Sou Fujimoto designed the toilet inspired by the idea of a fountain, its organic shape develops an open-air scheme with smooth lines, allowing people of different ages and statuses to visit the area easily.
The design has a shape with a large recess in the center containing wash basins of various heights in one element, a small place where everyone from children to the elderly and all kinds of people can gather to wash their hands, drink water, and talk with each other.
The design has a shape with a large recess in the center containing wash basins of various heights in one element, a small place where everyone from children to the elderly and all kinds of people can gather to wash their hands, drink water, and talk with each other.
Toilet in Shibuya, Tokyo by Sou Fujimoto. Photgraph by Sou Fujimoto Architects.
"It is one vessel for everyone. It can be said that public toilets are a water source in the city, a fountain in urban life.
I would like to propose a new way of public space as a place where people gather around water.
We propose a hand washing space as a public water facility that is open not only to people who use the toilet but also to a variety of people with various purposes."
I would like to propose a new way of public space as a place where people gather around water.
We propose a hand washing space as a public water facility that is open not only to people who use the toilet but also to a variety of people with various purposes."
Sou Fujimoto
