Enoura Observatory—Hiroshi Sugimoto(2)

🏛️✨In addition to observing celestial phenomena and experiencing the changing of the seasons, another major feature of the Enoura Observatory is its incorporation of traditional Japanese architectural techniques from various eras, making it a living "history of Japanese architecture." 🌿🌟 For example, the "Bright Moon Gate" within the observatory is in the Zen style of the main gate of the Bright Moon Temple from the Muromachi period (located in Kamakura). 🏛️✨ It has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times during the Great Kanto Earthquake and World War II, and was eventually gifted to the Odawara Foundation by the Nezu Museum on the condition of restoration. 🏛️✨ Hiroshi Sugimoto has a deep affection for stone. For him, the origin of architecture and spatial design begins with stone. 🌿🌟 Without stone, there would be no architecture. Throughout the entire facility, stone is used extensively as a primary element. The stones that encircle the installations and shape the spaces are diverse, ranging from the Kofun period to modern times, from archaeological relics to stones collected from the nearby Negoro River. 🌿🌟 🏛️✨ #Odawara