Kouunji Kyakuden Hale Hoʻokipa o ka Hale Pule na Hiroaki Iwasa

ʻO Kouunji Kyakuden Hale Hoʻokipa o ka Hale Pule na Hiroaki Iwasa he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2025 A' Design Award Keleawe ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu.

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Kouunji Kyakuden Hale Hoʻokipa o ka Hale Pule

na Hiroaki Iwasa

Mea Kūʻai: Hiroaki Iwasa Architects Workshop

Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Keleawe ma ka Māhele Hoʻolālā Hale

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E Pili Ana iā Kouunji Kyakuden Hale Hoʻokipa o ka Hale Pule

ʻO ka papahana he kūkulu hou ʻana o ka hale hoʻokipa 140 makahiki, kekahi o nā wahi o ka hale pule Buddha ʻo Kouunji. Ua aloha nui ʻia ka hale hoʻokipa kahiko e ka poʻe kaiāulu no ka manawa lōʻihi; akā, no ka poino nui ma nā makahiki, ua pono e kūkulu hou ʻia. Ua hoʻopau ka mea kākau hale i kēia mau pilikia ma ka hoʻohou a me ka hoʻolōkahi ʻana, a hoʻolālā pū i kekahi mau ʻōnaehana e hoʻoili ai i nā hoʻomanaʻo o ka poʻe kaiāulu i ka hanauna aʻe. Ma ka hopena, ua loaʻa i ka hale hoʻokipa hou ka ʻano o ka mihi i ka wā i hala a me ka noho kiʻekiʻe ma ka papa mōʻaukala.

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E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Kouunji Kyakuden Hale Hoʻokipa o ka Hale Pule i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Kouunji Kyakuden Hale Hoʻokipa o ka Hale Pule he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Kouunji Kyakuden Hale Hoʻokipa o ka Hale Pule i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

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Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: This project was the reconstruction of the reception hall of a Buddhist temple passed 140 years. The old reception hall had been loved by the local community for long time, but it was beyond the scope of repair. Therefore architect took on various creative challenges. He aimed to solve these issues by updating it to modern functions, harmonizing it with other facilities, and devising some mechanisms to pass on the memory of local society to the next generation. As a result, this architecture was able to achieve not a sense of nostalgia but also a presence for the future.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: Specification,
Scale/ Wooden two-story building,
Structure/ Timber frame structure,
Site Area/ 3039.15 Square meter,
Building Area/ 277.26 Square meter,
Total Floor Area/ 323.77 Square meter,
Nā Lepili: temple, reception hall, reused, minimal philosophy, local landscape, passing on the memories, historical context, local community
ʻEnehana Hana: This project had a clear floor plan with each function directly connected around the entrance hall, but there were many difficult construction tasks in some places. Ground reinforcement and strong foundation construction for soft ground, woodwork including special joints to structurally reuse old materials, fabrication of delicate and movable cedar lattices, and the revival of forgotten traditional natural paints "Kumezo". This project was realized through thoughtful design and exceptional craftsmanship.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: Various choices and challenges were made to pass on the memory of the local community. By choosing a common wooden house construction method rather than the traditional temple construction method, they were able to shorten the construction period, reduce construction costs, and as the result have time to repair and reuse old materials. The exterior has a roof shape unique to the region, and the walls and window lattices are finished with local cedar wood and with a revived traditional natural paint "Kumezo". As a result, this architecture achieved a special harmony and presence.
Noiʻi: Type of Research: About the relationship between Kouunji and the local area.
Methodology: History, landscape and topography research, annual event research, monk behavior research, and interviews with local residents,
Conclusion: Kouunji is the core of the local community that people have visited since childhood for events and daily life. The architect concluded that in addition to modernizing the function of the ceremony hall and harmonizing it with other facilities, it was essential to create a mechanism to pass on the memory of the local community to the next generation.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: Researching the old reception hall and the landscape and history of the area provided architect with important inspiration. In particular, the old reception hall was tilted due to the soft ground, but it was discovered that some of the main structures, such as beams and columns, were valuable materials that are currently unavailable, and could be reused if repaired. And new architecture was important not only for its shape in the landscape, but also for its presence within the historical context.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: The project started in February 2002 and was completed in November 2004 in Tsukubamirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Kaʻina Hana: Kouunji is an essential presence for the region.
Because the parishioners of Kouunji are local residents and their relatives, and annual events and celebrations and condolences are mainly held for the parishioners. The reception hall, located to the side of the main hall, functions in conjunction with the main hall during events, and is used for religious ceremonies, waiting areas, dinners using the kitchen function, and a meeting place. It also functions as an emergency temporary evacuation center in the event of a disaster. There is also a temple office that oversees them.
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: Photographer Kozo Takayama