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2. Nakagin Capsule Tower - Wikipedia

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   Nakagin Capsule Tower. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building[ a ] was a mixed-use residential and office tower in the upscale Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa. Completed in two years from 1970 to 1972, [ 1 ]: 388 the building was a rare remaining example of Japanese Metabolism [ 2 ]: 105 alongside the older Kyoto ...

3. Metabolism (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Metabolism (architecture) The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo displayed small apartment units (capsules) attached to a central building core. Metabolism (Japanese: メタボリズム, Hepburn: metaborizumu, also shinchintaisha (新陳代謝)) was a post-war Japanese biomimetic architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural ...

4. Cheap Rentals for Chinese Youth: Capsule Apartments Out ... - AOL

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   In a world of rising rental prices, shrinking square footage and fewer amenities, it's borderline shocking that China's infamous capsule apartments aren't cutting the mustard. Designed primarily ...

5. Bedspace apartment - Wikipedia

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   Bedspace apartment. A bedspace apartment (Chinese: 牀位寓所), also called cage home (籠屋), coffin cubicle, or coffin home (棺材房), is a type of residence that is only large enough for one bunk bed surrounded by a metal cage. [1]: 23 This type of residence originated in Hong Kong, and primarily exists in older urban districts such as ...

6. The World's Smallest Apartment Gets a Tenant - AOL

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   Ever think about living in a cramped, windowless room with a wire roof? No, not like a battery cage chicken, more like, a 25-year old Chinese woman named Zhang Qi. Her insanely-tiny apartment is ...

7. Capsule hotel - Wikipedia

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   Capsules in Tokyo Capsule hotel in Warsaw, Poland.The lockers are on the left of the image, while the sleeping capsules are on the right. A capsule hotel (Japanese: カプセルホテル, romanized: kapuseru hoteru), also known in the Western world as a pod hotel, [1] is a type of hotel developed in Japan that features many small, bed-sized rooms known as capsules.