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Kyushoin
Kyushoin
Taito City, Japan
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Kyushoin
Taito City, Japan
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
― The Tradition of Gradual Change ―
Over the course of seven years, we undertook extensive renovations at a Rinzai Zen temple in Ueno Ikenohata. This work encompassed the main hall, the temple office and the kitchen quarters. This work included repairs, reductions, additions and new construction. Kyushō-in is one of the temple complexes that has flourished since the Edo period and is a cultural resource that embodies the local environment and culture. However, repeated additions and alterations had diminished its original symbolic significance and dignity as a temple, obscuring its value.
Specifically, the temple office and kitchen building obstructed the front of the main hall and featured unnecessarily tall structures. To reduce their size, the kitchen building was relocated and the temple office was made smaller, with the entire complex being reorganised accordingly.
The main hall underwent seismic retrofitting and repairs, with a restorative approach employed to ensure it appears as it always has.
This approach secures the temple's social value by achieving compliance certification in accordance with the relevant guidelines, while also re-evaluating its original symbolic significance and dignity. The expertise involved in enhancing the three cultural values of 'function, strength, and beauty' was also built upon.
Furthermore, the use of Japanese timber carries the inherent meaning of passing on the techniques of Japanese carpenters.
As architects, we see our role as undertaking the unassuming task of exploring new construction methods while employing traditional mortise-and-tenon joints. This ensures that the work can be carried out not only by temple carpenters, but also by general carpenters.
By respecting tradition, incorporating new techniques, achieving harmony and making gradual progress, the temple will continue to shine.
Over the course of seven years, we undertook extensive renovations at a Rinzai Zen temple in Ueno Ikenohata. This work encompassed the main hall, the temple office and the kitchen quarters. This work included repairs, reductions, additions and new construction. Kyushō-in is one of the temple complexes that has flourished since the Edo period and is a cultural resource that embodies the local environment and culture. However, repeated additions and alterations had diminished its original symbolic significance and dignity as a temple, obscuring its value.
Specifically, the temple office and kitchen building obstructed the front of the main hall and featured unnecessarily tall structures. To reduce their size, the kitchen building was relocated and the temple office was made smaller, with the entire complex being reorganised accordingly.
The main hall underwent seismic retrofitting and repairs, with a restorative approach employed to ensure it appears as it always has.
This approach secures the temple's social value by achieving compliance certification in accordance with the relevant guidelines, while also re-evaluating its original symbolic significance and dignity. The expertise involved in enhancing the three cultural values of 'function, strength, and beauty' was also built upon.
Furthermore, the use of Japanese timber carries the inherent meaning of passing on the techniques of Japanese carpenters.
As architects, we see our role as undertaking the unassuming task of exploring new construction methods while employing traditional mortise-and-tenon joints. This ensures that the work can be carried out not only by temple carpenters, but also by general carpenters.
By respecting tradition, incorporating new techniques, achieving harmony and making gradual progress, the temple will continue to shine.
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