DARUSHIMO

“In theory, more capsules could be plugged in or removed whenever needed. The idea was to create a completely flexible system, one that could be adapted to the needs of a fast-paced, constantly changing society. The building became a symbol of Japan’s technological ambitions, as well as of the increasingly nomadic existence of the white-collar worker.”

This building is an historic iteration of technological living. It holds negligible meatspace use-value, so now it will exist only as an image in architecture books. (The internet forgets everything old—not because it wants to, but due to a deficit of want.)