The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a mixed-use residential and office tower. Designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa, located in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan.
A response to concepts of prefabricated, interlocking and replacable self-contained units and characteristics of mass-living habitats. I find futurist concepts such as re-arrangeable capsules poignant in their failure, as in the case of this building which has remained unchanged since completion in 1972.
The sound which emanates from the structure, elevators, washing machines, tenants, etc, intends to present the model as a living organism and stimulate a re-imagining of the space. My desire is to create an underlying vitality in a decaying concrete environment.
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