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CHURCH OF LIGHT
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE Located in IBARAKI -a small residential BUILDING AND IT’s • SURROUNDING suburb of OSAKA • The church is seen as a place of retreat where the outside world is forgotten and the natural world is. • A space that make space for gathering. • The building relates to the existing building on the site and the sun. • Frames a specific part of nature and landscape in Ibaraki. • A layers of memory imprinted on site. • Carry the spirit to latter the generations.
The visible characteristics as well as the invisible memories to do with interaction of a locality and humankind.
• Rectangular with repetitive geometry • Rough blocky appearance • Expression of material and services in exterior
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Cold appearance, unfriendly, uncommunicative Totalitarian Urban decay appearance Disregarding the social, historic and architectural environment of its surrounding. Everything was eliminated except the unadorned structure Idolization of the concrete wall Structure as the ornamentation Distinctive between solid and void allow the light entering to the church
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Spatial Organisation Free Plan/Compartmentalized – Massing Hall and Entrance is separated by a concrete side wall. Circulation – The angled concrete side wall indicates the entrance into the massing hall where the visitor is greeted by the depiction of a Cross formed from light through the gaps of the concrete wall. Programs – The place of worship is clearly separated from the entrance with a concrete side wall. The concrete wall stops any light from coming in that disrupts the intended effects of the cross shape illuminated from the gaps of the concrete wall in the massing hall
Entrance leading into the hall with the exit by the most right
Intersection between the linear L to the rectangular space of the church: It represents the line between the life in the perceivable world and the peace within using the shades of light and dark (initial colors before creation)
There is an evident separation between rooms for essential uses and space for the prayers. The storage and the office placement is in the front of the prayers is for the convenience for the occuppants due to close proximity of the room for the use of any tools or item for prayers concerned. Also the same for the priest or person in charge. Kitchen os places on the top floor so that the noise of the work in food preparation does not disturb the prayers.