hello everbody!

I would like to post some impressions of our project Nakagin Capsule Tower  :-)

This is some general information which you should know:

·         Building is used as residential and office tower

·         designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa

·         Ccmpleted in 1972

·         example for Metabolism (experimental architectural movement)

·         today: the building felt into disrepair

·         located in Tokyo, Japan

The capsules

·         Looks like two connected towers à eleven and thirteen floors

·         140 capsules: a capsule measures 2.3 m × 3.8 m × 2.1 m and provides a small living or office space, possible to replace capsules (no one did it) – without damaging another

·         one capsule includes: a wall of appliances and cabinets, including a kitchen stove, a refrigerator, a television set, a reel-to-reel tape deck, a bathroom unit (like an aircraft lavatory), a large circular window over a bed

Interesting idea for the future (people living in capsules) à that didn’t have much success…

Photos of the Nakagin Capsule Tower: