Tato Architects and Dot Architects are among six studios that created pop-up pavilions at the Kyoto Art Center to examine the various prohibitions that apply to privately-owned public spaces in Japan.
Called Kagerou Village the installation includes pavilions designed by Tato Architects, Martinez Barat Lafore Architectes, Ludwig Heimbach, Hiroshi Kato, Sven Pfeiffer and Dot Architects.
Each of the pavilions is designed to encourage an activity that is often banned in privately-owned spaces
The project's supervisor, architectural historian Taro Igarashi, commissioned the pavilions as part of the Kenchiku Symposium, which take place in a rarely-used courtyard of the art centre, a former school building in Kyoto's Kimono district.
Catering to various activities that are prohibited or considered taboo in public spaces, the six pavilions each provide safe spaces for napping, "dangerous play", bird feeding or kissing. They are  designed to trigger a conversation around how the rules of public spaces can be subverted. Martinez Barat Lafore Architectes designed an entry pavilion for the installation

"In this village that appeared and disappeared like a mirage, the thought was not 'do not do'. Instead it became 'what if we do",'" explained Yo Shimada, founder of participating practice Tato Architects.
"While an exhibition is a specific scenario, hopefully it becomes an opportunity to rethink the approach to public space from now on."
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