Next Station...Pretty City!

clipped from www.thatunreliablegirl.com Next Station...Pretty City! So back on track, remember those mesh shells? Well, here's where my train of thought took me next. That's right, Pretty Town City! This beautiful chapel is a few years old now, but it still takes my breath away every time it crosses my desk. Located in Kobuchizawa, Japan, the Leaf Chapel is the work of Klein Dytham Architects. I would attempt to describe this beautiful structure, but I can't outdo the architects own words: The chapel is formed by 2 leaves - one glass, one steel - which have seemingly fluttered to the ground. The glass leaf with its delicate lace pattern motif emulates a pergola and the structure holding it up reminds one of the veins of a leaf which slowly become thinner the further they get from the central stem. The white steel leaf, perforated with 4700 holes, each of which hold an acrylic lens, is similar to bride's veil made of delicate lace. Light filters through the lenses and projects a lace pattern onto the white fabric inside.