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Cloud of Luster Hale Pule by Tetsuya Matsumoto
Cloud of Luster Hale Pule by Tetsuya Matsumoto
Cloud of Luster Hale Pule by Tetsuya Matsumoto
Cloud of Luster Hale Pule by Tetsuya Matsumoto
Cloud of Luster Hale Pule by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Palatina Hoʻolālā Hale · 2020

Cloud of Luster Hale Pule

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

  • A' Design Award Palatina 2020 in Hoʻolālā Hale
  • 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 Hale Pule

ʻO kahi Pōlohi o ka luster kahi hale pule hale i waiho ʻia i loko o kahi keʻena hoʻolauleʻa ma ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Himeji, Iapana. Hoʻāʻo ka hoʻolālā ʻana i ka unuhi ʻana o ka ʻuhane mare i ka ʻuhane kūwaho. Pahu ke keʻokeʻo ka hale pule, kahi ʻāpana o ke ao e hoʻopuni piha ʻia ana i ka wai aniani i ka ʻaoʻao me ke kīʻaha a ʻo nā ʻaoʻao wai. Hoʻonohonoho ʻia nā kolamu ma nā kaulike hyperbolic e like me ke poʻo e hoʻopili pono ʻia iā lākou i ka pale minimalistic. ʻO ka socle kapel ma ka ʻaoʻao kula o kahi kākala he hyperbolic e ʻae ana i ke ʻano o ke ʻano holoʻokoʻa e like me ke kaʻe ʻana ma ka wai a hoʻomālamalama i kona māmā.

About the A' Design Award Palatina

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Cloud of Luster Hale Pule i ka A' Design Award Palatina, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā ʻoiaʻiʻo loa ka kūʻokoʻa, ka nani a me ka kamahaʻo. He mau mea kupaianaha o ka hana noʻeau nā lanakila Palatina, he mau hōʻike o nā palena o ka noʻonoʻo hana noʻeau, a hōʻike lākou i ka ʻoihana ʻoi aku a me ka ʻuhane akamai o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo kēia mau hoʻolālā nā hana kaulana loa e wehewehe ana i ka nani o kekahi au, kōkua i ke ola pono o ke kaiāulu a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. Hōʻike ka hoʻolālā Cloud of Luster Hale Pule i ke kūlana ʻoi kelakela i ʻoi aku ma mua o ka palena a hoʻomaikaʻi ʻole ʻole i ka honua ma o kona mau ʻano pōmaikaʻi a waiwai. He hana ka hoʻolālā Cloud of Luster Hale Pule i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Palatina e hoʻāla i ka makemake, hoʻoulu, hoʻoikaika, hoʻohauʻoli a hoʻā i ka hauʻoli nui.

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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.

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