Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo

£45.00

Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo

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A Metabolist legend, finely detailed in concrete by Spaceplay.

Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo

Name: Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo
Brand: Spaceplay
SKU: MINI_039
Price: 45.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£45.00

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Hold onto a lost future with a concrete model of the capsule tower. Whether you visited, studied it, or dreamed of living in a capsule, keep its dream alive.

Made to order and shipped within 30 days

Designed and made in my UK studio

Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift

Express processing available for UK orders

Shipping

All Spaceplay models are made to order and are usually made and posted within 30 days.

All orders are sent using a tracked postal service, and you’ll receive tracking details once your model has been posted.

UK orders usually arrive within 3 working days after posting. International orders usually arrive within 8 working days after posting, although customs and local postal services can sometimes cause delays.

If you need your order for a specific date, please let me know before ordering and I’ll do my best to help.

UK customers can also select Express Shipping at checkout to have their model made and posted within 8 days.

Returns

You can return unused and undamaged items within 30 days of delivery for a refund, excluding return postage costs.

If your model arrives damaged, faulty, or incorrect, please email me within 14 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the issue. I’ll arrange a free replacement to be made and posted to you.

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Building Information

Location: Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Kisho Kurokawa
Completed: 1972
Status: Demolished in 2022

Brief Overview:
The Nakagin Capsule Tower was a pioneering example of Metabolist architecture, designed to allow prefabricated capsules to be added, removed, or replaced over time. Though the concept was never fully realised in practice, its radical design made it a global icon. Demolished in 2022, it continues to inspire architects, designers, and dreamers around the world.

Making my concrete model

Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo

It was built to change over time, and instead it became a legend. The Nakagin Capsule Tower miniature concrete model captures Kisho Kurokawa's 1972 landmark of Japanese Metabolism in Tokyo. Its prefabricated capsules, with round porthole windows, were bolted to concrete cores and designed to be swapped out over time. The swap never happened, and the tower was demolished in 2022, but it remains a global icon. This concrete model of the Nakagin Capsule Tower keeps the stacked capsules and portholes at 9.5cm, a piece of concrete art for a desk, shelf or studio table. It's made for architects, Tokyo lovers, design students, and fans of Brutalist and Metabolist architecture, and it's a gift for anyone who mourned its loss. Each one is hand-cast in solid concrete.