The project was opened for bidding on August 25, 2003, with the winning bid going to the Takenaka-Itochu Joint Venture (TIJV).
The Takenaka Corporation, dating back to a company founded by the Takenaka family in 1610.
The company grew more and more during the 20th century, its capital in 1909 was about ¥100.000, ¥6 million in 1938, ¥1.5 billion in 1959 and ¥50 billion in 1979; nowadays, Takenaka Corporation is a multinational company with offices in 18 different countries.
The station was designed by Fei & Cheng Associates and constructed primarily by Takenaka Corporation.
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It is similar to the design of the Sky City 1000 project proposed in 1989 by Takenaka Corporation.