Demolition of Nakagin Capsule Tower to start April 14
Demolition of the Nakagin Capsule Tower, a famed metabolist building, is scheduled to start on April 14, 2022, ending years of efforts to save the landmark structure.
Construction starts on 150m tall office tower near Tameike Sanno
Sekisui House and Nippon Life Insurance Company have officially started construction on a 150-m tall office tower near Tameike Sanno Station.
What happens to an old building that doesn't meet current fire codes?
On January 28, NHK published a piece on old ‘non-compliant’ buildings that don’t meet current fire codes. A ‘kison-futeki-kaku’ （既存不適格) or non-compliant building is one that was built to the correct codes at the time of construction, but as codes were updated over the years, would not meet current standards and could not be re-built to the exact same specifications today.
Metabolist hotel remains closed
A hotel by a famed metabolist architect on Sado Island, Niigata, looks to remain closed indefinitely. The Sado Grand Hotel was designed by Kiyonori Kikutake (1928 - 2011), one of the founders of the Metabolist architectural movement, and built in 1967.
Divide in resort areas apparent with recent land valuations
Land values in Japan’s resort areas continue to diverge as a result of the ongoing pandemic. Holiday home areas with proximity to major urban centers have performed better than areas that are heavily dependent on the currently non-existent foreign tourists.
The latest koji-chika government assessed land values as of January 1, 2022 paint a clear divide of the winners and losers over the past 12 months.
Private home converted into contemporary apartments
A 31-year old private home in Takanawadai is currently undergoing a conversion into a 4-unit apartment building. Leading the project is cooperative house developer Archinet.
Multi-block redevelopment for eastern side of Shibuya Station
On March 24, Tokyo Tatemono announced that a city planning decision had been made for the Shibuya 2 Chome Project. Nicknamed the Shibuya Regeneration Project, it spans three large blocks just east of Shibuya Station, with a total lot size of 2.9 hectares.