A 1908 Japanese Prison Finds New Life as a Luxury Hotel
Architect Rie Azuma transforms a Meiji-era prison into 48 luxury suites, preserving its brickwork and radial layout while opening former cells into generous living spaces Architect Rie Azuma transforms Keijiro Yamashita’s landmark 1908 Meiji-era structure into a 48-room destination, harnessing adaptive reuse as a fresh, viable strategy for cultural preservation
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