Saimyo Temple ሃይማኖታዊ ህንጻ by Yuki Yamada is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኣርክቴክቸር፣ ህንጻን ቅርጽን Competition Category.

ነሓስኣርክቴክቸር· 2024

Saimyo Temple ሃይማኖታዊ ህንጻ

by Yuki Yamada

Client: Akatuki Architect Office Co.

ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኣርክቴክቸር Category

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The Design

About Saimyo Temple ሃይማኖታዊ ህንጻ

ሳይምዮ ቤተ-መቕደስ ሓደ ሃይማኖታዊ ህንጻ ኮይኑ፣ኣብ ውሽጢ ግቢ ሓደ ቤተ-መቕደስ ኣብ ከተማ ኩራሺኪ፣ ኦካያማ ግዝኣት፣ ጃፓን ዝርከብ እዩ። እቲ ንድፊ ኣብ ኣፍሪዛዊ መስመራት ትኹረት ይገብር። ክልተ ናይ ዝተፈላለየ ቁመት ናሕስታት ነቲ ህንጻ ስምዒት ናይ ቁመትን ዓቐንን ይህብዎ። ሓደ ብልኻ ብዝገበረ መገዲ ዝዘቕዘቐ ናሕሲ ነቲ ህንጻ ካብቲ ቀንዲ ቤተ-መቕደስ ትሑት ኮይኑ ንኽነብር ይገብሮ። እቲ ናሕሲ ካብ ልሙድ ሽሚላ ወይ ጣይል ዘይኮነስ ካብ ጋልቫናይዝድ ብረት እዩ ተሰሪሑ። ዓሙቕ ዝኾነ ናይ ናሕሲ ጫፍ (eaves) ንውሽጣዊ ክፋል ጽላል ይህቦ፣ ንኽሽታ ድማ ካብ ማይ ዝናብ ይከላኸል። ሓደ ሰፊሕ ብመስትያት ዝተኸበበ ክፍሊ ክፉት ትርኢት ከምኡ’ውን ንጸሎትን ማእሚርን ዝኸውን ህዱእ ቦታ ይህብ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Saimyo Temple ሃይማኖታዊ ህንጻ ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ብፈጠራ፣ ርእሰ ሓይልን ስቕታን ዝፍለዩ ብልጫ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ነሓስ ሰፊሕ ተሞክሮ፣ ምሕሳብን ርእሰ ምምዕባልን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘረጋግጹ ኣዚዮም ክኢላታትን ብዘደንቕ መገዲ ፈጠራውያንን ኣርቴፋክትታት እዮም። Saimyo Temple ሃይማኖታዊ ህንጻ ብዙሕ ዝተመነየ፣ ዝደነቐን ዝፈተዎን ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ሓድሽን ኣቕሓ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ነሓስ ሽልማት A' Design Award ኣብ ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዝበለጹ ልምድታት ዘጣምር፣ ንዝርዝር ብዝህቦ ኣቓልቦ ድማ ዝበለጸ እዩ። Saimyo Temple ሃይማኖታዊ ህንጻ ድልየታት ብጽባቐ የማልእ፣ ንድሌታት ይትንክፍ፣ ንስምዒታት የማርኽን ሕቶ ድማ የሰሕብን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This is a building located on the premises of a temple in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. Its design highlights horizontal elements. The structure features two roofs with varying heights creating a sense of height and volume. The design seamlessly integrates with the surrounding environment by creating a sense of volume.
Dimensions & Packaging: Structure Wood
Reinforced Concrete
one-story structure
Site area: 328.52 square metre
Floor area: 65.56 square metre
Building area: 80.58 square metre
Tags: Temple, Buddha, Kurashiki, Japan, wooden,
Production Technology: The roof is made of galvanized steel which gives it a modern image unlike traditional roof tiles.
The design is modern and emphasizes horizontality.
Design Challenge: The client wanted the architecture to be unobstructed by buildings. The building was to be constructed a little lower than the main temple. A gently sloping roof was adopted to keep the height low.
Research: One of the features of this temple's design is its deep eaves. In traditional Japanese architecture these eaves are of great importance. It is It has not only a functional meaning such as adjusting solar radiation according to the season or protecting the exterior walls in rainy areas but also a psychological meaning such as the comfort of being under the eaves. For this reason we designed the space with wide eaves so that visitors can relax.
Inspiration: When I first visited this place I was amazed by the stunning view and refreshing breeze. I had an idea of building a spacious room enclosed in glass where one could enjoy the beautiful surroundings without compromising on comfort. Additionally I thought of creating a peaceful space for prayer and meditation.
Project Duration: Completed in Kurashiki Okayama in 2021.
Operation Flow: People avoided gathering in large numbers because of the pandemic.This religious institution was also turned into a small temple where only family and relatives could gather.
Image Credits: Photographer Senichiro Nogami