FIXES

For the next little while, this research log will be taking a rest to allow me to focus on related projects like the following….

**FIXing for Adaptable Futures** is a collaborative project with the UK-based Adaptable Futures group and international contributors.

Using the ongoing investigations on this site as a starting point the project explores the implications of frugal DIY for engineering and architectural practitioners and organisations.

“AF FIXES explores the notion of adaptability through the practical ways we tweak our surrounding environment. These often frugal, yet clever acts provide a platform to examine how our buildings, streets and neighbourhoods evolve over time in relationship to our dynamic human needs. What lessons can be drawn from these quotidian adaptations – what material patterns, functional classifications and connection types arise?”

Project website HERE

Wooden sign on suburban shopping street reminds children not to play on the staircase. It’s dangerous.

Materials: Wooden Board, Marker
Location: Kunitachi, Tokyo

Skipping rope with one rope and two people requires an extra set of hands. A power pole stabilizing cable does the trick.

Materials: Power Pole
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Children play camp – an upturned beer crate rocks, concrete and plants form a roaring campfire.

Materials: Beer Crate, Rocks, Concrete, Plants
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo

Cracks in station seating repaired with tape. The gaps between three of the seats are also covered with tape..I wonder why…

Materials: Duct Tape
Location: Nagoya, Aichi