Built in 2006 but not published before, Shiro is a hair salon in Fukui, Japan, by architects 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori.
Shiro means white in Japanese, in contrast to Kuro, which means black and which is also the name of the house by the same architects we published last week.
Here are some facts from Hokosai:
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“Shiro”
design: 1980 / Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori
Place: Fukui city, Fukui prefecture, Japan
program: Beauty Salon
Built: June, 2006
structure: Steel-frame building
site area: 194.26 sqm
building area: 78.17 sqm
total floor area: 166.79 sqm
June 22nd, 2008 at 11:13 pm
love the use of the envelope folding open to reveal the entrance and the reflection of the evelope’s angle at the corner’s window treatment, very nice, very clean.
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:08 am
a bit rough round the edges but quite nice…
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:26 am
I really like the shape and the use of white. What a great design for a salon that I am sure supports high end clientale.
June 23rd, 2008 at 12:28 am
love the sight lines
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:39 am
cool angles – would love to see the stylin’ that goes on inside – probably some space age coifs
June 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
nice building…clean white and simple form…great contemporary…
June 23rd, 2008 at 2:38 pm
wow! a fold from a box just to take in the main door. refreshing!
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Another cool Japanese design. Judging from what can be seen of the context, does well to turn inward but why so many stair pics and none of the business end of the shoppe?
June 23rd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
as always leave it to the japanese to make the absolute most out of a very limited space… cheers
June 24th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Beautiful, Boxfresh!….Pity about those horrible phone lines and poles!
July 1st, 2008 at 5:18 pm
lovely straight line work