Aston Martin’s First Japanese Home is Nothing Short of a Sculptural Masterpiece

Jun 27

Aston Martin, long celebrated for its impeccably tailored sports cars, has taken its signature savoir-faire to a new frontier: architecture. Enter N°001 Minami Aoyama, the British marque’s first private residence in Asia—a soaring four-storey sanctuary nestled in Tokyo’s quietly opulent Omotesandō neighborhood.

Developed in partnership with Japan’s premier real estate firm VIBROA Inc., this townhouse isn’t just a house—it’s a performance. A dramatic composition of precision, privacy, and polished restraint, the 724m² residence is an homage to Aston Martin’s enduring belief that design should stir the soul, whether it’s four wheels or four floors.

At the heart of the home—quite literally—is a jewel-box automotive gallery, housing two Aston Martins displayed like sculptures under a wave-textured metal ceiling and adaptive lighting. Glass vision panels connect this space to the lounge, allowing the cars to play their supporting role in the emotional theatre of the home.

The home unfolds vertically, each level a chapter in spatial transformation—from the intimate cool of the subterranean gym and wine cellar to the warm glow of the rooftop terrace, where Tokyo Tower flickers in the distance. Chamfered metal louvers lend the façade a kinetic elegance, shifting like a sundial throughout the day.

Inside, the material palette is pure Aston Martin: tactile, sensual, and thoroughly considered. There’s Hinoki wood in the spa, Molteni&C furnishings, black lava stone kitchen surfaces, and even a Bowers & Wilkins audio system tuned with the same precision as a DB12 exhaust note.

Marek Reichman, Aston Martin’s design chief, calls the project a “retreat shaped by Tokyo’s history and harmony.” And indeed, every corner of N°001 Minami Aoyama pulses with a quiet confidence—one that speaks to Aston Martin’s seamless transition from road to residence, and its deepening roots in the design-forward soul of Japan.

A house by Aston Martin may sound like a collector’s fantasy—but in Tokyo, fantasy just found an address.