Notes

Built in 1972, the Nakagin Tower has the first capsule architecture project, designed around the vision of an adaptable, dynamic, ever-changing architecture, where modules can be plugged into the central core, replaced or exchanged. The capsules were designed to house traveling business people that worked in central Tokyo; therefore, each unit measuring 4×2.5 meters contains the necessary amenities to accommodate one person. Although it represents a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture it might be headed for demolition due to the structure’s precarious state and incompatibility with current seismic standards.