Stylehivers have an eye for modern design and one of our most popular bookmarks is the Reversible Destiny Loft. Designed by Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins, this creative duo have designed an unusual apartment block based in Mitaka, a suburb of Tokyo. The apartment block consists of brightly painted lofts that look like a cross between a plastic toys and a McDonald€™s playpen. The intense bright colors are meant to attack your sensory abilities, but that is just the beginning.
The designers believe that people, especially the elderly, should not be in too much comfort €“ they should have a physically challenging environment to stimulate their senses while invigorating them. Thus, the inside of these lofts have lopsided floors to challenge balance, strangely located light switches to challenge memory and small veranda doors that challenge flexibility. There must be something to this, as the Japanese are known for their longevity. Additional design inspiration for the project for arousing the senses comes from Helen Keller. What: Reversible destiny lofts as physically challenging homesWhere: ReversibleDestiny.orgWhere In The Hive: bookmark/912Who: 8 people have hived Reversible Destiny Lofts, Honeybee was the first to add it to the HiveTags: lifestyle, modern design, japan, tokyo, apartments, reversible destiny lofts, home
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