Nagoya

Nagoya, the industrial center of Japan, occupies an important transportation position, connecting Tokyo and Osaka by Shinkansen line. As an advanced developed city, the city has kept continuous but drastic metabolism for centuries. During these periods, one of the few maintained features of this city is moderate and laid-back but lacks fun to some extent. Therefore, we propose to establish a dynamic system which could replenish entertainment spaces and the lacking function for this city in a gentle way. Also, it provides an open system for urban renovation and transforms Nagoya from linear metabolism to circular metabolism.

The Dynamic System introduces HEA units. HEA is a Cantonese word which means people hang around without purpose to kill spare time. HEA units will replenish the missing entertainment function for areas in demand, gathering pedestrians and creating interesting activity, then reactivate the area.

The transportation system delivers HEA units and other units to renovate the city, and support the recycle system to keep the resources cyclic utilization.

We think cities are dynamic, but the buildings in the city are usually built to be static. Now Nagoya works like a mechanical system but it is closed so we establish a kinetic structure system to open it up. This kinetic system allows all its components to move around so it can take parts out: changing, interchanging, and growing.

Indeed, we are introducing a system that is both mechanical and open, and therefore dynamic.