礼拜堂被透明的雕刻所覆盖。所画的是新岛的森林。江户时代后期，违反禁令前往美国的Joseph Hardy Niijima学习了基督教，并回到日本，在他的家乡安中教书。众所周知，Joseph Hardy Niijima随后进一步前往关西，创办了同志社大学。经过70多年的放松，在安中播下的种子在现在的新岛学院成长为一片萌芽的森林。

The chapel is covered with transparent carvings. What is drawn is the forest of Niijima. In the late Edo period, Joseph Hardy Niijima, who violated the ban and went to the United States, studied Christianity and returned to Japan to teach in his hometown of Annaka. It is well known that Joseph Hardy Niijima then traveled further to Kansai and founded Doshisha University. After more than 70 years of relaxation, the seeds sown in Annaka grew up as a budding forest at the present Niijima Academy.

新岛学院是由约瑟夫-哈迪-新岛播下的种子生长出来的最年轻的森林。画在56米宽的墙上的森林意象在现实生活中并不存在。森林在东西方向上比较密集，而在南边则明亮地开放。参照《创世纪》中的伊甸园，我画了一个从黑暗的深山老林到明亮的田野的场景，那里有充足的光线。这就是亚当和夏娃走过的路，他们因为吃了智慧的果实而被流放。被逐出伊甸园不仅是一场悲剧，也是文明的开始。与亚当和夏娃相似，学生们一旦从保护性教育的尼岛花园毕业，就将着手面对残酷的现实世界。

Niijima Junior College is the youngest forest grown from the seeds sown by Joseph Hardy Niijima. The imagery of the forest drawn on the 56 meters wide wall does not exist in real life. The forest is denser towards the east and west direction and brightly opens up toward the south. In reference to the garden of Eden in the Book of Genesis, I drew a scene from the deep dark forests to a brightly lit field where there is ample of light. This is the path followed by Adam and Eve, who were exiled because they ate the fruit of wisdom. Expulsion from the garden of Eden is not only a tragedy but also the beginning of civilization. Similar to Adam and Eve, students will set out to face the harsh real world once they graduate from the protective educational Niijima garden.

从隐喻的意义上讲，包裹着新岛教堂的墙壁的设计来自于森林的概念。这个森林的存在可以在圣经中被称为伊甸园。

In a metaphorical sense, the design of the walls encapsulating Niijima Chapel derived from the idea of the forest. The existence of this forest could be biblically referred to as the Garden of Eden.

屏幕上的图画是一个想象中的森林，花了六个月的时间，准确地描绘了反映在我脑海中的场景。因此，没有原始图片或参考资料。这幅画是由众多的六边形方块组成的。自然光穿过微不足道的小孔，被衍射并柔和地向着内部扩散，这密切地模仿了实际的阳光透过树木的情况。充满空间的阳光吞噬了里面的一切，抹去了现实，并引诱人们进入一个无尽的万花筒。

The drawing on the screen is an imaginary forest that took six months to accurately depict the scene reflected in my mind. Therefore, there are no original pictures or references. The drawing is made up of a multitude of hexagonal squares. Natural light passing through the minuscule holes is diffracted and diffuses softly towards the interior, which closely mimics the actual sunlight filtering through the trees. The sunrays that fill up the space engulf everything inside, erasing reality, and luring people into an endless kaleidoscope.

小教堂的平面图由中堂和过道布局组成，这在传统的小教堂中是可以看到的。中殿的设计通过其Vierendeel结构系统在小教堂内部创造了深度。由真正的木材制成，小的有角度的支架随机地位于结构网格内，作为一个软的网状结构，以便在地震中吸收和消散振动。

The plan of the chapel consists of a nave and aisle layout as seen in traditional chapels. The design of the nave creates depth within the inner chapel through its Vierendeel structural system. Made out of genuine timber, small angled braces are situated randomly within the structural grid which acts as a soft mesh structure in order to absorb and dissipate vibrations during an earthquake.

近年来，建筑师在墙壁上进行装饰，就像画家在画布上作画一样，这是很不常见的。然而，装饰品曾经作为一种文化表达形式发挥了重要作用。在这个意义上，建筑师和艺术家之间不应该有什么区别。因此，Niijima Chapel试图在建筑学中恢复这种失去的方法。

It is rather uncommon for an architect to ornament the walls just as how a painter paints a canvas in recent years. However, ornaments used to play an important role as a form of cultural expression. In this sense, there should not be a differentiation between an architect and an artist. Therefore, Niijima Chapel is an attempt to revitalize this lost methodology in Architecture.

Architects: Tezuka Architects
Area: 784 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: FOTOTECA
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Mitsubishi Electric, Toto, Martin Audio London, Microstation, Rhino 3D, Yamada shomei lighting
Structure: Ohno JAPAN, Ohno JAPAN, Hirofumi Ohno
Consultants: Bonbori Lighting Architect & Associates, Masahide Kakudate, Toshio Takeuchi
Construction Company: Sato Sangyo Co. Ltd
Air Conditioning: Hosoya Kogyo Co. Ltd
Electrical: Yui Electric
Mechanical Equipment: Setsubikeikaku Co. Ltd
Acoustics: Nagata Acoustics
Design Team:Tezuka Architects
Architects:Tezuka Architects
Wooden Structure:Chuto Co. Ltd
Electrical Equipment:Ginzan Building Equipment Design
City:Takasaki
Country:Japan