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Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo - Concrete Brutalism, Brutalist Architecture Model: Mini 039

Name: Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo - Concrete Brutalism, Brutalist Architecture Model: Mini 039
Brand: spaceplay
SKU: 1242422674
Price: 96.84 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (28 reviews)

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Made by spaceplay
Materials: Medium: Concrete
Width: 5 centimeters

Height: 9.5 centimeters

Depth: 3.5 centimeters

Model 039_Nakagin Capsule Tower – Miniature Concrete Model
Hand-cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory.

Some buildings feel like they were built for the future, and then the future moved on without them. The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo, designed by Kisho Kurokawa and completed in 1972, was the flagship of the Metabolist movement. Its twin concrete towers were fitted with 140 detachable living capsules, each with its own round window. It was radical, futuristic, and deeply human in scale. Though demolished in 2022, it remains one of the most celebrated visions of post-war Japanese architecture.

This model focuses on its modular character. The clean lines of the towers, the rhythm of the capsules, and the iconic porthole windows had to translate at a small scale. I worked carefully to preserve the feeling of stacked repetition and the uniqueness of its form.

A small cast of one of the most visionary buildings of the 20th century.

Features
• Solid cast concrete, individually hand-poured
• 9.5cm high, 5cm wide, 3.5cm deep (approx)
• Laser-etched cork base with building name
• Comes gift-boxed for the perfect concrete gift
• Designed, modelled, and finished in the UK

Made for those who visited it, studied it, or admired it from afar as a symbol of Metabolist ambition. This model is a keepsake of a building that showed us how architecture could adapt, change, and imagine a different kind of city life.

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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.

Please note:

My concrete sculptures are individually hand cast in solid concrete. This means that each piece will have distinctive markings and minor blemishes due to air bubbles in the concrete. This is a natural part of the material and will mean that no two pieces are ever exactly the same.

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Returns & exchanges accepted within 30 days
Cost to ship: $8.30
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