洸庭・Kohtei

Yuichi Kodai's work as an architecture director in SANDWICH Inc. | KOHTEI is an art pavilion built in Shinshoji Zen Museum and Gardens within the campus of Tenshinzan Shinshoji temple in Fukuyama-city, Hiroshima, Japan. The temple was founded by the shipbuilding company to console the spirit of the dead in accidents at sea and in industry. KOHTEI offers visitors an opportunity to contemplate the spirit of Zen by looking at its llandscape gardens and being subjected to a meditation-like experience through its art installation.

Type:
Gallery/Museum
- Temple Pavilion
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Location:
Fukuyama-city, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
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Status:
Completed in 2016
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Data:
Site Area: 4700m
Foot Print Area: 796 ㎡
GFA: 550 ㎡
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Architect:
SANDWICH Inc.
(Kohei Nawa, Yuichi Kodai,Yoshitaka Lee)
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Installation:
Kohei Nawa | WOW Inc.
Sound: Marihiko Hara
Cooperation: Niccon and SUPER FACTORY
Photo: Nobutada Omote
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Link:
神勝寺禅と庭のミュージアム　
Shinsyoji Zen Museum and Gardens
www.szmg.jp