Light_architecture

Tadao Ando
 * CHURCH OF LIGHT **



This place is situated on the outskirts of Osaka, Japan, in a village in Ibaraki. It is a church called The Church of Light, and was designed by architect Tadao Ando. I really like this church by the way light enters the building, which in fact is the main attraction of this place and also the reason of its name. In this building, the light enters the dark space through two line of light that forms a cross, in a controlled way, becoming the protagonist element. This church is an architectural work that moves in duality. It's a game between the full and empty, darkness and light, and movement and serenity. The interior space is related to outer space from the contrast. Light enters the hall from the beam lines perfectly sized, which not only works as windows, but also acts in a compositive form, generating a cross that gives a symbolic meaning to space. The lighted cross is transformed into an ornament. Nature is subtly framed, and only can be seen slots of the green outside, maintaining the serenity of the interior space. 





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