1R, XK, XDK, XLDK

The average size of an apartment is sixty seven square meters per household. Many agents will refer to the price of the apartment per tsubo (one tsubo = 3.3 sqm).

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ELECTRICITY METER

An electronic meter is an automatic reader that measures electricity usage and monitors power quality, communicating the data to the gateway node.

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KODAN EXPERIMENTAL HOUSING PROJECT

In the late 70s the Japanese government in collaboration with the private sector started a research on how to design housing that can last longer while being able to adapt to the changes that come with time. Kodan Experimental Housing Project (KEP) was one of those researches.

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MOKU-CHIN FIRE BELT

The great fire of 1657, the Kantô earthquake of 1923 that melted large parts of Tokyo and the world war attacks in 1945 where the wind spread the fire; these disasters among others, have taught Tokyo to move from a culture of reaction to one of prevention. It is predicted that the next earthquake will happen, when?

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NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER

The Nakagin Capsule still stands today in the neighbourhood of Giza. In oblivion, the soon to be demolished building awaits its destiny. The first of his class, capsules were a recurrent theme in Metabolism, an architectural movement of the late 50s in Japan.  A post-war opportunity to change, where theoretical and tangible projects were created based on the reshaping of the new city.

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