Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Toyo Ito has created a public toilet within three mushroom-shaped blocks as his contribution to the Tokyo Toilet project.
Ito's distinctive toilet was built to replace a previous toilet block at the bottom of a flight of steps leading up to the Yoyogi Hachimangu shrine in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
Toyo Ito has designed a mushroom-shaped toilet in Tokyo
The Japanese architect broke his facility into three cylindrical blocks that are topped with overhanging dome-shaped roofs to create a form "reminiscent of [the] mushrooms" that grow in the forest surrounding the nearby shrine.
The Japanese architect aimed to design a calm, welcoming facility that would encourage people to use the public toilets.
The block is broken into three small buildings "I didn't want to use public toilets as much as I could, even as a man," said Ito.
"Therefore, this time, I would like to try a casual design that can be used calmly and with peace of mind."
Each of the cylindrical blocks is covered in pale pastel tiles
The largest central mushroom is attached to the back wall of the site and contains an accessible toilet.
Freestanding blocks on either side contain two cubicles for women and a cubicle and pair of urinals for men.

All three were clad in bands of red, pink and white tiles that extend onto the floor of the facility.
The roofs of the blocks are raised above the walls to allow natural light and air into the toilets.
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