Nakagin Capsule Tower
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 | Nakagin Capsule Tower |
| Designer | Kisho Kurokawa , Architect |
| Location | Tokyo, Japan |
| Date | 1972 |
| Building Type | Multi-Family Housing |
| Construction System | Reinforced concrete, prefab concrete capsules |
| Climate | Subtropical |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | 16-10, Ginza 8-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Walk Score |
| Notes | One of a handful of built examples of the Metabolist Movement, a late Modern architectural movement led by Kisho Kurokawa. |
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| Area | 3,100 square meters (33,400 square feet) |
| Stories | 11 and 13 stories |
| Program | 140 modular, detachable residential units; units measure 2.5 x 2.5 x 4 meters |
This building is scheduled for demolition to make way for a newer residential high-rise tower. The architect fought unsuccessfully to prevent this fate for the building arguing that the outdated residential modules are designed to be replaced with more acceptable modern ones. As of August 2007, the building owner had been unsuccessful in organizing a meeting of all the residents, which is apparently required for a vote on the demolition schedule..
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Botond Bognar. The Japan Guide. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1995. ISBN 1-878271-33-4. NA 1555.B526 1995. Discussion, exterior photo, plan, p83.
- "Anatomy of Metabolism", by by C.B. Liddell, ArchitectureWeek No. 543, 2011.1214, pC1.1.
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- Nakagin Capsule Tower at Kisho Kurokawa Architect & Associates web site
- "Future Vision Banished to the Past" - New York Times, 2009.0707
- "Capsule Tower’s Demolition Stalls" - Architectural Record, 2007.0806
- "Kurokawa’s Capsule Tower To Be Razed" - Architectural Record 2007.0430
- Axonometric drawing at "lewism ∼ A Tectonic Notebook" (blog by Lewis Martin)
