Church on the Water

Church on the Water
Church on the Water
	水の教会
Location	Nakatomamu, Shimukappu,Yufutsu District, Hokkaido Japan
Architecture
Architect(s)	Tadao Ando
Style	Minimalist, Modernist
Completed	1988

Church on the Water (Japanese: 水の教会) also known as Chapel on the Water is a privately owned wedding chapel in Tomamu, Shimukappu on the island of Hokkaido in Japan. The chapel faces a large reflecting pool visible through a large floor-to-ceiling window in the Japanese architectural tradition of shakkei.[1]

The building is a notable project of Japanese modernist architect Tadao Ando who designed the structure in 1985.[2][3]

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References

Nute, Kevin (2004). Place, Time, and Being in Japanese Architecture. Psychology Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780419240105.
"AD Classics: Church on the Water / Tadao Ando Architect & Associates". ArchDaily. 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
"Church on the Water * About the Project". cat2.mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-25.

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[1] Nute, Kevin (2004). Place, Time, and Being in Japanese Architecture. Psychology Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780419240105.

[2] "AD Classics: Church on the Water / Tadao Ando Architect & Associates". ArchDaily. 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-25.

[3] "Church on the Water * About the Project". cat2.mit.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-25.