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    Nakagin Capsule Tower Looks to be From the Future, But Probably Won't Make it There
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    12/24/08

    In reply to Nakagin Capsule Tower Looks to be From the Future, But Probably Won't Make it There
    The residents are probably tired of spending their whole lives in the "spin" cycle.
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    12/24/08

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    Hey guys this made it on the front page of YAHOO!
    Good Job.
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    12/24/08

    In reply to Nakagin Capsule Tower Looks to be From the Future, But Probably Won't Make it There
    kind of a depressing place to live, like a human ant farm. There is that built in phone, which is very "2001: A Space Odyssey" though.
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    12/24/08

    In reply to Nakagin Capsule Tower Looks to be From the Future, But Probably Won't Make it There
    This really is an iconic building and it would be a shame to see it go. It really has to be one of best examples of an architectural movement that had influence far beyond architecture. But as Gibson said, "the street finds its own use for things" and it wouldn't be a very "organic" movement if it didn't allow for growth and decomposition. I'd love to see it brought down and a new, modern(er) take on it put in its place.
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    12/24/08

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    12/24/08

    @SWAK_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: Someone watched the Secret Life of Machines on the BBC or Discovery.
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    12/24/08

    In reply to Nakagin Capsule Tower Looks to be From the Future, But Probably Won't Make it There
    I like the dichotomy of the futuristic exterior with the obviously dated 70's interior. Take a note kids. That's genius right there.


    Art Vandelay is getting jealous...

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    12/24/08

    @Jrsy says Merry F-Mas to the dbag who stole his dad's car: well actually the interior looks like a dated 70s view of the year 2000...
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    12/24/08

    @segamanxero: well Kisho must have been right in his predictions of the future - he made the interior "iPod white" before there was even an iPod!


    Seriously though, I think the primary reason the interior looks dated is because of the electronics. The layout and design are simple enough and follow that form-follows-function minimalism that underlies the design principles. Take out the old phone, radio and TV and replace them with an LCD TV with iPhone dock and put an Apple Macbook Air on the desk instead of that bigass calculator and I'm sure it would look a lot better.

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    12/24/08

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    Two words. Washing Machines.
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    12/24/08

    @cymbalrocks: Beat me to it, my first thought before reading the title was "Who is throwing away all of those washing machines? They look like good industrial ones..."
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    12/24/08

    @cymbalrocks: One word: dryers. Those sideways washing machines are too expensive.
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    12/24/08

    @alexmg2420: But they're so much better for your clothes.
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