Kitano Ivy Court, now Grand Suite Kitano (北野アイビーコート)
Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo (Kitano district)
Sources checked October 2026
- Year
- 1980
- Architect
- Tadao Ando
- Type
- Residential and commercial building
- Access
- Residential building in use, not open to visitors (architecture directories, October 2026)
Built in 1980 by Tadao Ando beside a sloping street in the Kitano district of Kobe, this four-storey building combines homes and shops. Its outer walls are brick. It was first called Kitano Ivy Court before becoming Grand Suite Kitano.
A private, lived-in home: it is not open to visitors. It is placed without an address, from a public source, at neighbourhood or city level.
History
The building, a work by Tadao Ando dated 1980, was built under the name Kitano Ivy Court (北野アイビーコート). It is now called Grand Suite Kitano (グランスイート北野).
Architecture
The building, of steel-reinforced concrete, has four storeys above ground. Its outer walls are brick.
Use today
The building combines homes and shops.
Visiting
It is a residential building: it cannot be visited and is seen from the street.
Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo (Kitano district)
Greenhouses nearby
A private, lived-in home: it is not open to visitors. It is placed without an address, from a public source, at neighbourhood or city level.