I find @solderpunk 's style of writing engrossing, even if I'm not super invested in the topic at hand, such as this one.

Metabolism in architecture

🍀 gritty

Jan 10 · 4 months ago · 👍 skyjake, stack, norayr, skf

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🚀 stack · Jan 10 at 02:35:

That sent me down the rabbithole... Check out some photos:

— https://www.uniqhotels.com/nakagin-capsule-tower/

The units are tiny and have everything one needs: a telephone with a curly wire, a reel-to-reel recororder...

🍀 gritty [OP] · Jan 10 at 02:40:

@stack wow that is pretty neat

🍄 Ruby_Witch · Jan 10 at 10:57:

@stack @gritty There's a good video about the tower here that was recorded just before it was demolished:

— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SwvtBxxp2w

👻 mediocregopher [...] · Jan 10 at 10:58:

This particular post from solderpunk inspired me to finally read The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander, which had been on my list for a while. It ended up being one of the best books I've ever read, and iirc it also talk about the Nakagin towers (and why they didn't succeed). Highly recommended if anyone is interested in this kind of thing.

🍀 meidam · Jan 10 at 15:56:

If anyone wanted the gemini version of that link to the same text.

— Metabolism in architecture