© Toshiyuki Yano
c.Yano Toshiyuki Yano
Text description provided by the architects. Plan for the temple’s main building to connect the sky and a town. The site is located in an old town in Minami-ku Nagoya city, where the traces of a shopping street still remained. Keeping the temple’s traditions in mind, we designed the temple aiming to construct a multipurpose space to attract people, and perform as a public space in the town.
© Toshiyuki Yano
c.Yano Toshiyuki Yano
The construction was planned with the following considerations: Firstly, two pillars as the building’s frames were likened to temple gates, and divide the building east and west by diagonally connecting 3.6m-high girders on these pillars—turning the road leading to the temple into part of the visual experience. Honzon, a principal object of worship, was arranged facing west on the first floor worship place. On the second floor, a multipurpose hall for the temple’s supporters was established.
© Toshiyuki Yano
c.Yano Toshiyuki Yano
1st/2nd Floor Plan + Section
一楼/二楼图则组