Overview
Sou Fujimoto gutted a 300-year-old inn into a vertical void, with contemporary artworks built into the fabric.
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Shiroiya Hotel is a hotel in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. It is an art destination. Its predecessor, the Shiroiya Inn, was a long-established inn with 300 years of history, a former purveyor to the Imperial Household Agency, loved by famous people such as Nogi Maresuke and Mori Ogai, but it closed in 2008.
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Founded / opened：2020 Architect / artist：Sou Fujimoto Highlights / collection：Piping sculpture running through the atrium, Works by Leandro Erlich Genre：Architecture, Contemporary art
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