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Urasando

Tokyo · Sendagaya · Japan

Urasando

hidden gem
ArchitectureCulture photo spotgoogle verified
~10 min
easy
8/10
best: morning, afternoon
contemplative, adventurous
A local would say...

Industrial designer Marc Newson applied the same aesthetic philosophy he uses for luxury jets and concept cars to create a public toilet that looks like it landed from the future.

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Marc Newson's Urasando toilet transforms a utilitarian necessity into sculptural art, with flowing curves that feel more like a contemporary art installation than public infrastructure. The sleek, monolithic form seems to emerge organically from the urban landscape, its seamless surfaces reflecting Newson's signature biomorphic design language. You'll find yourself studying the building's sensuous contours, marveling at how something so functional can feel so unexpectedly beautiful. This is public architecture at its most thoughtful—proving that even the most humble civic functions deserve world-class design.

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