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tokyo mega block / sumida micro blocks

Within the dense, circuitous urban fabric of Tokyo, Japan, a new type of development typology has emerged: the mega block. As we address the needs of multiple generations and environmental sustainability, we aim to preserve the character of the site and pedestrian life. Sumida [micro] Blocks are a network of spatial and programatic connectors to mediate between the riverfront housing development and existing urban fabric. This network can morph, evolve, and grow over time so that elevated and carved greenways will ‘link’ a new public zone with a sense of community while inventing a new ‘mega block.'

challenge [mega] block typology
elevated + carved greenways sketch
aerial axon of riverfront proposal linked to existing city with greenways
cross section through sumida river
elevated greenways weaving through tokyo urban fabric
elevated greenway
carved greenway
tokyo mega block / sumida micro blocks
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tokyo mega block / sumida micro blocks

elevated + carved greenways

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