On 1 September, the magnificent Hotel Okura in Tokyo is closing to be demolished. It will be replaced by two glass high-rises

它已经计划了一段时间，但在9月1日，壮观的大仓酒店在东京真的即将被拆除。两座玻璃塔将取而代之，取代上世纪60年代日本建筑的瑰宝。

1962年，由田上朗(Yoshio Taniguchi)领导的一支由五名建筑师组成的团队完成了这座酒店，他亲自设计了欢迎大厅。酒店当时大胆而又非常西方(读起来：现代)，但以丝绸墙面、精致的木制格子制品、特制瓷砖、地毯和照明装置装饰空间的工匠们，赋予了鲜明的日本美感。冈村是一个精心设计和执行的空间；这是一个超前的项目，也是现代日本建筑史上的一个重要部分，不幸的是，这个项目不久将不复存在。

Okura最初是为1964奥运会开幕的。具有讽刺意味的是，正是即将到来的2020场比赛促使管理层放弃并重建了备受赞誉的结构。房间将稍微大一些（在30到33平方米和48到56平方米之间），稍微多一些（从现在的408个房间到550个房间），并配备最新的小玩意、新的管道和防震设施。然而，悲观的猜测认为新Okura可能缺乏其前辈的详细、老派、工艺上的魅力。

这款新的设计已经放在了谷口的儿子YoshioTani口的手中，这是他自己的权利的成功建筑师，他的方法有利于更现代、极简、干净的线条。
建造过程中，酒店将从最初的建筑“1973年的南翼添加”中起作用。
现在，它将保持原来的外观，从主楼和酒店的餐厅临时搬迁的经典兰花酒吧，为公众提供了一次机会，让公众能够在最后一次参观那个精光的内部。

Completed in 1962 by a team led by Yoshiro Taniguchi, the Okura was bold and very Western (read: modern) for its time

The hotel's distinct Japanese aesthetic was brought to life by the craftsmen who decorated the space with silk wall coverings, delicate wooden lattice work, specially commissioned tiles, carpets and lighting fixtures

The building was completed in 1962 by a team of five architects led by Yoshiro Taniguchi

The Okura was a masterfully designed and executed space...

... a project ahead of its time and an important part of modern Japanese architectural history

The Okura was originally opened just in time for the 1964 Olympics – but it is the forthcoming 2020 games that have prompted the management to rebuild the lauded structure

The new design has been put in the hands of Taniguchi's son, Yoshio Taniguchi – a successful architect in his own right

In contrast to his father, Yoshio's approach favours more contemporary, minimalist, clean lines

While the construction takes place, the hotel will operate from the original building's 1973 South Wing addition

Until the work is complete, the hotel retain its original appearance with the classic Orchid bar from the main building and the hotel's restaurants temporarily relocated

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