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Shiro by 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori

Built in 2006 but not published before, Shiro is a hair salon in Fukui, Japan, by architects 1980/Takuya Hosokai + Hiromasa Mori.

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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.

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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

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structure: Steel-frame building
site area: 194.26 sqm
building area: 78.17 sqm
total floor area: 166.79 sqm

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