Sou Fujimoto brutalist concrete hotel in Maebashi
Sou Fujimoto’s brutalist concrete hotel revival transforms Maebashi Sou Fujimoto’s brutalist concrete hotel revival transforms Maebashi The revival of the brutalist concrete Shiroiya Hotel by architect Sou Fujimoto is part of Hitoshi Tanaka’s desire to turn an unassuming Japanese city into a design destination The recently completed brutalist concrete Japanese architecture of the Shiroiya Hotel in the city of Maebashi, about two hours north-west of Tokyo, is a great example of what a slow and relaxed approach to architecture can achieve. Though it took three years longer than intended,...