THEORY OF ARCHITECTUREPOSTMODERN STYLE:

NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWERFACULTY: AR.RUHI MAM

DIP.ARCH:2,SEM:4ITM-SAAD,VADODARA

BY; AMANRAJ PARMAR:139820362512KRISHA SHAH:139820362528

AR. KISO KUROKAWA

NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER• LOCATION: Ginza, Tokyo, Japan• CITY(Neighbourhood): Japan• ARCHITECTS: Kisho kurokawa architects & associated• YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION: 1970-1972

PROJECT TEAM:-• STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: Gengo Matsui + ORS• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERD: Electrical Equipment Planning Laboratory• GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Taisei Corporation• CONSULTANTS: Daimaru Design & Engineering Divison(capsule manufacturer)

BUILDING STATISTICS:-• SITE AREA: 442sqmt• BUILDING AREA: 430sqmt• TOTAL FLOOR AREA: 3091sqmt

STRUCTURAL DETAILS:-• Structural steel frame partly encased in concrete max of 140 capsule

units(prefabricated) 11-13 stories including 1 basement.

MATERIAL DETAILS:-• CAPSULE EXTERIOR: Steel With Sprayed paint Finish• CAPSULE INTERIOR: Steel Capsule With Cloth Ceiling & Floor Carpet• TOWERS: Structural Steel Frame• LOWER LEVELS: Fair-Faced Reinforced Concrete

PURPOSE:-• The Nakagin Capsule Tower is a mixed use Residential & Office Tower.

FEATURES:• The First Capsule Architecture Design• The Capsule as a room inserted into a mega-structure, but for actual

use• It realizes the ideas of metabolism exchangeable & recycleable• The prototype of sustainable architecture• Originally designed as a capsule hotel to provide economical housing for business-men working late in central Tokyo during the week

CONCEPT :-

CONCEPT:-

• Nakagin Tower Based of his sustainability Concept called “METABOLISM” encasing his vision of an architectural movement representative of organic growth & restructuring within building.• It is earthquake-resistant & recyclable.• It uses space wisely & has a slender design, Which is beneficial for the Growth of society.

METABOLISM:-

• The architectural philosophy, very vibrant during 1960s• The group’s work is often called technocratic & their designs are

described as avant-grade with a rhetorical character• Many Japanese architects including kisho kurokawa were leading the

movement• To develop a building system that is able to both cope with the problems

of our rapidly changing society,& maintain stabilized human lives• To create dynamic environment that could live & grow by discarding its

outdated parts and regenerating newer, more viable elements-exchangeable & recyclable-sustainable architecture

PLANS OF THE CAPSULE:-

SECTION:-

ELEVATION:-

CONSTRUCTION:-• Each capsule is tied to one of the concrete cores with only four high-

tension bolts: two each on the upper & lower sides. That means that every unit is removable &, by updating the capsules, the whole system would be renewed.• The capsule measures 7.5ft x 12.5ft x 7ft, & is built of welded light-

weight steel frames-identical to the structure & size of a shipping container-& covered with galvanized rib-reinforced steel panels finished with a coat of kenitex glossy spray.• There is a Plexiglas porthole window on each capsule 4-1/4 ft in

diameter.

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