TAISEI CORPORATION has launched a dedicated website, the “Komyoji ‘Reiwa Major Restoration’ Project,” introducing the conservation and restoration work on the main hall of Komyoji, an Important Cultural Property of Japan. The site covers an overview of the work and its progress, as well as the transmission of the skills of traditional Japanese temple carpenters and the use of digital technologies. It is scheduled to be updated as the work progresses.
TAISEI CORPORATION has launched a dedicated website introducing the conservation and restoration work on Komyoji’s main hall. The site is titled “Komyoji ‘Reiwa Major Restoration’ Project” and focuses on an overview of the site and the status of the work.
The main hall is a historic building that was constructed approximately 330 years ago. The dedicated website provides details of the conservation and restoration process and the associated technical initiatives, including the combination of traditional skills passed down by Japanese temple carpenters with modern digital technologies such as 3D laser scanning and BIM.
The site also includes a section conveying the thoughts of people working on the project through photographs, videos, explanations and interviews. It states that information will be updated on an ongoing basis as the work progresses.
The dedicated website says that it will continue to publish progress updates and information on technical initiatives, together with a link to the site. Visitors can follow the conservation and restoration process and the work being conducted on site.