Tag Modularity

Composed of repeatable, modular elements.

Sky House ✖️ Kiyonori Kikutake

archsynopsis sky house kiyonori kikutake

Sky House ✖️ Architect: Kiyonori Kikutake ➕ Location: Tokyo, Japan ◾️Year: 1958 🟰 Annotations: A- stair B- movable bathroom  C- open plan space (living room & master bedroom) D- exterior corridor/ engawa E- movable kitchen F – 1958 – bedroom…

Prada Transformer ✖️OMA

Prada Transformer OMA drawing

Prada Transformer ✖️ Architect:OMA ➕ Location: Seoul, South Korea ◾️Year: 2007-2009  🟰 Annotations: A – hexagon. Fashion exhibitionB – rectangle. CinemaC – cross. Art exhibitionD – circle. Special eventE – translucent membrane Temporary structure picked up by cranes and rotated…

Capsule House K  ✖️ Kisho Kurokawa  

Capsule House K Kisho Kurokawa drawing

Capsule House K  (Kurokawa’s own countryside home) ✖️ Architect: Kisho Kurokawa ➕ Location: Nagano Prefecture, Japan ◾️Year: 1971 🟰 Annotations: A – outdoor staircase descending to the entrance B – main staircase C – kitchen capsule D – capsules with spherical…

Nakagin Capsule Tower ✖️ Kisho Kurokawa

Nakagin Capsule Tower Kisho Kurokawa drawing

Nakagin Capsule Tower ✖️ Architect: Kisho Kurokawa ➕ Location: Tokyo, Japan ◾️Year: 1972, demolished 2022 🟰 Annotations: A – prefabricated capsulesB – central cores (vertical circulation) ➗Drawings:  cross section diagram floor plan diagram aerial view

Nomadic Museum ✖️ Shigeru Ban

Nomadic Museum Shigeru Ban drawing

Nomadic Museum ✖️ Architect:  Shigeru Ban ➕ Locations: Santa Monica. New York. Tokyo. Mexico City ◾️Years: 2005 – 2007 🟰 Annotations:A – shipping containers B/C – PVC membrane D – tubular cardboard structureE – recycled wood ➗Drawings:  facade and cross section axonometric view eye…