Explore what it feels like to live in capsule A1305, a fully restored unit from the Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. A radical new vision for urban living, it was completed in 1972 and designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. The structure consisted of 140 single-occupancy capsules, prefabricated offsite and attached to two concrete-and-steel cores in Tokyo’s Ginza district. The building became the defining realization of Metabolism, an avant-garde Japanese movement of the 1960s whose members imagined cities and buildings that could adapt over time.
To make the most of every inch, all furniture was built into the periphery of the space. That idea came from Kurokawa’s collaborator Nobuo Abe, a lifelong sailor who was inspired by the compact, efficient interiors of boat cabins. Explore the furniture and technology in this capsule, including the tiny bathroom made of just two pieces of molded plastic.
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