FIXES

Non-Intentional Design: Investigating alterations of space/objects at the public/private boundary in suburban Tokyo, Japan. A resource by a-small-lab.com. Contact: Chris Berthelsen chris@a-small-lab.com

Sink with Peg

Peg transforms hose and basin into stable sink for store cleaners in central Tokyo.

Sink with Peg
Sink with Peg
Sink with Peg

Materials: Peg, Basin
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo.

Oil Can Bin Construction

Several oil cans cut apart, joined together with duct tape and painted form a large commercial-use outdoor rubbish bin.

Tin Can Bin
Tin Can Bin
Tin Can Bin

Location: Nagoya
Materials: Duct Tape, Oil Can, Paint

Streetside Rubbish Net Storage

Streetside storage for net used on rubbish day.

Streetside Rubbish Net Storage
Streetside Rubbish Net Storage
Streetside Rubbish Net Storage
Streetside Rubbish Net Storage

Materials: Shopping Basket, Plastic Twine, S-Hook
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo

Siding Rivet Broom Storage

Siding rivets as broom storage.
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Materials: Rivets
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Glove Storage on Receptacle

Gloves are stored right on top of the place they are to be used – the receptacle for empty beverage cans.

Glove Storage on Receptacle
Glove Storage on Receptacle
Glove Storage on Receptacle

Materials: Rubbish Bin
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Street Broom in Nook

Thanks to Jared Braiterman of Tokyo Green Space for this fix:
“I visited the Nezu Museum last week and saw this broom, resting in a cut-out of the outside wall. i love how this broom is just sitting near where it will be used, and there is NO concern for it being stolen.”

Materials: Nook
Location: Minato-Ku, Tokyo

Glove Drying in Hanging Pegs

Rubber gloves hung out to dry on hanging pegs attached to a gate in Sendagaya.



Materials: Pegs
Location: Sendagaya, Tokyo

Sink in Hose and Wire

Washbasin created with a short hose attached to the tap with wire and tape and secured at the correct level with wire twisted around a screw.
washbasin
washbasin
washbasin

Materials: Wire, Electrical Tape
Location: Sendagaya, Tokyo

Tree as Garbage Disposal Storage

String turns tree trunk into storage space for plastic bags, pegs and nets needed for the apartment complex garbage disposal space.
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P1110455
Materials: String
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Tree as Storage

Tree as outdoor storage/drying space for mops and dustpan. Mops hang off hooks on branches.
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Materials: Hooks
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Faucet in Hose Parts and Tape

Outdoor wet-space constructed from hose parts and made ‘watertight’ with tape. One spout fitted with hose connector for washing cars etc, one spout fitted with plastic piping for casual hand-washing and water-gathering. Tap/handle removed to prevent unauthorized use.
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Materials: Hose, Tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Washbasin in Rags, Hose, Soap and Net

A community washbasin fashioned from a hose fixed to a tap, a net with a bar of soap, and rags to stop the leaking.


Material: Rag, Net, Hose
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Thanks to the URBAN DESIGN Lab 西村・北沢・窪田 都市デザイン研究室, Department of Urban Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo for making this a featured resource of their lab [LINK]

Mega-Cities: Design Anthropology and Urban Landscapes
I'm delighted and honoured to have my FIXES work included in Jared Braiterman's Tokyo University graduate seminar on mega-cities.
You can download the syllabus [HERE]


Vision Plus 2010
Thanks to the organizers of the conference for selecting this project as a featured resource, even though I was not able to attend.





Article: Small Places of Anarchy in the City: Three Investigations in Tokyo on This Big City

Article: The Non-Intentional Landscape of Tokyo - read at This Big City

Tokyo Green Space from @jbraiterman is a great inspiration [LINK]

Urban Bricolage by @ehooge is an inspiring site on a related theme [LINK]

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