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10 Nagakin Capsule Tower - Kishō Kurokawa


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Kurokawa regarded the city as an organic process and its residents as urban nomads. The architect created two interconnected towers, to which 144 prefabricated live/work capsules were clipped. The individual capsules had completely standardised and built-in furnishings, and were replaceable.

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