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Shinto

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Project • By Bjella ArchitectsPrivate Houses

Modern Missouri Cottage

In the heart of Missouri, a house stands as an example of a harmonious blend of architectural styles. Designed for a couple with a vision to merge four distinct styles, the architects embarked on a creative journey, inventing a new style that seamlessly merges Shinto, Shaker, Craftsman, and Contemporary elements. Tim Bjella Tim Bjella Tim Bjella Tim Bjella The house captivates onlookers with its distinctive feature – a roof seemingly suspended in mid-air, creating an illusion of weightlessness as it hovers above the structure on a transparent layer of glass. This innovative design not only adds a touch of modernity but also pays homage to the Shinto belief in the connection between the earthly and the divine. The... More

NewsNews • 21 Jun 2023

Hiroshi Nakamura’s quiet architecture welcomes visitors at Ueno Toshogu shrine in Tokyo

Ueno Toshogu is a Shinto shrine in the Ueno district of Tokyo's Taitō ward. In this project by Tokyo-based architectural studio Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, the studio designed an inner approach to the shrine and a courtyard of prayer centered around a 600-year-old sacred tree. The newly created layout and structures are a quiet, contemporary contrast to the grandness of the Shinto shrine.  Koji Fujii / TOREAL Koji Fujii / TOREAL The Ueno Toshogu shrine was built in 1627 and dedicated to the memory of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The Tokugawa Shogunate “formed the basis of rule for the next 265 years in what came to be known as the Edo period.” Ueno Toshogu was constructed... More