Platí Arquitectura · 2020
Cloud of Luster Capella De Casament
- A' Design Award de Platí 2020 in Arquitectura
- CLIENT: 117 Group
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 1,092,433
- Verification code 9AB97E2D79 · Verify this award
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About Cloud of Luster Capella De Casament
El núvol de llustre és una capella de casaments situada dins d’una sala de cerimònies de casaments a la ciutat de Himeji, Japó. El disseny tracta de traduir l’esperit modern de la cerimònia del casament a l’espai físic. La capella és blanca, amb forma de núvol envoltada gairebé íntegrament en vidres corbats que l’obren al jardí i a la conca d’aigua que l’envolta. Les columnes estan rematades en majúscules hiperbòliques com uns caps que els uneixen al sostre minimalista. El sòcol de la capella del costat de la conca és una corba hiperbòlica que permet que tota l'estructura aparegui com si flotava sobre l'aigua i accentua la seva lleugeresa.
About the A' Design Award de Platí
Cloud of Luster Capella De Casament és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Platí, un reconeixement sumament prestigiós concedit a dissenys veritablement excepcionals, elegants i magnífics. Els guanyadors de Platí són meravelles de la creació, testimonis dels límits de la creativitat intel·lectual, i demostren la professionalitat inigualable i el geni dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que aquests dissenys siguin les obres més reconegudes, que defineixen l'estètica d'una època, contribueixen al benestar de la societat i fan avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Cloud of Luster Capella De Casament exhibeix un nivell transcendent d'excel·lència i, sense cap mena de dubte, fa del món un lloc millor amb les seves característiques avantatjoses i valuoses. Cloud of Luster Capella De Casament és una obra guanyadora del guardó A' Design Award de Platí que desperta anhels, inspira, delecta i fa sorgir una gran alegria.
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- Unique Properties
- The cloud of Luster is a wedding chapel designed to translate the contemporary wedding spirit into physical space. The chapel is part of a wedding ceremony hall in Himeji city, Japan. The Cloud shaped Chapel is all white, a minimalistic ceiling free of any technical equipment is supported by round columns with a hyperbolic cone head. The interior space is enveloped in round Glass opening it to the Garden and an outside basin, letting daylight fill the space and brighten the hearts.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gross Built Area: 245sqm
W33325mm x D15673mm x H5240mm - Tags
- Japan, wedding, chapel, glass, white, minimalism, reflection, garden, water, pavilion
- Production Technology
- The chapel is supported by a metallic frame structure. The foundations and the hyperbolic bases on the basin side are all made in reinforced concrete. All the white parts of the walls, columns, capitals, and ceiling are finished in an organic material called Joly-Pat produced by AICA. The capital like forms have a wooden base. And the floor was covered in glass beads coated in resin. The curved glass is 10mm thick and is supported by double 19mm thick clear glass fins.
- Design Challenge
- The simplicity of this design is a way to engrave a simpler image in the Peoples mind, with a focus on the newlywed couple. The organic shapes call for a more natural spirit and smoother life. No hard angles, no limit to the sky, a dreamy space where all can be possible. the second step was to find the best balance of shapes and dimensions and produce the whole image with respect to budget especially using curved glass and unconventional AC and lighting systems.
- Research
- The Cloud of Luster Chapel is a trial to materialize the spirit of Wedding day into physical space. the modern wedding ceremonies are all about white and bright colors, glittering materials and shiny reflections. However, weddings tend to be kitsch with overabundance of decoration and colors overcharging the image and making it more difficult to remember. The challenge was to create a Chapel that translates the wedding spirit into physical space.
- Inspiration
- The design for Cloud of Luster was inspired by the modern wedding ceremonies in Japan. These are all about the lightness, the brightness, and the smooth transition towards a happy future family life. The lines needed to be naturally curvy and the space needed to be open to receive as much light as possible. the columns needed to feel official as the ceremony is taking place and yet be as smooth and glamorous to spread the happiness of the moment.
- Project Duration
- Project start: December 2017.
Construction start: November 2018.
Project/Construction End: March 2019.
Location: Designed and constructed in Himeji City, Japan. - Operation Flow
- The outside approach connects the main ceremony hall building to the entrance of the chapel. This gives directly to the central aisle leading to the Atrium. This part is up lit through a glass floor. In the back, a semi closed space for the organ followed by the maintenance room where the air-conditioning and other pieces of machinery are placed. On the courtyard side the approach is elevated using steps like an Amphitheatre allowing to take group pictures on the sunny side of the court.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, Cloud of Luster, 2019.
Image #2: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, Cloud of Luster, 2019.
Image #3: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, Cloud of Luster, 2019.
Image #4: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, Cloud of Luster, 2019.
Image #5: photographer ©Stirling Elmendorf, Cloud of Luster, 2019.
