Enbutsu-do at Eifuku-ji Temple
This project is composed of four wings including Enbutsu-do Hall at Eifuku-ji Temple in Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan. Enbutsu-do Hall, house for chief priest, should be such a place as a cave which keeps his private life quiet from many visitors to the Temple. Each of 77 windows cut oblique through the 700mm (max.) thick exterior walls has its own function, and plays its role freely in the thickness of the wall. The one that puts light from the sky in looks upward, and the other that interrupts summer light and accepts winter light looks northwards. Taking the surrounding elements of various scales such as visitor’s circulation, placement of the main hall, appearance of the mountain behind, and movement of the daylight into consideration, the windows with different inclinations are pierced on the exterior walls. The building was completed in autumn, 2011.
[Datasheet]
Location: Imabari, Ehime,Japan
Use: temple office and living space for the priest
Construction classification: New building
Completion: October, 2012
Structure : RC
Number of stories: 3 story
Site area: 1,922.14m2
Building area: 75.37 m2
Architectural area: 184.61 m2
The highest height: 10,200 mm
client: Religious corporation Eifukuji
Structure: tmsd Takashi Manda structural design office
Equipment: Kankyo Engineering
Lighting: Sirius Lighting Office
Construction: Takenaka Corporation Shikoku branch