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<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\u25a0Public Park Restrooms in Shibuya<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The image of a public park restroom is summed up with the 4K`s, Kusai (smelly), Kitanai (dirty), Kurai (dark), Kowai (scary).\u00a0 Using the power of design to shake this image, The Nippon Foundation is in the middle of developing “The Tokyo Toilet” project in Shibuya Ward.\u00a0 We surveyed a few locations in Shibuya.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The public restrooms in Yoyogi Fukamachi Park and Haruno Ogawa Community Park have transparent walls, a totally alternative way of thinking and impractical design.\u00a0 However, with help from the latest advancements in transparent glass and dimming glass film it is possible.\u00a0 Before use, one is able to check the cleanliness of the restroom or whether someone might be hiding inside.\u00a0 Once inside and locked, the outer walls instantly transform to non-transparent glass.\u00a0 Each toilet stall is equipped with linear lighting to illuminate all corners of the stall, also doubling to illuminate the outer glass walls of the restroom so the entire facility glows like a lantern.\u00a0 In the Nabeshima Shoto Park, each toilet stall of the public restroom is covered with Yoshino Cedar, blending into the natural surroundings.\u00a0 The cedar is uplit with soft light, emphasizing the warmth of the timber.\u00a0\u00a0 Some glare is unfortunate, but the overall design reflects a sense of security.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n After surveying several public restrooms, our hope is that the recognition for comfortable and attractive public restrooms improves and they increase in numbers.\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff08Tomoya Furukawa\uff09<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u25a0Takeshiba Area<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n Four members surveyed the Takeshiba area, focusing on Waters Takeshiba, which opened in 2020.\u00a0 In the centrally located Waters Takeshiba garden, simulated moonlight shines down on the grassy lawn.\u00a0 However, if one lays down on the grass the lumineers are unfortunately bright.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n Sections of ceiling are illuminated in the image of sunlight filtering through tree leaves, for an interesting facade design.\u00a0 Also sections of exterior street lighting changes colors at certain times, so visitors can enjoy the transition of time through color changes.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n Due to rain and Covid there were not many people about and the area felt very lonely.\u00a0 This city walk was very short, but I hope on my next visit there will be more people and excitement in the area.\u00a0\u00a0(Shinichi Sakaguchi)<\/p>\r\n <\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u25a0Toranomon <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u25a0Tachikawa<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n The Tachikawa team surveyed the new shopping mall, \u201cGreen Springs.\u201d\u00a0 The concept for this facility is \u201cspace in a futuristic and cultural city where urban life and nature intersect.\u201d\u00a0 A plaza with water and greenery was built in the middle of the second floor.\u00a0 The area was still under construction, but\u00a0 cascading water was impressively designed like a runway at an airport.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n Blue bollards along one street interest with warm-colored bollards lining another street, forming an x-shape.\u00a0 At the intersection, the lights mix turning red, blue, and green for a very symbolic space.\u00a0 Artwork titled \u201cTANE\u201d, designed by the Dutch group WERC, are placed along the tree-line pathways and randomly illuminated creating a sense of rhythm while walking.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n Colored lighting is heavily used in centrally located landscaping, along with various types of fixtures.\u00a0 However, tree uplights were covered with thick foliage, only illuminating the base of the trees for an obtrusive impression of the design.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n The entrance to \u201cGreen Springs\u201d is under the tracks of the elevated monorail.\u00a0 Compared to \u201cGreen Springs\u201d,\u00a0 regular street lighting is whitish, creating an invisible boundary between old and new.\u00a0 From here, the walk to the station is brightly lit with many street lights along the way.\u00a0 Because of covid, several businesses were closed, further emphasizing the heaviness of the street lights.\u00a0\u00a0 Tachikawa is still a city under much development, but when new architectural projects are completed the city lighting should also be revised in that area.\u00a0\u3000\u3000\uff08Hikaru Kawata\uff09<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Rows of gates leading to inner shrine.\u3000Moonlight-like scene with white LED<\/p>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u25a0Kyoto<\/strong>\u3000<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n In the world today, the visual standard is dominated by instagramability.\u00a0 Even though this is a very shallow barometer, the historical temples and shrines of Kyoto are being engulfed by this raging wave, which seems to be the new standard.\u00a0 So we were curious as to how it is affecting popular tourist spots around the city, such as Fushimiinari Taisha Shrine, which is very instagramable.\u00a0 Nervously, we set off on our survey.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n However, there was no need to worry about Fushimiinari Taisha Shrine.\u00a0\u00a0 From the hand cleansing basin on our way to the main shrine, deep in the forest, we stopped to visit the Kumataka Shrine.\u00a0 From this point, there is a shrine located even deeper, a kind of secret shrine to pray to the gods.\u00a0 We wanted to see what lay in this secret area, but essentially it is a sacred area with limited human interaction.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n The lighting environment also seems to be divided at this point.\u00a0 The area most visitors use to proceed to the main shrine is designed with incandescent hanging lanterns for subtle, but comfortable light.\u00a0 From here, lighting in the sacred area filters through from in between shrine gates, like white moonlight, expressing nature in its rugged form.\u00a0\u00a0 The lighting seems to be an act of god designed by humans, a real hero of light.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff08Mutsuro Honma\uff0b Rie Uomori\uff09<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Compared to its surroundings, the Beijing Xidan Update field is much darker<\/p>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n \u25a0Beijing, China\u3000<\/p>\r\n In Beijing, we surveyed the Xidan Update Field, formally the Xidanyuan Cultural Square.\u00a0 Xidan is a central hub in Beijing and one of the oldest shopping centers in the city. The area is surrounded by shopping malls and office buildings designed heavily with facade and commercial lighting for a very bright lighting environment.\u00a0 However, several years ago a plan to overhaul the plaza with a new landscape design had positive effects on the surrounding environment which has toned down the lighting. Compared to after redevelopment, lighting before redevelopment was decorative with a flat blanket of light.\u00a0 The new lighting design is designed around functionality and the user’s sense of comfortability. However, we also found faulty craftsmanship, irregularity along wall lighting, and several places with exposed tape lights.\u00a0 Some interior lighting was also too bright with excessive glare.& We labeled facades that reflected light an accomplice to villains of light.<\/p>\r\n When I first started out in lighting design, I studied numbers and went over and over simulations, but I ignored the actual setting and environment.\u00a0 As a professional lighting designer, I found that Lighting Detectives activities are a really great place to learn about life and light outside of work.\u00a0 Tonight`s survey of the plaza revealed an exception to the Chinese nightscape.\u00a0 Next I would like to join a survey in Japan to compare nightscapes. \u3000\u3000\u3000(Yao Yuan)<\/p>\r\n \u25a0Shenyang, China<\/strong>\u3000<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n My hometown, Shenyang, originally called Mukden, is a very historical city.\u00a0 To tell the historical story of Shenyang we followed the Shenyang Circuit on our city walk.\u00a0 The Shenyang Imperial Palace is located in the middle of the Shenyang Circuit in a straight line between Huaiyuan Gate and Fujin Gate.\u00a0 Both gates are designed with the same lighting, so we will explain the design of Fujin Gate.<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n Fujin Gate is one of nine palace gates in Shenyang during the Qing Dynasty.\u00a0 The picture on the left shows the Fujin Gate illuminated with yellow and red color lighting, which has significant meaning.\u00a0 Yellow is a traditional color representing the Qing Dynasty and moral standard.\u00a0 From a defensive position along the palace walls, the yellow light also refers to a soberness and impenetrability.\u00a0 In China, red is traditionally a celebratory color symbolizing good fortune and passion.\u00a0 At one time, huge political ceremonies were held near the watch towers.\u00a0 The garden lanterns are illuminated in red to express this celebratory atmosphere.\u00a0\u00a0 Sculptures along the watchtowers are meticulously illuminated with warm light, eaves to the left and right, and the red lanterns emphasize the solemness and grandeur of the gate.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n However, the main gate to Shenyang Imperial Palace is illuminated with green colored LEDs, a total Villain of Light.\u00a0\u00a0 The path from Fujin Gate to the Shenyang Imperial Place is illuminated with yellow and red light creating a somber atmosphere, but with a sense of happiness, which is totally spoiled by the spooky green light.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n Looking at the old Mukden Palace through a new filter of light, the palace walls are grandeur, and the watchtowers have a stately beauty, both emphasized by the red lanterns, creating a very bright spot in the Shenyang nightscape.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n Festive mood of Huaiyan Gate and Fujin Gate <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Hero of Light : Lotus floating near the Broken Bridge<\/p>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n
However, the silhouette of someone inside the stall is slightly recognizable and many women do not feel entirely safe to use the restrooms.\u00a0 Some even stated that they do not think they want to use the restrooms at all.\u00a0\u00a0 A transparent public restroom is revolutionary, and we look forward to the development and improvement of\u00a0 technology.\u00a0
The walls of the public restroom in Nishihara 1-chome Park are foggy glass printed with the silhouette of trees.\u00a0 Each toilet stall is equipped with linear lighting to highlight the tree silhouette and illuminate the entire restroom, which glows like a traditional paper sliding door or a Japanese-style lantern.\u00a0 Signage lighting is very easy to understand, clearly marking the facility as a public restroom.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u3000<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a>\r\n
Toranomon Business Tower opened in June 2020. Floors, B1 to 3F are devoted to restaurants, shopping and other service business, for a total of 58 businesses.
From the 4F to 36F, all floors are office space.\u00a0 In the 1F entrance a waterfall and monument are highlighted with light of a high color temperature creating a crisp impression, very fitting for the office entrance. We labeled this a hero of light.
Walls in the vaulted space surrounding the escalators are softly illuminated with a gradation of light from concealed louver lighting. Care was taken so no light sources are visible. Light sources along the timber ceiling are carefully adjusted assuring beautiful light and shadow.We also labeled this a hero of light.
On the 3F, 26 restaurants are set in the \u201cToranomon Yokocho. Stimulating a narrow city street, the entire space is arranged around this \u201calley\u201d with linear lighting also flanking both sides. The linear light creates unity amongst each original establishment design. However it is a little too bright, negatively affecting the originality of each business design. The group was divided on whether this is a hero or villain of light.\u00a0 (Naoko Oguchi)
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Much of the interior and landscape lighting in the area was designed by LPA.\u00a0 Therefor many examples of heroes of light exist in the area.\u00a0 However, because of dim interior lighting or other faulty workmanship we also found villains of light.
At the plaza entrance a Chinese-style archway, a pailo, is illuminated highlighting the contours.\u00a0 Compared to the bright building facades in the background, the contrast is very striking.\u00a0 Only trees along the entrance pathway are uplit, so one’s eyes easily adjust once in the dimly lit plaza. Metallic materials used in the surrounding facades reflect light creating a very interesting scene. Lanterns releasing soft light dot the landscape for a design that is visually-friendly, but also illuminates dark areas creating a sense of security for pedestrians.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
Festive Mood at the Huaiyuan Gate and Fujin Gate<\/div>\r\n
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Trees uplit with green light, a Villian of Light.\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\uff08LIU Xinyu)<\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/a><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n