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

Rubbish Center Instructions

Non-burnable rubbish sign and instructions.
How do the axillary instructions get proposed, formulated and approved? What is the flow of information? Who are the stakeholders and what do they value? What is given priority?

Rubbish Center Instructions
Rubbish Center Instructions

Materials: Laminated A4
Location: Setagaya, Tokyo.

This example is a note for a pamphlet on “”Hand Made Aspects of Mass Produced Housing”. Subscribe to my somewhat-frequent letter HERE if you want to keep in touch easily.

Watch out for purse-snatchers in laminated A4

Signage in subway station warning of purse-snatchers.

Watch out for purse-snatchers in laminated A4
Watch out for purse-snatchers in laminated A4

Materials: Duct Tape, Laminated A4
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo

Community Safety Signage

Community saftey signage in subway station – watch out for purse snatchers, “Ore Ore” sagi, and break-ins.

Community Safety Signage

Materials: Duct Tape, Laminated A4
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo

A3 Station Signage

Clarification signage in laminated A4.

Bilingual Station Signage

Materials: Laminated Paper
Location: Shinjuku Station, Tokyo

Laminated Signage

Laminated signage held together with plastic ties.

Laminated Signage

Laminated Signage

Laminated Signage

Laminated Signage

Materials: Laminated A4, Plastic Ties
Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo

Don’t Play Here

A4 sign signalling a no-entry zone at rugby training.

Don't Play Here

Materials: Laminated A4, Plastic Twine
Location: Hino, Tokyo

Don’t Feed the Cats

Sign ordering residents not to feed stray cats, or dump unwanted ones.

Don't Feed the Cats
Don't Feed the Cats
Don't Feed the Cats

Materials: Laminated A4, Plastic Ties
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]