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

Hose Storage

Functional adaption of park tree for maintenance equipment storage in a run-down apartment complex just off the high-fashion avenue of Omotesando.

Hose Storage
Hose Storage

Materials: Tree
Location: Off Omotesando, Shibuya, Tokyo

(Originally posted on Tokyo-DIY-Gardening.org)

Kindergarten Signage on Bush

Signage for a local kindgarten play-day makes use of a bush in a local park.

Kindergarten Signage on Bush
Kindergarten Signage on Bush
Kindergarten Signage on Bush
Kindergarten Signage on Bush
Kindergarten Signage on Bush

Materials: Laminated Paper, Plastic Twine, Tree
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Ashtray in Plastic Bag

Tree and plastic bag form an easily disposed of ashtray in a local park.

Ashtray in Plastic Bag
Ashtray in Plastic Bag
Ashtray in Plastic Bag

Materials: Plastic Bag, Tree
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Rubbish Bin in Tree

You feel like a litter bug dropping your empty can on the ground.
Not so if you leave it in a tree.

Rubbish Bin in Tree
Rubbish Bin in Tree

Materials: Tree
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo

Tree as Dump

The tree closest to the road becomes the default dumping ground for rubbish from the rest of the site. A convenient and easy to spot landmark.

Tree as Dump
Tree as Dump

Materials: Tree
Location: Tachikawa, 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

Heavy Duty Hanging Garden

Large plastic laundry hook serves as support for a large hanging planter.
P1160951
P1160950
Materials: Hook, Tree
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Akishima Hanging Garden

Tree branch supports small pot plant.
P1160947
P1160948
P1160946
Materials: Tree Branch
Location: Akishima, Tokyo

Tree as Temporary Storage

Glasses hung on a tree during an impromptu rugby match.
P1160235
P1160234
Materials: Tree
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]