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This village constructed by homeless people took over a large part of Nagoya’s central Shirakawa Koen. As you can see, the defensive wall around the outside of the village was constructed from an array of broken down refrigerators and tree stumps. A very robust set-up that was unfortunately no match for the ‘city beautifiers’ who attempted to destroy what was left of Nagoya’s soul in the run up to the 2005 Aichi Expo.

Materials: Refrigerators, Tree stumps
Location: Shirakawa Park, Nagoya

Sudare traditionally hang down from the eaves across the balcony/window to shade and cool the interior. This one is attached with wire to the balcony grate to provide privacy to the inhabitants of a lower-level apartment.

Materials: Sudare
Location: Setagaya, Tokyo.

This example is a note for a pamphlet on “Hand Made Aspects of Mass Produced Housing”. Subscribe to my somewhat-frequent letter HERE if you want to keep in touch easily.