

At 724m² (7,793 sq. ft.), N°001 Minami Aoyama is no ordinary townhouse. It is a futuristic residence infused with Aston Martin’s DNA: obsessive detailing, material innovation, and sculptural beauty. Every element—from bespoke Molteni&C furnishings to the integrated Bowers & Wilkins audio system—has been curated to transform everyday living into an immersive, sensory experience.

This is more than architecture. It is a manifesto of what a lair for the modern age looks like: discreet, commanding, and utterly unforgettable.

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