Take a look at his awesome piece of work:
In the country of high Karuizawa, Japan with pine trees and snow, under the eyes of the neighbouring volcano, the sloping stone base of this wedding chapel unites the ascending concrete arches that project up and put of the natural terrain. For insulation from cold, the self-supporting concrete arches are separated by double glass. The chapel turns in plan towards the south, affording a more uniform distribution of solar radiation from the sun that rolls westerly across the sky. The chapel is radiant heated by tubes of water in the floor. The thermal mass of rock, concrete and marble floors make it energy effective. The doors, pulpit and pews were designed and hand-crafted by fine cherry wood on the site in a design-build project. As in nature, the engineering of this chapel represents an integral expression of form.
Arches separated by double glass.
wooden bench in glass-roofed court.
Interior of the chapel.
The south entrance.
Way out to north entrance.
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