Chapel on the Water

Tadao Ando

Shimukappu, Japan · 1988 · Religious

Chapel on the Water
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Location
Shimukappu, Japan
Year
1988
Typology
Religious
Materials
Bamboo & Paper, Concrete, Earth, Glass, Marble, Steel
Context
Minimalism, Critical Regionalism
Map
Open location

Church on the Water also known as Chapel on the Water is a privately owned wedding chapel in Tomamu, Shimukappu on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. The chapel faces a large reflecting pool visible through a large floor-to-ceiling window in the Japanese architectural tradition of shakkei.

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