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Nakagin Kapuseru Tawā (Nakagin Capsule Tower)
Nakagin Capsule Tower
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DESIGNER
 
 
Kisho Kurokawa

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LOCATION
 
Continent
Asia
Nation
Japan [Nihon/Nippon]
Isle
Honshū
Region
Kantō
Prefecture
Tōkyō
Town
Tōkyō
Special ward
Minato [Minato-ku]
District
Shinbashi
Address
Showa-Dori Ave.
 
 
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TYPOLOGY
 
ARCHITECTURE
Residential buildings
Multiple dwelling
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CHRONOLOGY
 
Project
1970    
Realisation
1972
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AWARDS
 
1997
World Heritage of Modern Buildings and Sites, DOCOMOMO International (Documentation and Conservation of Modern Architectural Movement)
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THE BUILDING IN CINEMA
 
Title
  The Wolverine
Directed by
James Mangold
Nationality
USA
Year of production
2013
Cast
Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Famke Janssen, Will Yun Lee
Building's role
Marginal
Nakagin Capsule Tower, Nakagin Kapuseru Tawā, Kisho Kurokawa, Wolverine, Tokyo, Japan
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BIBILIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
 
 
Cristiana Chiorino, "Cronache di demolizioni annunciate", Il giornale dell'architettura 52, giugno 2007, "Restauro" p. 15
"Nakagin Capsule Tower Building, Ginza, Tokyo", Domus 520, marzo/march 1973, pp. 3-5
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DIMENSIONAL
DATA
 
Floors
13 aboveground
Number
140 capsules
Dimensions
capsule m. 2,3 x 3,8 x 2,1
Surface
building sq.m. 429,51
floor sq.m. 3.091,23
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STAFF
 
Project
Kisho Kurokawa
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