Takenosuke Sakakura’s design, named Andon (after a Japanese type of lantern) which replaces a former toilet in Nishihara Itchome Park, will be illuminated at night to make the park a more inviting space.
"By constructing a facility that is bright and open in the limited space of the site, we hope to improve the image of not only the restroom but the entire park."
Takenosuke Sakakura
Outside, the building has three doors to go into three unisex toilets, enough to ensure a reasonable wait time, within a regular rectangular element. Inside, the walls are finished with frosted glass, silk-screened with trees.
Project description by Takenosuke Sakakura
Andon Toilet
The former restroom in Nishihara 1-chome were uninviting and rarely used.
We thought it was important to create a facility that not only fulfills the basic requirements of a public restroom, such as having enough toilets to ensure a reasonable wait time, but offers a unique appeal that encourages more people to use the facility.
By constructing a facility that is bright and open in the limited space of the site, we hope to improve the image of not only the restroom but the entire park.
We hope that the restroom will illuminate the park like andon, or lanterns, creating an inviting public space for the visitors.
