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- Fuyuhiko TakayaDecember 22, 2013This building is the first capsule architecture in the world. This building is architected by Kisho Kurokawa, who is also architect of "The National Art Center, Tokyo". Read more
- Peejee DeeJune 14, 2018Book a tour so you can look inside the building. Yes it is possible! Check the availability on the website of
http://showcase-tokyo.com. Highly recommended - Jaume SolerJune 10, 2014Nakagin Capsule Tower. Completed in 1972 by Kisho Kurokawa, this eccentric residential/office building – which looks like a stack of washing machines – is an icon of the postwar Metabolist movement.
- MariSeptember 12, 2019A beautiful example of failed design. Go back in time to 1972 by taking a tour of an original capsule. Believe it or not people still live in some.
- Yezi E BMarch 11, 2017One of the metabolism landmarks although you cannot enter freely, they should open to the public
- fuyu👁🗨® (='-')ノ シン・ガキんちょ🍥🍊November 2, 2015大阪万博に刺激された中銀オーナーが黒川紀章に設計依頼したビル。各部屋が単体ユニットで、交換やアップグレードできるようになっている。しかし、それは費用面から一度も実現していない。一度は取り壊して建て替えることが管理組合で決定したが実行されないまま2年経過して決議無効となっている。
- Lino Di MaioAugust 16, 2017Un edificio lontano dallo spazio e dal tempo. Brutalist washing- machine.
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