Believing that living in an impractical space can heighten awareness and even improve health, conceptual artists Madeline Gins and Shusaku Arakawa designed an apartment building in Japan to be more fanciful than functional. A kitchen counter is chest-high on one side and knee-high on the other; a ceiling has a door to nowhere. The effect is disorienting but invigorating: after four years there, filmmaker Nobu Yamaoka reported significant health benefits.

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Although impractical, the design of the apartment building by Gins and Arakawa may improve the well-being of the building's residents.

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Although inhabiting a home surrounded by fanciful features such as those designed by Gins and Arakawa can be rejuvenating, it is unsustainable.

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Designing disorienting spaces like those in the Gins and Arakawa building is the most effective way to create a physically stimulating environment.

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As a filmmaker, Yamaoka has long supported the designs of conceptual artists such as Gins and Arakawa.