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February 22, 2026AIJ Journal of Technology and Design0 citationsOpen Access

Conservation and Renovation Work of the Office and Hall of All Japan Seamen’s Union (1):overview of the Building and the Process Leading to the Renovation

TSTohru SHIRAIWASESumiko EBARATFTakako FUJIMOTO

Key Points

  • The aim is to highlight the significance of preserving unregistered postwar modern architecture through case reports.
  • Overview of the All Japan Seamen’s Union building design and history.
  • Documentation of the renovation decision-making process.
  • Discussion of preservation methodologies and case accumulation.
  • Identified the architectural importance of the Office and Hall of All Japan Seamen’s Union.
  • Provided insights into the renovation procedures of modern architecture.
  • Emphasized the need for more reports on similar renovation cases for future reference.

Abstract

There are still not many academic reports on cases where privately owned postwar modern architecture that are not registered as cultural properties and have been completely renovated. In order to preserve and maintain more modern architecture in the future, it is essential not only to discuss methodologies, but also to accumulate reports of similar cases that can be referred to. This paper reports the overview of the Office and Hall of All Japan Seamen’s Union designed by Masato Otaka and completed in 1964, and its process toward the decision making of the renovation project.

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SHIRAIWA et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699a9ceb482488d673cd2a3ahttps://doi.org/10.3130/aijt.32.499
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