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Interior view of the Church of the Light with the luminous cruciform opening cut into the concrete wall.

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Church of the Light

1989 · Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan

Church of the Light interior view

Interior view of the cruciform light opening in the Church of the Light.

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Church of the Light

Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan · Exact work coordinates

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Church of the LightChurch of the Light

1989 · Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan

Utzon ArkitekterUtzon Arkitekter

1950 · Hellebaek, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19891950
PlaceIbaraki, Osaka, JapanHellebaek, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Place contextIbaraki, Osaka, JapanRepresentative site: Bornholm regional municipality, Bornholm regional municipality, Denmark
Climate17°C · 13.2h daylight · 5 km/h wind5°C · 14.5h daylight · 35 km/h wind · via Svaneke water tower
FocusChurch14 works in corpus
Architects
  • Tadao Ando
  • Jorn Utzon
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Tadao Ando Architect & Associates

Notable works

  • Svaneke water tower
  • Utzon's House in Hellebæk
  • Kingo Houses
  • Melli Bank, University of Tehran Branch
Typologies
  • religious building
  • chapel
  • house
  • performance venue
  • tower
  • housing
  • civic building
  • education
  • campus building
  • cultural
Materials
  • concrete
  • glass
  • wood
  • steel
  • concrete
  • stone
Carbon signals

Concrete and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass

Concrete, Steel, and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible9 of 9 recorded works are publicly accessible
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