Osaka

For most people, Osaka is a warm and vibrant city, yet as a part of Japan, it is also facing a crisis of increasing suicide rates, which causes us to ponder. The high density of the population in the mega-city also estranged individuals, and the overabundance of urban life has led to a gradual numbing of sensibility and a loss of connection and self-identity with those around us, which we call “alienation”.

Looking back at the history of Osaka, we can see that in the old rural life, the relationships between people were structured as a collective network, and the influence of one individual on another contributed to the affirmation of self-worth. In those days, the pace of life was slow, and people would do their own gardening, grow their own vegetables, take care of every corner of the house, and spend more time interacting and sharing the beauty of life with those around them.

In the face of urban alienation, we choose to give the power of returning to our sensibility in the hands of individuals. We intend to create a group of small, selective urban spaces in the sky and bring nature back into the city. Here, once people get bored with their existing surroundings, they will be free to move their houses and experience a new life in another neighborhood. Everything in the new city will be built by people themselves, including furniture, house extensions, and the ability to transform their homes and neighborhoods as they wish.

By providing Osaka with a completely opposite scene, atmosphere, and sensory experience, we hope to awaken people's passion for the city and for life, to return to their sensibility, and to find themselves again.