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Haito City

TowerDude

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A great track from a Korean insturmental artist

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HAITO CITY
The plight of gentrification

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Ah, there you are, welcome to "More than Less" a small café in an abandonned animal slaughterhouse. The owners Miko and Kaiba were keen to keep the buildings identity alive and do a very partial renovation

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Haito is nothing special, it doesn't have a skyline a part from a few towers, most buildings are old and have only been partially renovated

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But it is somewhat of an unlikely attraction for instagramers, tourists and bloggers alike

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Many artisans, independant artists or small thrift stores populate the district

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Far away from the glass towers of the center, Haito might be one the best places to go to feel an unspoken side of Oka's history?

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But by looking at the people who live here, it seems Haito is prone to a phenomenon we call gentrification

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The Main avenue is changing

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Inside the buildings, new workspaces are being designed, "coworking", startups, hubs etc.. all that's associated to gentrification

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Take this building, the Saiza building became a "working hub" but kept it's old identity by keeping the signs

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But for how long ? The Haito Peninsula project is now open, and is proof international investments are interested in this part of the city..




I loved walking around in Haito, it's fresh and alternative, but the world catches up on these oasis', such is the truth of the asian capitalist city, where the place you grew up will not exist anymore soon.

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I think I've said something about gentrification and the city before. It might be controversial at first place but I find that gentrification itself can be beneficial to the city, one of the example being giving the city itself its own culture and atmosphere. Remember that I saw one old single home between modern contemporary buildings and apartments that simply because people decide to stay at the gentrified area which is really interesting

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On 2/15/2019 at 1:24 PM, ulisse said:

Fantastic pictures. Good job

Thanks ulisee for commenting here :)

On 2/16/2019 at 6:07 AM, MerydianEmperor said:

Just awesome, really immersive experience you created a real-city atmosphere, thanks for sharing

Thank you  very much! I'm happy you enjoyed the immersive side I tried to capture

On 2/16/2019 at 6:31 PM, Tonraq said:

Looks nice, I like it 

Thanks carl :)

On 2/16/2019 at 6:48 PM, Namiko said:

I think I've said something about gentrification and the city before. It might be controversial at first place but I find that gentrification itself can be beneficial to the city, one of the example being giving the city itself its own culture and atmosphere. Remember that I saw one old single home between modern contemporary buildings and apartments that simply because people decide to stay at the gentrified area which is really interesting

You're right Dryan it can be controversial at times, but it keeps the city alive and evolving

On 2/20/2019 at 6:00 AM, jmsepe said:

Time to bring in hot money from Teiko to that peninsula. 

You wish JM ;) ;) ;) ;)

On 2/20/2019 at 12:27 PM, The British Sausage said:

Those dark gray roof-tiled houses look really amazing!

Good entry.

Thanks! I use to have lot's of Japanese houses, but settled on these ones that look older and somewhat unique

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