Tomorrow is not Today

STUDIO 22 CAPRICCIO, FOLLY, CITY

TOMORROW IS NOT TODAY @ WEST SHINJUKU

BY JOCELYN WONG

PROLOGUE 1. THE CHOSEN SITE- FUKUTOSHIN AREA 2. THE BACKGROUND ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT

CITY 1. REFLECTING 2. DRAWING EPILOGUE 1. APPENDIX 1:CAPRICCIO & FOLLY 2. APPENDIX 2:DIARY BIBILOGRAPHY

01.

THE CHOSEN SITE: FUKUTOSHIN AREA

The chosen new city is the central area located in the Fukutoshin Area headquarters skyscrapers, historical hotels, and the Tokyo Metropolita abashi Purification Water Plant. After the relocation of the plant, the site development happened and until now it is still under change. The reas suggests the fast changes in our daily lives and the built environment, Instead, a site or a building no longer has a purpose to serve and bec people to make fast changes and works around the existing site.

Fukutoshin Area

Park

Chosen Site

a. Being a local major commercial area with lots of high-rise business an Building. Just Over 50 years ago, the site area was used to be Yode was being replanned and redivided. Since then, fast and rapid son for choosing the site is because after understanding its history, it which challenges the adaptability and space flexibility in architecture. comes useless and is being demolished, the newly built system allows

West Shinjuku Impression

East Shinjuku Impression

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The Background Project New Tokyo Town Hall

By Arata Isozaki

PERSPECTIVE

SECTION

PLAN

Arata Isozaki’s New Tokyo City Hall 1962

01.

REFLECTING

The project tomorrow is not today is inspired by Arata Isozaki’s quotes and his project City in the Air. With his suggested idea of architecture only lives for a fleeting moment and understanding the rapid development over the just over 50 years in the Fukutoshin area, it is persuading to believe the existing skyscrapers will sooner or later be eliminated and rebuilt for a new change; as it has been a common practice to most of the Japanese historical buildings.

Reflecting on why architecture is believed to be not long-lasting as each of them serves for a specific purpose and once the purpose is no longer dominant, the architecture became useless and a new change is demanded. Apart from accepting the fact that the city is destined to be destroyed and fearing the future demolition of the erected building, we can make the best out of the present time by aiming to make architecture more adaptable and flexible to changes. Creating architecture that does not only serve one single purpose and has a fixed setting, but makes it easily changeable and customizable.

The new city is the mega modular interconnected system installed into the site.

The structure is created according to the combination of grid systems of the Yodabashi water plant and current land distribution. The shapes of the modules are inspired by Kenzo Tange’s Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building to apply a more uniform architectural language to the city. The structure consists of numerous lift cores that have different heights and their heights are according to the nearby skyscraper, allowing adequate breathing and expansion space between buildings and cores. The three different levels of pedestrian walkways allow better accessibility for transporting. The structure is designed to respect the currently existing buildings and perhaps one day might even be used as a historical trace to the current situation.

The adaptability of the project is the changeable location of the modules as long as they are connected to a lift core or another modular and changeable modular setting. (Please refer to the Modular Guidelines) The changeable modular settings provide a wide range of flexibility to people such as the customizable exterior walls, the easy changeable interior walls, etc. Comparing a skyscraper to a modular unit, modular units are more independent and allow easier and faster reconstruction without interfering with the other modular unit. Ironically, with the fast-changing culture and the rapid development in Japan, this project will always stay uncompleted and always set to be refined for better changes.

Tomorrow is not today but today makes tomorrow.

“Our contemporary cities…are destined to live only a fleeting moment. Give up their energy and return to inert material. All of our proposals will be buried. And once again the incubation mechanism is reconstituted. That will be our Future”

"Tokyo is hopeless…I am leaving everything below 30 meters to others. If they think they can unravel the mess in this city, let them try. I will think about architecture and the city above 30 meters. An empty lot of 10 square meters is all I need on the ground. I will erect a column there, and that column will be both a structural column and a channel for vertical circulation."

Arata Isozaki

02.

DRAWINGS

TOMORROW IS NOT TODAY ISONOMETRIC VIEW

Isonometric View

View From A Modular

View From Nearby Building

North West Perspective View

TOMORROW IS NOT TODAY MODULAR GUIDLINES

ONLNE SHOP

SYSTEM PROLIFERATION

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INTERCONNECTED CORE SYSTEM

LIFT CORES

90M ABOVED GROUND 70M ABOVED GROUND 15M ABOVED GROUND

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

FIELD EXTENTS

EXISTING SKYSCRAPPERS

MODULAR LIFT CORE SYSTEM

02 ELEVATOR

GOODS

UTILITIES

FURNITURE

WALKWAY FOR ACCESSIBILITY

CONSUMABLES

REAL ESTATE

MODULAR CORE MIXED USAGES

03 RESIDENTIAL

DINING

SPORTS COMMERCIAL

INDUSTRIAL

ENTERTAINMENT

GREENERY

POLITICAL

MODULAR OPTIONS

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MODULARS CONNECTED TO THE LIFT CORE SYSTEM

OPTION F

OPTION D

OPTION B

OPTION E OPTION C OPTION A

MODULAR A

05 ROOF MEMBRANE

ROOF + CEILING HONEYCOMB PATTERN

TRACK FOR WALL SLIDING

CUSTOMIZABLE WALL

STRUCTURAL COLUMN

CHANGEABLE WALLS

MODULAR B

06 ROOF MEMBRANE

ROOF + CEILING HONEYCOMB PATTERN

TRACKS FOR WALL SLIDING

CUSTOMIZABLE WALL

CHANGEABLE WALLS

STRUCTURAL COLUMN

MODULAR C

07 ROOF MEMBRANE

ROOF + CEILING HONEYCOMB PATTERN

TRACKS FOR WALL SLIDING

CUSTOMIZABLE WALL

CHANGEABLE WALLS

STRUCTURAL COLUMN

MODULAR D

08 ROOF MEMBRANE

ROOF + CEILING HONEYCOMB PATTERN

TRACKS FOR WALL SLIDING

CUSTOMIZABLE WALL

CHANGEABLE WALLS

STRUCTURAL COLUMN

MODULAR E

09 ROOF MEMBRANE

ROOF + CEILING HONEYCOMB PATTERN

TRACKS FOR WALL SLIDING

CUSTOMIZABLE WALL

CHANGEABLE WALLS

STRUCTURAL COLUMN

MODULAR F

10 ROOF MEMBRANE

ROOF + CEILING HONEYCOMB PATTERN

TRACKS FOR WALL SLIDING

CUSTOMIZABLE WALL

CHANGEABLE WALLS

STRUCTURAL COLUMN

WALL TYPES FACADE

11 STANDARD WALLS TYPES

WALL WITH ADVERTISEMENT WALL WITH ENGRAVES WALL WITH PANELINGS

WALL WITH WINDOWS GLASS PANELS BALCONY

PAINT + TEXTURE FINISH

CUSTOMIZABLE WALLS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PREORDERED & EXTRA CHARGES MAY INCLUDED

WALL TYPES

12 PAINT + TEXTURE FINISH

STANDARD

MATERIAL: WOOD CONCRETE BRICK COLOUR: 360 COLOURS TO CHOOSE FROM FINISHES: ROUGH SMOOTH COATED HEIGHT: FIXED WIDTH: FIXED

MATERIAL: WOOD CONCRETE BRICK GLASS

BALCONY

STANDARD

COLOUR: 360 COLOURS TO CHOOSE FROM FINISHES: ROUGH SMOOTH COATED HEIGHT: @120CM CUSTOMIZABALE WIDTH: CUSTOMIZABLE

WALL TYPES

13 WALL WITH WINDOWS

CUSTOMIZABLE

GLAZING: SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE COLOUR TINT: 10 COLOURS TO CHOOSE FROM SIZE AND SHAPE: CUSTOMIZABLE HEIGHT: ACCEPTABLE RANGE 20CM-250CM

GLASS PANELS

STANDARD

GLAZING: SINGLE DOUBLE TRIPLE COLOUR TINT: 10 COLOURS TO CHOOSE FROM HEIGHT: FIXED WIDTH: FIXED

WALL TYPES

14 WALL WITH PANELINGS

CUSTOMIZABLE

MATERIAL: WOOD ALUMINUM CONCRETE COLOUR: 50 COLOUR TO CHOOSE FROM TEXTURE: SMOOTH ROUGH COATED HEIGHT: FIXED WIDTH: CUSTOMIZABLE PANEL ORDER: VERTICAL HORIZONTAL DIAGONAL

WALL WITH ENGRAVES

MATERIAL: WOOD ALUMINUM CONCRETE ENGRAVE PATTERN: CUSTOMIZABLE COLOUR FINISH CUSTOMIZABE

CUSTOMIZABLE

ENGRAVE THICNESS CUSTOMIZABLE ENGRAVE WALL REQUIRES A LONGER PRODUCTION TIME NEEDED TO BE PREORDERED BY ONE MONTH AHEAD

WALL TYPES

15 MATERIAL: WOOD ALUMINUM CONCRETE LIGHT BOX TV MONITOR ADVERTISEMENT: CONTENT IS REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED BY THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL

WALL WITH ADVERTISEMENT

HEIGHT: CUSTOMIZABLE WIDTH: CUSTOMIZABLE

CUSTOMIZABLE

WALL WITH ADVERTISEMENT REQUIRES A LONGER PRODUCTION TIME NEEDED TO BE PREORDERED 2 MONTHS AHEAD

INTERIOR WALLS

16 CONNECTOR

MADE OUT OF POLYCYSTIC WRAPPED AROUND A MAGNETIC STRIP

CHANGEABLE:

SLIDING WALL

WALLS CAN BE ORDER ONLINE / PURCHASE IN PERSON AT A STORE / TRADE WITH SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTRE

DIY YOUR PROPERPTY

CONNECTING WALLS

DESIGN YOUR PLACE ACCORDINGLY WE PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES AS WELL! LET US KNOW

STANDARD WALLS

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ITEM NUMBER: 0003 CUSTOMIZABLE

ITEM NUMBER: 0002

ITEM NUMBER: 0001

THIRD QUARTER WALL

HALF WALL

STANDARD WALL

PLEASE SCAN TO PURCHASE

STANDARD WALLS

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ITEM NUMBER: 0006 CUSTOMIZABLE

ITEM NUMBER: 0005

ITEM NUMBER: 0004

220CM WALL

160 CM WALL 120 CM WALL

PLEASE SCAN TO PURCHASE

STANDARD WALLS

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CUSTOMIZABLE

ITEM NUMBER: 0009

ITEM NUMBER: 0008

ITEM NUMBER: 0007

PETS WALL

COUNTER WALL

THE DOOR WALL

PLEASE SCAN TO PURCHASE

STANDARD KITCHEN SET

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STANDARD WASHROOM SET

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RESIDENTIALMODULAR DESIGN EXAMPLE

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OFFICE MODULAR DESIGN EXAMPLE

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WALL CHANGING PROCEDURE

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1.

2.

IT’S TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE

DISCONNECT CONNECTOR FROM WALL

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4.

SLIDE THE WALL OUT FROM THE CEILING TRACK

ALIGNING THE NEW WALL WITH THE CONNECTOR

5.

SECURELY CONNECT THE WALL USING MAGNETIC FORCE

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