Designed by award winner Kazuyo Sejima,
the commuter train uses semi-reflective and semi-transparent materials
to blend into the scenery whether it's traveling through the city or the
countryside, according to a Newsweek report.
The
train "travels in a variety of different sceneries, from the mountains
of Chichibu to the middle of Tokyo, and I thought it would be good if
the train could gently coexist with this variety of scenery," Sejima
said.
Sejima founded the SANAA architecture firm with Ryue Nishizawa in 1995.
The company is known for its use of light and space.
Sejima was commissioned to design the train in honor of the Seibu Group's 100th anniversary.
The company owns Seibu Railways, which operates train service around Tokyo and Saitama prefectures.
Among
Sejima and Nishizawa's notable designs are the New Museum of
Contemporary Art in New York; the Serpentine Pavilion in London; the
Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne, Switzerland; the Toledo Museum of
Art's Glass Pavilion in Toledo, Ohio; and the Christian Dior Building in
Omotesando in Tokyo.
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