Art Square and Neighborhood
MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIO
On visiting Towada, it struck this pair of architects that “With snowflakes in winter, the petales.of cherry blossoms in spring, dappled sunlight through trees in summer, falling leaves in autumn, and artworks dotted around the streets, there is always something dancing in the city’s clear air,” and they expressed this vision in a set of benches consisting of overlapping pieces of stainless steel. Sitting there, we too can experience fragments of the seasons in Towada reflected mirror-like in the seats, in a work that reminds us of familiar environments, and the beauty in the ordinary.
Photo: Oyamada Kuniya
MOUNT FUJI ARCHITECTS STUDIO
Design studio established in 2004 by Harada Masahiro and Harada Mao. While focusing primarily on architectural design, their design practice ranges in scale from urban reconstruction plans for the disasterstricken area of Tohoku to product design using traditional techniques. Representative works include houses such as XXXX (2003), Tree house (2009), PLUS (2009), and House by the Sea (2013); as well as the multifamily Seto (2013), the educational facility teracoya THANK (2013), Roadside Station Mashiko (2016) and TRUNK HOTEL (2017).
2010
Stainless steel
1350×330×45 cm（Single unit 45×45×45 cm）
