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

Reflector Gate

Safety reflector tape on driveway gate and wall make late night parking a breeze.
P1170519
Materials: Reflector Tape
Location: Hachioji, Tokyo

Don’t Bump Me! – in Tape

Yellow tape performs its ‘watch out!’ duty wrapped around a substantial concrete roadside planter.
P1170026
P1170027

Materials: Tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Buffer in Tires

Used tires form a buffer to protect house from possible collisions at intersection.
P1160229
P1160227
P1160231
P1160232
Materials: Used tires, Wire
Location: Kunitachi, Tokyo

Mind your Head in Tape

Hard corners above garbage disposal space for apartment block made more visible with tape.
P1110505
P1110504
Materials: Electrical tape
Location: Mitaka, Tokyo

Playground Safety in Cans

Tops of athletic bars in playground capped with cans for safety. Cans fixed to poles with wire and sealed with electrical tape.
P1140399
P1140398
P1140396
Materials: Cans, Wire, Electrical tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Safety Rail in Wire

Wire gate fashioned of wire to protect pedestrians from short drop to carpark below.




Materials: Wire
Location: Ome, 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

Article: Framework for Neighbourhood Creative Climate - 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]