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Loo with a view: transparent public toilets installed in Tokyo parks – The Guardian
Amenities designed so prospective users can inspect their cleanliness from the outside
It sounds like the worst kind of anxiety dream a public toilet cubicle that appears to offer the promise of blessed relief, but which on closer inspection turns out to be entirely see-through.
That, though, is the design feature behind several toilets that recently opened in public parks in Tokyo.
The transparent toilets, created by the Pritzker prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban and more than a dozen other leading designers, are made from coloured smart glass that turns opaque when the cubic…
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