jayKayEss » architecture http://blog.jaykayess.com I can't wait to stop using the default template. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:48:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 This is so incredibly tacky and awesome http://blog.jaykayess.com/2007/04/28/this-is-so-incredibly-tacky-and-awesome/ http://blog.jaykayess.com/2007/04/28/this-is-so-incredibly-tacky-and-awesome/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:15:22 +0000 jayKayEss http://www.jaykayess.com/archives/473 1.jpg

It looks like a cross between a breast implant and an iPod. “They have decided to build this big thing, and named it Galaxy Building, in one of the areas of Moscow. Construction costs exceed $300 million, but there are plenty investors interested in participation.” But why does it have to sit on top of a cloverleaf? I did some Googling, but can only find a handful of blog entries, each with the same photos.

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Kisho Kurokawa’s “Capsule Hotel” was designed in the early 70′s to be a place for harried Japanese businessmen to crash during the work-week. Each “capsule” is a modified shipping container that provides sleeping and bathing facilities for one person. The capsules are attached with four high-tension bolts and were designed to be replaced individually for easy maintenance.

Unfortunately the hotel is now facing destruction, and the United Nations refuses to list it as an International Landmark. This is also not the first time I’ve heard of housing being made from old shipping containers.

But really… who could resist a hotel room with a built-in reel-to-reel tape deck?!

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