Posts Tagged ‘Tokyo’

Rainbow Apartments

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

These “reversible destiny” apartments in the Mitaka area of western Tokyo are quite something.  They look constructed from some kind of giant futuristic lego. Their interiors are every bit as challanging as their exteriors too, with uneven floors, hidden power sockets, oddly placed doorways and climeable walls.

Take a look at them here. And take a virtual tour here.

I’ts wonderful that something like this is commercially viable. I’m not sure what they will look like in a few decades time, but I bet they’ll still be more appealing than some of the shoebox crap I see around me.

Tokyo Time Lapse

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Have you ever stood alone at the window of a hotel room high up above a city and watched the world go by below?
If you have, watching the video below will recapture something of that experience.
Who are all those people? What are they doing? Where are they going?
In some of the shots you can see the Park Hyatt Hotel, as featured in the film “Lost in Translation”.

Visit the photographer’s, Samuel Cockedey, site here.