Architecture as a political statement

[Tiassa]

The "Toilet Revolution" has begun.

The politics of the revolution are amusing, I suppose, as they include bathrooms made of candy that give children treats for flushing, but more relevant to architectural considerations is the toilet-shaped home of South Korea's "Mr. Toilet", Sim Jae-duck:

Haewoojae, reputedly the world's only toilet-shaped house, is near Seoul, South Korea, and commemorates this month's inaugural meeting of the World Toilet Association. (Photo: Ahn Young-Joon/AP)​

I ... um ... ah ... er ... yeah. Bring on the lucie. Power to the pee-pee!

 

[Diode-Man]

That is the oddest thing I've ever seen.... too bad I dont live there!

 

[weed_eater_guy]

He should install a fountain directly in front of the house that shoots a continuous arc of water into the center of the "bowl", you know, just for fun. There cound be a pool in the "bowl" to collect the water and pump it back to the fountain, but more importantly, the water streaming into that pool would make the all-important trickling sound, you know, loud enough to make the neighbors constantly wet their beds at night!

 

[cosmictraveler]

Looks more like a bidet!

 

[ThinkingMansCrumpet]

FLW's "Falling Water' (pardon the pun) had its critics in its day and now it's a modernist icon. Swings and roundbouts.

 

[DJ Erock]

There's always been symbolism and politics intertwined with architecture. I'm just not sure what you're trying to say by building a toilet house...