Tadao Ando | Church of the Light: The Door is a Cut Cross

Entry is by passing through an independent concrete wall inserted into the square box at a fifteen-degree angle; one must turn between the wall and the box to enter—this turn is the entire ritual. The interior is a completely dark exposed concrete box, with the only light coming from a cross-shaped slit cut into the front wall, casting a luminous cross on the floor and benches. The floor and benches are made of dark, rough wood, recycled from construction scaffolding. The concrete surface is smooth, with formwork divisions aligned with the proportions of the cross. There are no other decorations or furniture. Shot from the rear towards the front of the interior, with deep shadows and the cross as the sole light source. Avoid: adding windows or lighting, adding glass to the cross, painting the concrete, adding religious decorations.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

進入的方式是穿過一道以十五度角斜插入方盒的獨立混凝土牆,人必須在牆與盒之間轉身才能進門——這個轉折就是全部的儀式。室內為全暗的清水混凝土盒,唯一的光來自正前方牆上被切開的十字形細縫,光在地板與長椅上畫出一個發光的十字。地板與長椅為深色的粗糙木材,是施工鷹架回收再用。混凝土表面光滑,模板的分割與十字的比例對齊。除此之外沒有任何裝飾或家具。室內從後方向前拍攝,暗部深沉,十字為唯一光源。避免:增加窗戶或照明、十字加玻璃、混凝土加塗裝、加入宗教裝飾物。