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Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has some similarities to this concept. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagin_Capsule_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagin
by nostromo 6y ago
Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has some similarities to this concept.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagin_Capsule_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakagin_Capsule_Tower
> The building is composed of two interconnected concrete towers, respectively eleven and thirteen floors, which house 140 self-contained prefabricated capsules. Capsules can be connected and combined to create larger spaces. Each capsule is connected to one of the two main shafts only by four high-tension bolts and is designed to be replaceable.
The idea didn’t catch on however, and the building will likely be replaced in the coming years.
- nickpinkston 6y agoI came here to mention Nakagin. I really hope they save it. It's such a unique building. At least from the outside, I here it's not great to live in though. A more livable / less flexible/modular metabolist building is Habitat 67 in Montreal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_67 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_67