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Cloud of Luster 婚禮教堂 by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Cloud of Luster 婚禮教堂 by Tetsuya Matsumoto is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 白金獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.


白金建築· 2020

Cloud of Luster 婚禮教堂

by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Client: 117 Group

A' Design Award 白金獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Cloud of Luster 婚禮教堂

色澤雲是位於日本姬路市婚禮大廳內的婚禮教堂。該設計試圖將現代婚禮的精神轉化為物理空間。教堂全是白色的,雲形幾乎完全包裹在弧形玻璃中,通向周圍的花園和水盆。這些柱子用雙曲線大寫字母傾斜,就像圓頭將它們平滑地連接到簡約的天花板上。盆側的小教堂頂部是雙曲線,使整個結構看起來像是漂浮在水上並突出其輕盈感。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 白金獎

Cloud of Luster 婚禮教堂是 A' Design Award 白金獎得主,這是授予真正卓越、優雅和宏偉設計的極具聲望的認可。白金獎得主是創造的奇蹟,是智力創造力極限的見證,展現出其設計師無與倫比的專業精神和天才。這些設計被期待成為定義一個時代的美學、造福社會、並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術界限的最負盛名的作品。Cloud of Luster 婚禮教堂展現出超凡脫俗的卓越水準,以其有益而寶貴的特質毫無疑問地讓世界變得更美好。Cloud of Luster 婚禮教堂是一件贏得 A' Design Award 白金獎的作品,它喚起慾望,啟發人心,令人愉悅,並迸發出巨大的喜悅。

Behind the Design

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

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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