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

Recycling Bottle Caps

Plastic basket secured to fence with peg provides a spot to place bottle caps to add recycling. Small tag attached with twist-tie makes purpose clear.

Recycling Bottle Caps
Recycling Bottle Caps
Recycling Bottle Caps
Recycling Bottle Caps

Location: Nagoya
Materials: Plastic Basket, Peg, Plastic Twist-Tie

Rubbish Bin Protection in Plastic Grill Tray

A plastic grill tray halved and then fastened together with plastic twist ties (presumably) acts as a guard against rubbish hungry crows in a park in Nakano, Tokyo. When a local in the park was questioned about this, she replied “I don’t know, people around here make stuff and leave it here….” – Thanks to Jared Braiterman from Tokyo Green Space for pointing this out as we left the park.
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Materials: Twist Ties, Plastic Grill Tray
Location: Nakano-ku, Tokyo

Organic Decoration

Out of season fox face tied to a tree add a splash of colour to a central Harajuku street (thanks to Jared Braiterman from Tokyo Green Space for pointing this one out).
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Materials: Fruit, Twist Ties
Location: Harajuku, 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]