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

Wire on Packing Strap Hook

Bent scrap wire attached to packing strap stabilizer for drainpipe forms a simple hook.


Materials: Packing Strap, Wire
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo

Breeze Block Outdoor Sponge and Hose Storage

Breeze blocks form a simple storage set for sponges and a hose.




Material: Breeze Blocks
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Breeze Block Shelves

Breeze blocks support shelves in suburban green house.



Material: Breeze Blocks
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Coat Hanger Sandal Storage

Wire coat hanger bent into shape for outdoor sandal storage. Hung on string tied to beam.



Material: Coat Hanger, String
Location: Ome, Tokyo

Wire Rack Planter

Wire rack support/drainage for planter, attached to post + wooden base remains.



Material: Wire Rack
Location: Ome, Tokyo

Breeze Block Planter Garden

Front-of-house planter garden fashioned from breeze blocks. Note broken block wedged into drain to secure planters in front of breeze blocks. Note also that holes in breeze blocks are filled in with dirt and used to support the plant trainers spanning the width of the garden.



Materials: Breeze blocks
Location: Ome, Tokyo

PET Bottle Seed Storage (?)

Seed holder fashioned from an empty PET bottle. Holes drilled in bottom to for protection from moisture (If you know what this is, please leave a brief comment).



Materials: PET Bottle
Location: Ome, Tokyo

Pot Plant Shelf in Wire and Plastic

Shelf for outdoor pot plant garden constructed from wood and wire. Drip protection from attached plastic sheeting.





Materials: Wire, Plastic Sheet
Location: Ome, Tokyo

Awning Support in Wire

Awning for side-of-house pot-plant garden supported by wire.



Materials: Wire
Location: Ome, Tokyo

Blind Support in Wire

Outdoor hanging blind attached with wire.



Materials: Wire
Location: Ome, Tokyo

Safety Rail in Wire

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




Materials: Wire
Location: Ome, Tokyo

Structure Support in Wire

The supporting post of the front door overhang braced up by wire secured to the ground by a nail in the concrete slab. Poured concrete addition to stabilze.



Materials: Wire, Nail, Concrete
Location: Ome, 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]