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

Spray Bottle Storage Fencing

Grid-like wire fencing works well as storage for outdoor-use spray bottles.

Spray Bottle Storage Fencing

Materials: Fence
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Tree Storage System

Tree in use as a storage system for outdoor cleaning implements.

Tree Storage System
Tree Storage System
Tree Storage System
Tree Storage System

Materials: Tree
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Watering Can Storage on Spade

Storing a watering can upside-down on the end of a spade makes it easy to find next time, and keeps the inside clean and dry.

Watering Can Storage on Spade
Watering Can Storage on Spade

Materials: Spade
Location: Hamura, Tokyo

Ball Storage in Breeze Block

A breeze block acts as simple and effective storage for a single baseball.

Ball Storage in Breeze Block

Material: Breeze Block
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Bush as Helmet Storage

Helmets are stored on bushes outside the Okutama fire station/environmental agency. Probably helps dry off the sweat too.
Bush as Helmet Storage

Materials: Bush
Location: Okutama, 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

Peg Storage

Pegs stored on car park railing grate.


Materials: Fence
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo

Peg/Clip Storage

Pegs/Clips stored along streetside gate.
Peg/Clip Storage

Materials: Gate
Location: Sendagaya, Tokyo

Pipe Parts Storage in Wire

Pipe parts and odds and ends are threaded with wire for easy storage within close reach/view.
threaded wire storage

Materials: Wire
Location: Sendagaya, Tokyo

Cardboard Box Storage in Tape and Board

Wooden board leant on airconditioner and affixed with tape completes the transformation of dead-space to storage space.
Cardboard Box Storage in Tape and Board
Cardboard Box Storage in Tape and Board
Cardboard Box Storage in Tape and Board

Materials: Wooden Board, Tape, Duct Tape
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Pamphlet Holder in Laundry Hook

The problem of how to carry around all those extra sales pamphlets that your boss gives you is solved with a laundry look hung from the side of the cart.
Pamphlet Holder in Laundry Hook
Pamphlet Holder in Laundry Hook
Materials: Laundry Hook
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Stabilzing Pamphlet Stand

Packing straps stabilze a pamphlet stand at a local railway station.
P1170522
Materials: Packing Strap
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Umbrella Storage

Umbrella storage/drying on residential fence.
P1170516
Materials: Fence
Location: Hachioji, Tokyo

Bicycle Basket Storage

A bicycle basket placed in the back of an apartment complex bicycle shed used to store (unwanted) odds and ends.
P1170048
Materials: Bicycle Basket
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Bike Lock Storage

Unneeded/Unused bike locks stored above ground, on the supports of the bike parking shed of an apartment complex.
P1170046
P1170047

Materials:
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Three Uses for the Gas Meter

(1) A place to store brooms and the bicycle pump. (2) An umbrella stand. (3) Garden rubbish bin and garden implement storage.

P1170014
P1170015
P1170016

Materials: Gas Meter
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Broom Storage in Twine and Wire

Brooms are hung from a construction of wire and plastic twine.
P1160977
P1160979
P1160978

Materials: Wire, Plastic Twine
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Sensor Light Extension Cord Tidy in Duct Tape

Sensor light extension cord tidied up with duct tape.
P1160937
P1160936
Materials: Duct Tape
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Tied Up

Bicycles and plants secured with heavy duty electrical wire tied to hooks and window grill.
P1160892
P1160893
P1160894
P1160895
Materials: Electrical Cord
Location: Nakano-Ku, Tokyo

MP3 Player Holder in Rubber Band

A rubber band acts as a simple holder for an MP3 player.
DSC08150
Materials: Rubber Band
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

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]


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]

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 Jared Braiterman is a great inspiration [LINK]

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

Treepolis by Christoph Rupprecht inspires me with investigations into informal green space, cities, and urban ecology with a focus on Australia and Japan [LINK]

Everyday Structures by @alanwiig is another fine site in the same vein [LINK]