Inagawa Cemetery Chapel and Vistor Centre designed by David Chipperfield

Chipperfield's new chapel in Japan, in sumptuous photography and textual material

This book presents David Chipperfield's new architectural work realized in Japan, a contemporary place for prayer. The primary material will be photography: Risaku Suzuki's work documents the architecture, which is in constant dialogue with the surrounding landscape of Inagawa, over four alternating seasons. Her camera conveys the visitor's experience of the architecture in time and space, rather than an objectified image of a static piece of work. The photographic journey of the Chapel and the Visitor Centre will be followed by an essay written by the architect and stories behind the scene: the parallel processes of collaborations with client, with constructors and engineers, and designers for the exceptional gardens or handmade screens. The buildings are as much the outcome of innovative architectural thinking with deference to the Japanese sensitivity as a technical breakthrough for construction.

Quiet in its presentation and beautiful in its construction.--John Hill "A Daily Dose of Architecture Books"

Chipperfield's new chapel in Japan, in sumptuous photography and textual material Nestled in the steep hillside of the Hokusetsu Mountain Range, the Inagawa Cemetery Chapel represents London-based architect David Chipperfield's (born 1953) latest architectural work realized in Japan. Conceived as a contemporary place for prayer, the chapel and its accompanying visitor center are constructed of pink-tinted concrete and arranged around a central courtyard. With gently sloping edges and little adornment, the building seems to emerge as an extension of the land around it while simultaneously providing a distinct space in which visitors can step away from the outside world. This volume presents the building through the lens of Japanese photographer Keiko Sasaoka's camera. Over the course of four seasons, Sasaoka represents the visitor's experience of the architecture through time and space, in constant dialogue with the surrounding landscape. The photography is supplemented with an essay by Chipperfield and various texts detailing the design and construction process.

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