A family of architectural pavilions by Japanese architects and artists has appeared in the urban cityscape ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, courtesy of Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tok...
Describing the concept as a ‘treasure hunt’, Estuko Watari, Watari-um director and executive committee chair of Pavilion Tokyo, explains: ‘It is summer 2021, a year in which the world is changing dramatically during the pandemic. In this same year, these mysterious pavilions, which are hard to imagine existing, have appeared in the city of Tokyo.’
She adds: ‘The city has always had such memorable scenes in it. This project aims to create a new story of the city.’ Many of the pavilions – displayed until 5 September – are loosely scattered around the newPhotography: Kazuyo Sejima & Associates Among them is Go-an, a teahouse created by architect Terunobu Fujimori. Visitors climb through a hole cut into the façade of grass and crawl-through door in traditional tearooms. After visitors have slipped off shoes, ladder-like stairs lead them to the top floor, complete with a washi lantern and direct views of Kuma’s wood and plant-packed stadium.
‘A tea house requires otherworldly characteristics,’ says Fujimori. ‘Once you climb up and enter through the narrow and dark crawl-in entrance, you see completely different scenery.’ Meanwhile, two floating Cloud Pavilions – one positioned among the greenery in Yoyogi Park and the other at Takanawa Gateway Station – were created by architect
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