could an uncomfortable home extend life? arakawa + gins put architecture to the test

Arakawa and Gins wondered what the body might do if architecture kept interrupting that certainty. / © 2018 Estate of Madeline Gins | image by Norihiro Uenolearning how to inhabit space againTheir first permanent architectural work is a demonstration of that interruption. That connection became central to Arakawa and Gins’ architecture. Site of Reversible Destiny, Yoro Park, Japan, 1993-95 | image via Reversible Destiny Foundationinside the Site of Reversible DestinyYoro can feel playful at first glance. The Reversible Destiny Office, added in 1997, places another uneven maze underfoot and repeats its pattern across the ceiling.