
Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade, France
Four Cubes to Contemplate Our Environment
The timber pavilion stands in a small grove on a wine estate that has become a landscape of art and architecture. It was designed by the Japanese architect, who also built the estate’s art centre and a chapel.
From outside it is a dark, quiet volume among the trees. A narrow passage leads into the shadowed interior.
Inside are four glass cubes, an installation by the architect himself. Lit from within, they glow against the darkness and invite visitors to pause and reflect on the world around them.
Project Information
- Design studio
- Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
- Time
- 2011
- Type
- Installation, Pavilion
- Primary materials
- Glass, Natural timber





















