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CHAPEL OF SAINT ALBERT THE GREAT BY SIMPSON & BROWN ARCHITECTS



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Built for the University Chaplaincy and friary for The Order of Preachers this new chapel is situated on George Square at the University of Edinburgh in the garden of one of the townhouses, replacing the old chapel which was located on the upper floor of the adjoining townhouses.
 
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The new garden chapel not only provides a space for peace and worship, but also increases capacity and improves accessibility. A new access was created from Middle Meadow Walk, and, along with the siting, form and appearance of the building, the chapel is announced to the many that use this popular route.

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The choice of materials and building form were important factors in the design of the building, chosen to achieve the peaceful space required of a chapel, and to connect it to its natural setting of the garden and Meadows beyond.

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Four tree-like Corten Steel columns support a curved, oak-lined timber roof over the altar and sanctuary spaces. A thick masonry wall, constructed out of large clay blocks clad with sandstone, interprets the historic boundary between the townhouses and provides a solid mass and weight to the building form.

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Angled windows are formed within this wall to allow light in and also to maintain the focus towards the sanctuary, providing only oblique views of the garden.  

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A combination of clerestory glazing, ventilator windows and a lightwell with opening rooflights provides both natural light and ventilation. Daylight is introduced by mirrors and filtered through continuous oak slats along the length of the chapel.

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The west wall behind the sanctuary is glazed and connects the chapel with the garden and the changing seasons, which plays an important part in the worship calendar.

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The external finish on the roof is sedum, again connecting the building to its garden setting, and minimising its visual impact from above.

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Location: George Square, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK
Architects: Simpson & Brown
Collaborators: George Berry & Partners
Structural Engineer: Elliott & Company
Services Engineer: Irons Foulner
Year:
2013
Client: The Dominican Council as Trustees of the English Province of the Order of Preachers
Photographs: Chris Humphreys

PC CHURCH DESIGN BY THEEAE

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The site is located urban area close to the down-town of Daegu, one of the biggest Cities in South Korea. In contrast to its locality, this town is isolated from the major city development. The community gets older, and young couples have been moving out to other towns to provide better education for their children.

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Its new design is mainly reasoned to help those people in the town to see better place with its unique and landmark architecture from their home. This small change would tell to others the town is not abandoned. Thus, seniors in the church are outnumbered among church members. Yet, its mountain hill entrance hinders accessibility for them and its deficiencies of parking space even demote its condition worse. Designing the new church becomes to provide solutions to those problems.


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Design Description

Based on the limited budget about 2.8 million USD for 3500sm size building; it was a big challenge to design the landmark in this region. The overall space requirement is separated into two major elements which are parking area, 900sm, and non-parking area, 2600sm.


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On one hand, the parking grid was mainly applied to limit the design for the utmost efficiency to maximize the space, and on the other hand, we had to interpret the church into another symbolic element to create the landmark in the town by differentiating the usual icon of church design in Korea, such as red bricks, symmetric plan, and the pointy roof and the cross at rooftop.


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Not to mention, we had to deeply contemplate about the Christianity. The symbolic idea of Christianity had to be revealed in align with Christians’ life in this world. Our thought was minimized by the definition of the Heaven referred to the teaching of Jesus on the mountain, when he taught of “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.”


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It’s meaning that our heaven is among us even if we are poor. Despite various circumstances confronting us as always, our life should experience the Heaven. Only be the condition to be the poor in spirit. Architecturally, the sloped site becomes catalyst to express the obtuse or acute angles of the exterior shape as a form of life.


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It represents anguish, pain, sadness, happiness etc, those of which become even eased or disappeared, or even rectified in a better way thru the reflection of the sky of the box(worship area) in the middle of the building as if people see the heaven right now. Because of it, they may overcome worse situation than anything they would ever face. They are blessed.


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They are people who are poor in spirit. They know their sinful nature. Therefore, through the sky reflected by the mirror stainless steel, we believe it will give them a moment to pause and think about their victory given already. That was the icon that we wanted to make for this new landmark.



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Location:Daegu, South Korea

Architects:TheeAe LTD

Site Area: 2,716 sqm

Total floor area: 3,800 sqm

Cost:USD 2,700,000. 00

Status:Commissioned / Unbuilt

Year:2013

SANTA MARIA GORETTI CHURCH BY MARIO CUCINELLA



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Risultato vincitore del concorso indetto dalla CEI per promuovere la qualità architettonica ecclesiale, il progetto di Mario Cucinella si configura come un elemento solitario nel contesto urbano.


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La facciata principale è caratterizzata da un andamento curvilineo che nei giochi dei volumi forma una croce, che insieme all’ingresso definiscono i principali segni di riconoscibilità della cristianità e dei luoghi di culto.


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“La pianta dalla forma organica è disegnata partendo dalle curve di alcune delle più belle chiese barocche, venendo a creare una pianta monumentale e dinamica in cui lo spazio centrale si confronta e si rapporta in maniera differente con le cappelle laterali.


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Le opere d’arte sono state ideate tenendo conto del progetto architettonico e delle sedi indicate per la loro destinazione. L’ intento, è stato quello di far convivere in modo armonico le due discipline senza tradirne l’autonomia.


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Per queste, ci si è avvalso di materiali legati alla tradizione come, il marmo, il bronzo e il mosaico che si confrontano e dialogano con l’eco del barocco che si percepisce nell’innovativo carattere dell’architettura.


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Alcune opere saranno più vicine alle forme fluide delle pareti della Cappella, come l’Ambone, la figura della Vergine Maria, la Custodia Eucaristica e il Fonte Battesimale.


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Gli edifici sono stati progettati secondo i principi della progettazione passiva per attingere alle risorse naturali: essi infatti ‘respirano’ grazie alla ventilazione e sono illuminati naturalmente, limitando il ricorso agli impianti meccanici e promuovendo un rapporto armonioso con il creato.” Dichiara Cucinella.


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Il progetto localizzato nel piccolo comune di Mormanno, nel cuore del Parco Nazionale del Pollino, è stato presentato alla fine del 2012 al Maxxi di Roma insieme ad altre 21 proposte elaborate per il concorso che prevedeva tre vincitori per altrettanti complessi parrocchiali tra i quali sono risultati vincitori: Benedetta Tagliabue (Ferrara), Francesca Leto (Olbia) e Mario Cucinella Architects (Mormanno).

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Location: Mormanno, Italy


Project Team: Mario Cucinella, Luca Sandri, Alberto Casarotto, Alberto Bruno, Noa Shoval

Artist: Giuseppe Maraniello

Liturgist: DonAmilcare Zuffi

Engineering: Favero& Milan

Technical facilities: Manens TIFS

Lighting: CannataLightning Design

Rendering 3D: ENGRAM

Area: 450 m2

Year: 2012

S. GIACOMO CHURCH BY MIRALLES TAGLIABUE EMBT



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Il complesso parrocchiale di San Giacomo Apostolo si propone come elemento catalizzatore dell’area in cui si inserisce, costituendo un nuovo fulcro capace di creare identità nella comunità locale e promuovere la socializzazione, l’educazione e l’interazione al suo interno.



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L’edificio si struttura come una presenza amichevole e aperta agli abitanti, grazie ad un’architettura leggera e organica che si contrappone alla solida e compatta matericità delle importanti preesistenze storiche ferraresi.


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Il profilo longilineo dei sottili alberi esistenti racchiude la parcella, creando un ambiente intimo e familiare, in cui l’edificio domina la scena con le sue forme scultoree ma al contempo dialoga con la natura circostante grazie ad un linguaggio ispirato ad essa.


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Lo esemplifica nel suo disegno naturalistico la grande piazza antistante la chiesa, naturale estensione del sagrato e insieme luogo della socialità. Posta in asse visivo e spirituale con il nuovo ponte e la città al di là del fiume, l’accesso avviene tuttavia tramite due direttrici laterali che si congiungono nel disegno della piazza fino alla chiesa, come due braccia aperte verso la comunità.


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Il disegno del suolo continua poi lateralmente connettendo la piazza ad una serie di strutture annesse che offriranno servizi educativi, associativi e ricreativi alla comunità, nonché dei nuovi spazi polifunzionali alla vicina scuola, con la quale il complesso parrocchiale dialoga anche formalmente con una volumetria attenta al rapporto con le adiacenze.


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Un campanile posto nell’angolo sud segna la presenza dell’edificio protetto dalla cortina verde degli alberi, diventando landmark e al contempo tornando a scandire il tempo della quotidianità familiare e dei suoi riti.


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Caratterizzata da volumetria e caratteri formali eccezionali, la chiesa è immediatamente percepibile come un edificio monumentale di carattere pubblico.


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Un campanile visibile dai due lati del fiume marca inconfondibilmente la chiesa nel territorio. Descrizione dello studio EMBT Miralles Tagliabue.

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Location: Ferrara, Italy


Artist: Enzo Cucchi

Liturgist: Vincenzo Gatti

Project Director: Joan Callis

Project Team: Gabriele Rotelli, Katrina Varian y Valentina Noris

Collaborators: Agustina Mascetti, Angelos Siampakoulis, Bárbara Ruschel Lorenzoni, Cj Rogers, Ernesto Lopez, Guido Aybar Maino, Grant Mc Cormick, Gonzalo Peña, Irene Botas Cal, Jiyoun Park, Lauren Lochry, Lorenzo Trucato, Marta Ruiz Benito, Oscar Lopez.

Client: CEI, Conferenza Episcopale Italiana

Competition: First Prize, Ocotber 2012
Inaguration: October 2014