modern things metamorphose

Tokyo Studio summer 2014

The 29th floor

East Tokyo is becoming a fertile ground for residential towers which exceed the normal scale of the city. These consist of a typical floor plan stacked as high as possible. The urban landscape is redefined by these massive repetitive vertical planes taking hold of the sky. Although stacked typical floor plans are not a new concept, the ratio between the floor perimeter to the building’s hight offers a never before seen opulence to the generic facade. Beyond a certain hight, residents sharing the same floor in the city cannot be considered as having a relation to the ground level as they are too far apart. At this point, the floor is characterized by enough common conditions that allow to regard its members as a family. For example, the residents of the 29th floor share the same horizon, same time riding the elevator, confrontation with the strong winds and the specific weather conditions along with the presence of the flickering red lights.
It is with this thought in mind that I decided to create the following documents.
The first contomplates the 29th floor in the city as a “Field”. The second document, the “Metamorphosis” offers a festival organized by the 29th floor members as a way to strengthen their communel ties and to become a visual expresion to their bond.
Finaly, the “Surface” document is a homage to the painting by David Hockney, “Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy” (1970-1971).