The Westin Miyako Kyoto Chapel Nag-unang Gimbuhaton: Pagpanghimayo by Takenori Katori and Fumi Habara

The Westin Miyako Kyoto Chapel Nag-unang Gimbuhaton: Pagpanghimayo by Takenori Katori and Fumi Habara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award nga Bulawan in Disenyo sa Espasyong Interyor ug Eksibisyon Competition Category.

BulawanInteryor· 2021

The Westin Miyako Kyoto Chapel Nag-unang Gimbuhaton: Pagpanghimayo

by Takenori Katori and Fumi Habara

Client: Kintetsu Miyako Hotels International,Inc.

A' Design Award nga Bulawan Winner in Interyor Category

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The Design

About The Westin Miyako Kyoto Chapel Nag-unang Gimbuhaton: Pagpanghimayo

Teksto sa Libro: Gituyo aron ipahayag ang bag-ong espiritu sa Kyoto, ang labihan ka orihinal nga kapilya makahimo sa pag-abaga sa nagkalain-laing estilo sa kasal nga gipangita sa mga magtiayon karon, lakip dili lang ang naandan nga mga seremonyas sa simbahan kondili usab ang mga seremonyas sa Shinto ug dili-relihiyoso. Gigamit niini ang labing daghan nga posible sa naglungtad nga balangkas, nga gidugangan og usa ka kahoy nga lattice sa kisame nga gisalapid uban sa dili-direkta nga suga aron pukawon ang kahayag sa adlaw nga nagbubo pinaagi sa mga sanga sa mga kahoy. Ang resulta usa ka sagrado nga espasyo nga puno sa tradisyonal nga estetika sa Hapon ug lawom nga pagtahod sa dagaya niini nga natural nga palibot.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Bulawan

The Westin Miyako Kyoto Chapel Nag-unang Gimbuhaton: Pagpanghimayo usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bulawan, usa ka hilabihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa unang-klase, katingalahan, ug bantogan nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Bulawan labihan ka bag-o, daghan og panan-aw, ug nagsidlak nga mga paglalang nga nagpakita sa henyo, kinaadman, ug kahanas sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang The Westin Miyako Kyoto Chapel Nag-unang Gimbuhaton: Pagpanghimayo mahimong labing gidayeg, nagtakda og uso, ug monumental nga imbento nga naghatag og bili nga wala pa makita. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bulawan usa ka makapahingangha ug gitahod nga proyekto nga labihan ka mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. The Westin Miyako Kyoto Chapel Nag-unang Gimbuhaton: Pagpanghimayo nagmugna og kusog nga mga pagbati sa kaibog, nagpukaw og kahinam, nagdasig sa pagkamamugnaon, ug nagbihag kanato.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Founded 130 years ago, the Westin Miyako Kyoto is an elegant hotel with a proud history nestled into the foothills of the city’s Higashiyama district. The same elegance and quality were essential in this major renovation and earthquake retrofit of the chapel, which occupies a separate building on the hotel property. Intended to express the new spirit of Kyoto, the highly original chapel is able to accommodate the increasingly diverse range of wedding styles sought by contemporary couples, including not only conventional church ceremonies but also Shinto and non-religious ceremonies.
Dimensions & Packaging: We were asked to create a new space without altering the building’s existing framework. Because this condition ruled out the installation of skylights, we used artificial lighting to replicate the appearance of natural light. Regulations required that the wooden latticework on the ceiling and walls be semi-fireproof, so we used fire retardant lumber.
Tags: Chapel Renovation, Chapel design,
Production Technology: We strengthened the connection with the woods behind the building by redesigning the windows to remove mullions and increase transparency, as well as by shining a sunny light on the natural-stone wall in order to bring the exterior space into the interior. We valued the atmosphere created by materials themselves, expressing the contrast between delicacy and strength through the use of stained, fire-proofed cedar woods and unpolished granite from the mountains of Shodoshima.
Design Challenge: The construction plans and specifications taking up most effort in the project is the lighting design and form and density (spacing) of the ceiling lattice, which together replicate light shining between trees, the building’s most distinctive characteristic. The wooden louvers on the walls create a sense of depth and rhythm, both tying the entire space together by linking to the ceiling lattice and ensuring the high quality, serene reverberations required in a chapel.
Research: Founded 130 years ago, the Westin Miyako Kyoto is an elegant hotel with a proud history nestled into the foothills of the city’s Higashiyama district; the present main building and Kasui-en Annex were both designed by Togo Murano and completed in 1960 and 1959 respectively. The same elegance and quality were essential in this major renovation and earthquake retrofit of the chapel, which occupies a separate building on the hotel property.
Inspiration: As a show of respect to the abundant natural surroundings, rock and wood take center stage in this sacred space imbued with a traditional Japanese aesthetic. we utilized as much of the existing framework as possible while also incorporating elements of traditional shrine and temple architecture, adding a wooden ceiling lattice interwoven with indirect lighting that evokes sunlight pouring through the branches of trees and highlights the beauty of the shadows and gradations that are created as light falls through the multi-layered lattice.
Project Duration: Location, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Renovation Area, 237m2
The project started in April 2019 in Kyoto and finished in April, 2020
Team Members: Takenori Katori
Fumi Habara
Image Credits: WMH_1.jpg:Photographer Tomohiro Sakashita, 2020
WMH_2.jpg:Photographer Tomohiro Sakashita, 2020
WMH_3.jpg:Photographer Tomohiro Sakashita, 2020
WMH_4.jpg:Photographer Tomohiro Sakashita, 2020
WMH_5.jpg:Photographer Tomohiro Sakashita, 2020