PUBLIC



2020   Space Design


HMW create the tension between public and private to blur the boundary?



A public toilet is one of the required conditions for creating a healthy public space, which in itself is a symbol of a rich public characteristic.

In this project, at the site in between the main boulevard and the campus street, we proposed a 'Public Toilet' for everyone and a 'Public Roof' that extends and connects to the surrounding context.

Together with the existing elements, this architecture frames the landscape to give meaning to the mere in-between space and creates the human-scale space under the roof, which gently connects the boulevard to the street, blurring the boundary between the outside and the inside.

The creation of the public toilet on the university campus is the university manifesto to “open up” the education system to society.






Public Roof, Public Toilet



Site Analysis

Site Plan: create tension between public and private


Framing the space to create the  visual connectivity


Lighting: blurring the boundary


CREDIT:

Collaborator: Junya Yokoyama
Model Making: Yuki Kadowaki, Shintaro Takagi
© 2022 Yu Uchikura
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