건축가가 진정 이번 채플프로젝트를 통해 얻고자 하는 것은
건축과 종교가 하나되어 자연 속으로 사라지는 것 입니다.
수많은 영혼은 불꽃으로 변형되고 또다시 채플을 지지하는 기둥으로 무작위하게
계획되어 집니다. 그리고 곧 사각형태의 채플실로 형성화 됩니다.
하지만 채플실을 구속하는 것은 비와 뜨거운 직사광선을 피하기 위한
가벼운 지붕이 전부 일뿐, 외부로 열린 채플은 곧 자연 속의 일부분이 됩니다.
특히 수면위를 떠 있는 듯한 채플의 드라마틱한 풍경은 자연과 건축이
만들어 내는 최고의 하모니가 아닐까요?
reviewed by SJ
The architectonic concept for this ecumenical chapel is that the
countless columns that disorderly support the rectangular roof for
the chapel, are conceived as an analogy of a group of filaments that,
when lit with the proper energy, can illuminate our earthly lives
with a glimpse of heavenly light.
Architects: Divece Arquitectos
Location: Zamora, Michoacán, México
Design Team: Paolino Di Vece
Project Year: 2010
Project Area: 348,21 sqm
Photographs: Carlos Díaz Corona
According to Pythagoras “this world is false and illusive, a turbid
medium in which the rays of heavenly light are broken and obscured in
mist and darkness”.
On the other hand, Mother Teresa tells us that through constant prayer
we can become an instrument of the divine light that illuminates the
world.
“The filaments of the light bulbs are useless if they are not
energized. You, me, are filaments. The energy is God. We have the
possibility of letting this energy pass through ourselves and let it
utilize us in order to produce light for the world”.
This ecumenical chapel takes advantage of its central position within
the residential development to remind its users that spiritual life has
become a forgotten priority in our everyday activities; the chapel takes
the central stage of the development in order to emphasize the
possibility of making the act of praying a useful habit that cannot only
help each one of its inhabitants find their own path in life, but also
to help everyone of them become an energized filament which produces
light for the world.
This chapel is configured as a lightweight structure, almost ephemeral, that makes itself accessible for everyone at anytime; the chapel dissolves its boundaries in order to impregnate itself of its immediate surroundings and becomes a semi transparent object difficult to idealize. This building performs as a character that acts under the effects of light, that changes with sunlight, that becomes enhanced by its users and celebrates its mission as a catalyst of the everyday activities proper of this residential development.
Furthermore, spirituality is no longer a luxury for a few, that can only be achieved through a scheduled visit to a sacred site, but it could become a usual state of mind that transforms our everyday lives and becomes one positive influence for the world that surrounds its users.
from archdaily