In central Tokyo unexpectedly (the pandemic has cut down on seeing the city, sadly) and was struck by two beautiful things so I thought I’d share:
I passed the HQ of my friendly neighborhood logistics firm. It is in very, very expensive real estate.
The first floor has a public accessible customer service counter in case you want to e.g. give them a package.
The first floor has a public accessible customer service counter in case you want to e.g. give them a package.
This is operationally inefficient, but I love it as a statement piece:
All the execs, salesmen, accountants, etc pass drivers and customers on the way up to work every day, and they’re reminded that nothing elsewhere in the building is more important than accepting packages.
All the execs, salesmen, accountants, etc pass drivers and customers on the way up to work every day, and they’re reminded that nothing elsewhere in the building is more important than accepting packages.
Two, the thing which brought me to this part of town was a health near-miss, and so got the opportunity to visit a large hospital.
Outside of it? A large park, to whose anonymous designer I tip my cap.
Outside of it? A large park, to whose anonymous designer I tip my cap.
“Some who pass this way will get good news, and some bad, and I will put in some quiet trails and benches in the shade of a tree for people who want to mourn quietly, but I want everyone who passes to see a celebration of life and children playing.” — presumably the design brief
Sometimes the thing you need to have nice things is the will to have nice things.
(And presumably someone to say, when quoted the price of real estate in central Tokyo, “I heard the number. There will be a park.”)
(And presumably someone to say, when quoted the price of real estate in central Tokyo, “I heard the number. There will be a park.”)
“… Put a number on that?”
Probably billions.
“… Of yen?”
Nope.
Probably billions.
“… Of yen?”
Nope.
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