PROJECTS

chapel interior



view to the chapel from the central square



view to the culture centre next to the chapel



upper floor plan



section AA



section BB



site

University Chapel

Client : Doshisha University,
Site : Kyoto, Japan (1.065m2)
Programme : new chapel, extention of a culture center
Type : study

The hexagonal shapes of the buildings make space for an intimate outdoor space with access at each of the four corners of the sites. In a big gesture, one corner of the chapel volume is sliced off, revealing a tall triangular curved wall from behind which indirect light filters into the chapel. The volume of the chapel space forms the core of the building, wrapped on three sides by a double high lobby. The hybrid form of the cultural center extension creates a link between the hexagon shaped floor plan of the chapel and the pitched roofs of the existing campus buildings. The ensemble of the two new buildings establish a focal point in the corner of the central campus square where university life as well as special moments will unfold in, around and between the buildings.