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

Lost and Found Fence

Fence as lost and found display for key.

Lost and Found Fence
Lost and Found Fence

Materials: Fence
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo

Lost and Found Fence

Fence as makeshift and adequate lost and found center.

Lost and Found Fence
Lost and Found Fence

Materials: Fence

Location: Akishima, Tokyo

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

Peg Storage

Pegs stored on car park railing grate.


Materials: Fence
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo

Umbrella Storage

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

Bike Lock Storage

Front fence as bicycle lock storage.
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Materials:Fence
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]