Shigeru Ban creates see-through public toilets in Tokyo

The toilets are made from 'smart glass' that turns opaque when the cubicles are occupied

Published: August 20, 2020 09:13 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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A man attempts to look past opaque glass of an occupied toilet cubicle designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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A man walks past a transparent toilet at Yoyogi Fukamachi Mini Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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An interior view of a transparent toilet. Image Credit: AFP

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A man inside a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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A man uses a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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A woman stands in front of a transparent toilet at Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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A general view of a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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The toilets are made from 'smart glass' that turns opaque when the cubicles are occupied. Image Credit: AFP

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A woman takes pictures of a transparent toilet at Yoyogi Fukamachi Mini Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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A man uses a transparent toilet at Haru-no-Ogawa Community Park in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Image Credit: AFP

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Pedestrians are seen past a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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A general view of a transparent toilet designed by Shigeru Ban. Image Credit: AFP

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