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torafu architects: gulliver table in tokyo midtown


'gulliver table' by torafu architects 
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japan-based torafu architects have created 'gulliver table' across the lawn of tokyo midtown
as part of an exhibition for design touch 2011 at design tide tokyo. the 50 meter (164 feet)
structure is an expanded picnic table. depending on where it is approached, 
the function of the form changes. on one end, it is a table and bench, but as it grows,
the relationship between the user and object evolves through a morphed sense of scale.
as the table top surface stretches overhead, it becomes a shelter, playground and sanctuary. 
 


the height of the table at one end is tall enough to fit people underneath 
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view from under the structure 
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table growing into a shelter 
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people using the table along different parts 
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view of top surface 
image © excite japan 
bora db
11.11.11  
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umm
Betch   11.11.11
a simple, beautiful idea, perfectly executed.
saw this when on hoilday in Tokyo, people - adults and children using/interacting with every aspect of it.
ben   11.12.11
very nice and interesting :)
Daca   11.15.11
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