Adaptable Futures
extending the life of our built environment
Storage of gloves, dustpan and pegs, secured to string. For use at garbage collection and recycling point of low-rise multi-family housing complex. The pegs are both stored, and act as storage devices – they are ‘just strong enough’ to hold … Continue reading
Hanging wire hook for putting out the rubbish for collection. Attached to the wall with bent wire hooked over the top of the wall, the threat of swinging is constrained by threading the wire through a fastener made of a … Continue reading
A plastic grill tray halved and then fastened together with plastic twist ties (presumably) acts as a guard against rubbish hungry crows in a park in Nakano, Tokyo. When a local in the park was questioned about this, she replied … Continue reading
Metal window ledge/safety railing provides ample space for both storing cabbages (they are much sweeter when stored outside) and drying shoes. It’s inspiring to see delicious and practical use of a default safety fixture. This simple example gives us a … Continue reading
All apartments are fitted with built-in washing lines which are below the line of the railing. Unfortunately, these are too low, meaning that sheets and futons have to be hung carefully to prevent them from resting on the balcony floor. … Continue reading
Streetside storage for net used to hold community rubbish sacks on rubbish day. From Chris Berthelsen (a-small-lab)