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The shit building
When I went the first time to Asakusa and saw the Asahi Beer headquarters, my imagination told me that the strange sculpture on top of the building could be a “drop of beer”, because it’s golden and it looks like a drop? But a friend told me that the french artist who created the sculpture designed it to be a “flame”. My guess was far from right.
After some time I realized that Japanese have a nickname for this building. They call it “the shit building” (うんこビル) because it looks like the shape how Japanese/mangakas usually draw shits.
What do you see, a shit? a beer drop? a flame? a tarako? a spermatozoid?
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Comments
raindrop
06 December, 2007
Stark is the name of the designer.
he is controversal in France too.
For example he designed a remote that was shaped like a Scepter for Thomsom.
But then, Thomson took away the remote because TV sales plummetted.
It is said because the remote was shaped like a sex-toy….
see by yourself:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Phillipe-starck-001.jpg
sheerblade
06 December, 2007
^ People will use anything now adays.
Brad
06 December, 2007
I always called it the “Sperm Building”.
Tadashi
06 December, 2007
I see a wavy daikon or a golden hitodama
theshadow99
07 December, 2007
I have to agree with Brad… My first thought is ‘golden sperm’ on seeing it… With the effect of beer on procreation it’s probably even topical for a brewery… ^_^
Locksley McPherson Jnr
07 December, 2007
LOL! it just looks disgusting!
Adriaan
09 December, 2007
Yeah, worst design ever. I passed that building many times and always thought it was the logo for a company promoting fertility or something.
henry
10 December, 2007
Philippe Starck designed this building, the interior is incredible. However, i must say it does look like someone pinched a chimp on top of it.
kirai
11 December, 2007
I’ve never been inside, I should go inside next time. Thx henry.
JAPANESE_SUCK_CHINESE_COCK
16 December, 2007
IT IS THE SHIT BUILDING BECAUSE CHINESE PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN LOADS OF BIG SHITS IN THAT BUILDING. OR IS IT JUST CHINESE PEOPLE TAKING HUGE LOADS OF SHIT IN JAPAN?
haha
14 May, 2008
My grandmother and my cousins live near that area, and my brother always called it うんこビル but I heard from my dad that it was supposed to be a torch… to commemorate the Olympics or something.