Ribbon Chapel Explained

Ribbon Chapel
Native Name:リボンチャペル
Address:1344-2 Oobiraki Urasakicho, Onomichishi, Hiroshima, Japan
Coordinates:34.3936°N 133.2868°W
Opened Date:December 2013
Architect:Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
Structural: Ove Arup & Partners
Owner:Tsuneishi Resorts

Ribbon Chapel (Japanese: リボンチャペル) is a wedding venue in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan, with a panoramic view of Seto Inland Sea.[1] [2] The building, which is an element of the resort, was designed by Hiroshi Nakamura and NAP.[3] The ceremonial space seats 80.

History

The chapel and the resort generally are part of the redevelopment of an older hotel originally constructed by for visiting clients and local tourists. Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and the resort are both now part of a conglomerate called .[4]

Nakamura and NAP also designed Sayama Forest Chapel in Saitama and the Roku Museum in Oyama. A magazine feature article on Sayama Forest Chapel, which was built around the same time as Ribbon Chapel, stated that architect Nakamura is known for his "sensorial designs, using finite expressions to create unique phenomenological spaces."[5]

Design

The most distinctive feature of the chapel is the double spiral staircase, in which two conical helicoid[6] forms are connected at the top. The interior is glass-walled, and the double spiral staircase is ubiquitous, serving as the exterior walls and ceiling. The top is an observation deck overlooking the Seto Inland Sea with a skylight. The use of 10-cm-diameter steel columns used only support vertical loads contribute to sense of openness.

The exterior of the spiral is made of wood, while the interior of the staircase is made of a weather-resistant titanium-zinc alloy. Connecting beams are used at four points where the double helixes intersect to prevent the helixes from flaring, rotating, or sinking. The entire building stands on a steel foundation placed on a seismic isolation system. The Ribbon Chapel is 15.26 m2 by 72.2 m2 in size.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Reception

Arquitectura magazine called it "a building of great beauty."[13] Slate described it as an "arresting, minimalist" construction that "uses love as a metaphor and delivers a building that is anything but corny."[14] The Wall Street Journal, in a review of an exhibit of contemporary Japanese architecture, observed "Even small-scale buildings can be a bit spectacular, like the Ribbon Chapel about 60 miles from Hiroshima...Two ribbonlike stairways emerge from a glass-walled wedding chapel, interlocking to symbolize the bonds of marriage."[15] According to Aesthetica, "The two intertwining staircases, which don't look binding but rather loosely interwoven, cross each other at various points and mutually support one another: less like the metaphor of a knot, and more like a spontaneous moment in the tying of a bow."[16]

The building appears in the 2022 Taschen coffee-table book Contemporary Japanese Architecture by Philip Jodidio.[17] Robb Report, a lifestyle magazine intended for VHNW consumers, featured Ribbon Chapel in an article recommending travel destinations outside the Japanese megalopolises.[18]

Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-10-30 . 瀬戸内海を望む礼拝堂「リボンチャペル(Ribbon Chapel)」 物語を届けるしごと . 2022-10-17 . ja.
  2. 2014-07-01 . Ribbon Chapel . 新建築 Shinkenchiku . 2014年7月号 July 2014 . P113.
  3. Book: Michelle . Mackintosh . Wide . Steve . Pan Macmillan Australia . 2022 . 354 . en . 1341238354.
  4. On a Clear Day. POLLOCK. NAOMI R.. Architectural Record. 0003858X. August 2017. 205 . 8. 102–105.
  5. SPIRITUAL HEIGHTS. Igarashi . Taro . . 0003861X . December 2015 . 238 . 1426 . 36.
  6. THE USE OF TWISTED SURFACES AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION IN ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS . GRAUR . Ana-Maria . MÂRZA. Carmen . CORSIUC . Georgiana . . June 2022 . 17 . 1 . 37–42.
  7. Web site: Ribbon Chapel - 中村拓志/NAP建築設計事務所 新建築データ . 2022-10-17 . Ribbon Chapel - 中村拓志/NAP建築設計事務所 新建築データ . ja.
  8. Web site: Engineering The Ribbon Chapel - Arup . 2022-10-17 . www.arup.com . en.
  9. Web site: Ribbon Chapel . 2022-10-17 . P. S. Mitsubishi Construction Co., Ltd. . en.
  10. Web site: 日経クロステック(xTECH) . 二重らせんで水平力を負担 . 2022-10-17 . 日経クロステック(xTECH) . ja.
  11. Web site: 2015-10-21 . 中村拓志 / NAP建築設計事務所による、広島県尾道市の「Ribbon Chapel」 . 2022-10-17 . architecturephoto.net . ja.
  12. Web site: Bella Vista Spa & Marina Onomichi: Ribbon Chapel 缎带教堂 . 2022-10-17 . SETOUCHI ARCHI-TOURISM . ja.
  13. Web site: 2016-09-21 . Hiroshi Nakamura. The Ribbon Chapel. Hiroshima, Japón . 2023-01-22 . Arquitectura . es.
  14. Web site: Hohenadel . Kristin . 2015-02-12 . Is This Spiraling Chapel the World's Most Romantic Wedding Venue? . 2023-01-22 . Slate Magazine . en.
  15. News: Saenger . Peter . REVIEW, Exhibit: Building Japan . . 2021-07-17. .
  16. Collective Landscape . Herd . Colin . . 17432715 . October–November 2017 . 79 . 37.
  17. News: n.a. . 2021-11-30 . See the Coolest New Buildings From Japanese Architects . en . The Daily Beast . 2023-01-22.
  18. Alexander . Lucy . Beyond Tokyo. . March 2020 . 44 . 3 . 112–117.
  19. Web site: 一般社団法人 日本商環境デザイン協会 . 2022-10-17 . 一般社団法人 日本商環境デザイン協会 . ja.
  20. Web site: 2015-10-26 . Beautiful, spiralling chapel wins 2015 Leaf Awards . 2022-10-17 . New Atlas . en-US.
  21. Web site: Magazine . Wallpaper* . 2015-02-11 . Design Awards 2015: best of the rest . 2022-10-17 . Wallpaper*.
  22. Web site: 2015年 第10回日本構造デザイン賞|柴田 育秀 . 2022-10-17 . www.jsdclub.jp.
  23. Web site: Gallery of Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards 2015 - 15 . 2022-10-17 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  24. Web site: 2022-09-27 . リボンチャペル(尾道)、世界最大の建築祭WAFでファイナリストへ . 2022-10-17 . 広島ニュース 食べタインジャー . ja.
  25. Web site: 2016-02-09 . Winners of the 2016 Building of the Year Awards . 2022-10-17 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  26. Web site: ROKI Global Innovation Center -ROGIC- The BCS Prize Japan Federation of Construction Contractors . 2022-10-17 . www.nikkenren.com.
  27. Web site: 2017 Typology Winners - Architizer A+Awards . 2022-10-17 . winners.architizer.com.