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Nakagin Capsule Hotel Tower, Shiodome, Tokyo, Japan #173453366
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The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building at Shiodome, Tokyo, Japan, designed by the late Kisho Kurokawa 1934-2007, is a representative work of the Japanese architectural movement called `Metabolism`. It was built with the idea that by replacing capsules, the building would carry out a form of metabolism; however, in the succeeding 46 years, no capsules were ever replaced.The building is comprised of two interconnected concrete towers, to which 140 capsule apartments were individually connected by high-tension bolts so that they could be easily replaced as they aged, putting into practice the Metabolist idea that buildings should be renewable.
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