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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.
![shiro03.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/06/shiro03.jpg)
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.
![shiro05.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/06/shiro05.jpg)
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
![shiro06.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/06/shiro06.jpg)
structure: Steel-frame building
site area: 194.26 sqm
building area: 78.17 sqm
total floor area: 166.79 sqm
![shiro04.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/06/shiro04.jpg)
![shiro02.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/06/shiro02.jpg)
![shiro07.jpg](http://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2008/06/shiro07.jpg)