Two tiered gardens constructed from plastic planting shelves and old computer desk. Plot made of breeze blocks and plastic planks.
Materials: Breeze Blocks, Shelves, Computer Desk, Planters
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Small space + oversize auto = reflective parking tape on a dangerous corner.
Materials: Reflector Tape
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Bag of concrete mix on small building site turned into easy dispenser by threading strap over temporary construction barrier.
Materials: Pole, Strap
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Marble strips support and allow drainage for pot plant decoration outside of local clinic.
Materials: Marble
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
With the completion of a new rotary/taxi stand the route straight out of the station, to the convenience store and up the main street was cut off – necessitating a 2-3 minute detour around the side. For the time scarce suburban commuter this is not obviously not acceptable.
The state of the shrubbery is evidence of the foot-made solution – two well worn paths between the bushes leading in a straight line from the bottom of the stairs to the convenience store. Rule-abiding minds have attempted to discourage this use by placing traffic cones in the way, but to no avail…..
Materials:
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Train timetable on small izakaya wall helps patrons get home in timely fashion, saving them taxi fare and saving the bar staff from having to deal with stragglers.
Materials: Paper
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Sign stabilized against wind with water filled PET bottle.
Materials: PET Bottle
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Cigarette marketing in a DIY/guerilla style outside a convenience store.
Materials: Paper
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
Oranges secured with wire to metal ashtrays act as effective and colourful birdfeeders – adding life, scent and song to suburban Tokyo.
Materials: Ashtray, Wire, Plastic Pole
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Trees decorating the entrance are stabilised with plastic twine and string
Materials: Plastic Twine, String
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo
You feel like a litter bug dropping your empty can on the ground.
Not so if you leave it in a tree.
Materials: Tree
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo
Signage requesting low volume usage of radio/CD players in the park.
Materials: Laminated A3
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo
Streetside storage for net used on rubbish day.
Materials: Shopping Basket, Plastic Twine, S-Hook
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo
Signage in subway station warning of purse-snatchers.
Materials: Duct Tape, Laminated A4
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo
Community saftey signage in subway station – watch out for purse snatchers, “Ore Ore” sagi, and break-ins.
Materials: Duct Tape, Laminated A4
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo
Pot plants along footpath used as bicycle parking.
Materials: Pot Plants
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo
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]
Garden built on parking area – constructed of planks and breeze blocks. Notice that the garden is actually an aggregation of pot plants, which look like a cohesive whole due to rotting autumn leaves. Superb.
Materials: Planks, Pots, Breeze Blocks
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Tree trained to grow away from power pole with a steel rod and scrap wood. Rod affixed to tree with wire.
Materials: Wood, Steel Rod, Wire
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
