Invisible train Kazuyo Sejima

Designer Kazuyo Sejima [Kazuyo Sejima], working on the draft of the new trains that were not previously involved in the creation of trains - it is actually an architect, winner of the Pritzker Prize, often called the "Nobel Prize for architects." But the Japanese are very fond of their trains and constantly trying to invent something unusual. Japanese high-speed trains and maglev traditionally put speed records. Now, the Japanese decided to outdo all and appearance of compositions.




Kazuyo Sejima decided that being in a train for the passengers to be as comfortable as they feel comfortable in their own home - so that "did not train transport for passengers, and a place where they want to go." Also, it is very interested in the opposite problem of designing a building, always standing in one place, and trains moving in space.

Train should be at a variety of landscapes, and the designer thought it would be great to get him to be in harmony with any of them. Thanks partly mirrored surface and streamlined appearance of the train must be "converted" into a part of his entourage.

But to illustrate the design competition of the future trains, conducted in 2014, which was attended by specially amateurs:

























Seibu Railway Company, Ltd. - A major Japanese private railway operator and the central company Seibu Group group involved in public transport, real estate, retail, and other industries. the company's lines connect the central part of the Japanese capital Tokyo, with the cities of Saitama Prefecture. The company also owns an extensive network of bus routes and taxis.


The first train Seibu 101 Series of 1969.