Density isn't about huge buildings with hundreds of units! it's about many small buildings CLOSE TOGETHER--look at how much space is wasted even in NYC!
the setbacks aren't quite uniform, and the building heights certainly aren't uniform...
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The presence of any setback at all is evidence of regulatory constraints. The cheapest way to build is straight up
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unless the zoning is changing *plot by plot* on that street, then most landowners aren't built to capacity--looking at the west side of it, I see: - 2 story - 2 story - 4 story - 3 story - 4 story - 4 story - 5 story
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either 5 is the cap, but most landowners don't see the need to build to it...or the cap is even higher, and *none* of them see the need to build to it
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Japan has been loosening its zoning codes over the past few decades, so the regulatory constraints may have changed
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Especially for high-rises, but I think also for lower-rise buildings as well. Adjusting the density calculations, the slant plane rules, etc. There's an Andre Sorensen paper out there with a chart of all the changes over time that I can't find right now...
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Oh woah please post if you find it!
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