Benesse hotel by Tadao Ando, a photo from Kagawa, Shikoku

Photographer's Note

I visited Naoshima island at the end of my tour in Japan in November 2014. Here is a night picture of the hotel, my room was the one in the right. There was a pond reflecting the sky and the architecture. Ot was possible to go up over the oval.

From the Benesse website:
Benesse House is a unique facility that combines the functions of both museum and hotel.
Four hotel facilities桵useum, Oval, Park and Beach are available. All were designed by Tadao Ando.

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marabu61 (11587) 2014-12-28 3:41

Ciao Livia
This is a simple, yet so impressive architecture in this modern hotel. It radiates a great calm and tranquility that is very soothing and promises a good nights sleep at the hotel.
have a great time
Daniel

Didi (61589) 2014-12-28 3:41

Hi Livia
Wonderful composition with very good lights management and good frame quality
Best wishes for a happy new year

rbassin (27472) 2014-12-28 5:43

cioa Livia,
une tr鑣 bonne photo d'int閞ieure,pas facile � r閍liser.
Bon rendu du volume, des couleurs et des reflets.
Amicalement
Roland

worldcitizen (16232) 2014-12-28 14:54

Ciao Livia,
This is such a futuristic hotel! It's like staying inside a spaceship. :-) I like the giant oval with all of the great reflections on it. This view makes me wonder what the inside of the rooms look like.

jjcordier (79299) 2014-12-29 0:07

Livia
L'architecture de cet h魌el est tr鑣 graphique et tu en as r閍lis� une excellente photo.
Amicalement
JJ

danos (110407) 2014-12-30 9:40

Hello Livia,
nice the interior view of the hotel with the strange architectural style.I like the excellent light and colour management as enhance its details.

I wish you a prosperous,happy and healthy New Year,Danos

annjackman (23019) 2014-12-30 10:28

Hello Livia,
This is such a tranquil picture with its curves and gentle colour. Almost abstract, it is hard to imagine this as a hotel.
An impressive image.
Kind Regards, Ann

papera (14372) 2015-06-21 11:02

ciao Livia,

Naoshima e' stato uno dei luoghi piu' interessanti che ho visitato durante le mie due settimane in Giappone, qualche mese prima la tragedia dello tsunami.
Purtroppo non potemmo fermarci per la notte, ma ho ricordi molto vividi di quel giorno - la visita al museo e la sala delle Ninfee di Monet fanno parte delle esperienze di fruizione artistica piu' intense che io abbia mai avuto.
questa tua foto coglie benissimo l'equilibrio tra architettura, ambiente e spazio-natura che mi hanno affascinato quel giorno a Naoshima.
Grazie!
c.