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off Pod – Renovation of the Nakagin Capsule Tower

Fifty years ago, the Nakagin Capsule Tower was designed in anticipation of the information society, envisioning a life of mobility in both work and dwelling. It can be seen, in retrospect, as a residential prototype for the nomadic worker. Today, we enjoy near-instant access to vast flows of information through mobile devices—yet this freedom is often accompanied by a sense of suffocating saturation. In such a hyper-connected age, spaces that sever connection become newly valuable. The capsule’s interior, isolated like a pod adrift in an ocean of data, offers freedom precisely because nothing reaches it. Through disconnection, it becomes a space where one can reclaim a deeper, more autonomous sense of freedom.

Program: Accommodation
Project Type: Renovation
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Completion: December 2026
Design: Teitakusubako
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