Tokumitsu Taanto Public Restroom

Interior Design Award Winner.
Awarded for Good Interior Space and Exhibition Design.

Tokumitsu Taanto Public Restroom
by Nobuaki Miyashita

Awarded April 15, 2025
CLIENT: Life Housing Co., Ltd.,
23.098

Tokumitsu Taanto is a public restroom interior located in Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan. The room covers 25 square meters and has a ceiling height of 2.90 meters. More than 3,000 gold leaf tiles cover the walls. Each tile is a 200 millimeter square porcelain tile with a textured surface, finished with hand-applied Kanazawa gold leaf. The tiles are set against a dark background, and indirect lighting is arranged to reveal the reflective quality of the gold. The design applies a traditional Japanese craft to a contemporary public space.

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