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 The architect fought unsuccessfully to prevent this fate for the building arguing that the outdated residential modules are designed to be replaced with more acceptable modern ones.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.

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