Sixteen creators participated in a major project that drastically changed the convention of public toilets. The book introduces seventeen toilet facilities through photographs, drawings, and data, along with extensive interviews with and contributions from those involved. Participating architects and creators include Tadao Ando, Toyo Ito, Tomohito Ushiro, Masamichi Katayama, Kengo Kuma, Junko Kobayashi, Takenosuke Sakakura, Kashiwa Sato, Kazoo Sato, Nao Tamura, NIGO®, Marc Newson, Shigeru Ban, Sou Fujimoto, Miles Pennington, and Fumihiko Maki.

 

Contents

■ INTRODUCTION
Public Toilets That Everyone Can Use Comfortably

■ THE TOKYO TOILETS
Shigeru Ban,Masamichi Katayama / Wonderwall®,Nao Tamura,Fumihiko Maki,Takenosuke Sakakura,Tadao Ando,NIGO®,Kengo Kuma,Kashiwa Sato,Toyo Ito,Kazoo Sato / Disruption Lab Team,Tomohito Ushiro,Marc Newson,Miles Pennington / UTokyo DLX Design Lab,Junko Kobayashi,Sou Fujimoto

■ PROJECT DESIGN
Original Pictograms to Accompany Diverse Users and Buildings
Kashiwa Sato
Maintenance of THE TOKYO TOILET

■ CONCEPTION AND CONSTRUCTION
THE TOKYO TOILET:Raising Awareness and Inspiring Hearts and Minds
Koji Yanai (Project Initiator/Sponsor)
Addressing Familiar Social Issues without Overlooking Them and Never Giving Up
Jumpei Sasakawa (The Nippon Foundation)
Aiming to Change Attitudes toward Public Toilets
Ken Hasebe (Shibuya Ward)
Public Toilets as Spaces Symbolizing Kindness
Shinsuke Yoshida (TOTO LTD.)
Experiencing the Boundless Possibilities of Architecture
Keitaro Takebayashi (DAIWA LIFENEXT)

■ SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION
Quiet Spots in Busy Tokyo
Wim Wenders (Film director)

■ DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS

■ LOCATION MAP

■ CREDITS

 

Author: Tami Okano (Text), Satoshi Nagare (Photo)