Perhaps these residents park their bikes further into the parking structure than planned (notice the front wheels over the back pole) to (1) keep their seats dry and/or (2) allow more room for thoroughfare.
Location: Setagaya, Tokyo.
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Path through garden worn by junk mail delivery people trying to avoid the watchful eye of the apartment complex security/maintenance workers. It is not only the actions of the residents that slowly mold the building and surrounds over time.
Location: Setagaya, Tokyo.
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“No parking” sign + prevention fashioned out of breeze block, wire, metal grill and ubiquitous no-parking sign.
Materials: Wire, Breeze Block, Metal Grill, No Parking Sign
Location: Nagoya
Over 1/2 a meter ‘step up’ to the front door eased with concrete slabs.
Influence of the ‘flat plot at all costs’ ethic in full effect.
Materials: Concrete
Location: Nagoya
Easier access step created with breeze block and concrete.
Materials: Breeze Block, Concrete
Location: Nagoya
