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The Architect · Haruto · Tokyo

Yanesen Design Walk (SCAI The Bathhouse)

Yanaka · design · Free

The building conversion is honest — they kept the tile, the height, the chimney stack. The spatial quality of the old bathhouse is why the art looks so good inside.

A 200-year-old sento bathhouse converted into one of Tokyo's serious contemporary galleries. The contrast of tiled heritage and contemporary art is total.

— Haruto, The Architect
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