Project Overview
The Tokyo Toilet Project, initiated by The Nippon Foundation in 2020, reimagined 17 public restrooms in Shibuya, Tokyo, enhancing accessibility, hygiene, and urban aesthetics through innovative designs by world-renowned architects.
Key Architects and Their Sites
- Tadao Ando: Designed the transparent restroom at Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park, featuring adaptive privacy technology.
- Shigeru Ban: Created the toilet at Yoyogi Fukamachi Mini Park, incorporating sustainable paper-tube structures.
- Sou Fujimoto: Developed the design for Shoto Park, emphasizing transparent panels and open community interaction.
- Kengo Kuma: Responsible for Ebisu Park West, using timber lattices for natural integration with greenery.
- Fumihiko Maki: Crafted the restroom at Sendagaya Children's Park with modular, child-friendly elements.
- Kazuyo Sejima: Designed Nabeshima Shoto Park's toilet, characterized by curved stainless steel for seamless urban flow.
- Toyo Ito: Innovated the facility at Yoyogi-Hachiman Community Park, focusing on fluid forms and light diffusion.
- Marc Newson: Contributed to Ebisu Park East, blending futuristic minimalism with ergonomic functionality.
