IDEAS AND WORKS OF TADAO ANDO:

PHILOSOPHIES:
• Combining traditional Japanese influences with the design principles of Modernism, Ando has
developed a unique building language that makes use of concrete, wood, water, light, and space,
all in harmony with nature.
• Tadao Ando’s body of work is known for its creative use of natural light and for structures that
follow natural forms of the environment, rather than conforming to the constructed space of a
building.
• Ando’s erections are often characterized by complex three-dimensional circulation paths, which
weave between interior and exterior space. Formed both inside large-scale geometric shapes
and in the spaces between them, these paths function as routes of contemplation. His work has
been described as having a haiku like effect and being tied to zen philosophy.

• He uses simplified rectilinear forms.He also favours designing complex spatial circulation while
maintaining the appearance of simplicity.He uses only bare concrete walls that defines the space
within.

CHURCH OF LIGHT,OSAKA,JAPAN(1989)
CONCEPTS:
• The set consists of two volumes (the church and a chapel secondary) prepared at an angle con-
sistent with the urban environment. The whole arrival is indirect, as it requires to enter a side
road through which you reach a small square from where the hits are distributed to the two
buildings.
• Both consist of rectangular blocks of concrete. The main Church of Light, is a box of 6 x 6 x 18
crossed by a wall at an angle of 15 °, which energizes the space because, being separate from the
cover that allows light to filter inside creating the impression of a floating roof. The diagonal
wall contains the glass entrance door, which slides horizontally.
• The penetration of light in the chapel proves as the focus of the chapel where the seating is ar-
ranged in a manner facing the focus.The idea of the design was to use light in a way that would
strengthen the power of spirituality.
• The cold reinforced concrete blocks compliments with the warmth of wood and the penetrating
light bringing about the experience of solace and hope.
• For Ando, the Church of Light is an architecture of duality – the dual nature of existence – sol-
id/void, light/dark, stark/serene. The coexisting differences leave the church void of any, and all,
ornament creating a pure, unadorned space. The intersection of light and solid raises the occu-
pants awareness of the spiritual and secular within themselves.

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