*순례자를 위한 거대한 이정표, 모놀리식 콘크리트 기둥 [ christ & gantenbein ] cerro del obispo lookout point

멕시코 117 킬로미터 순례의 길, 그리고 그곳에 위치한 9개의 랜드마크.

순례의 길을 따라 움직이는 순례자의 거대한 이정표 역활을 하는 거대한 구조물은

모놀리식 형태를 보여주며 산속 자연과는 대조적인 위치를 취합니다.

26.55 미터에 달하는 콘크리트 기둥은 가운데가 텅빈 아메바 형태로 만들어져

이곳을 찾는 순례자에게 색다른 공간감을 선사합니다.

외부에서 바라보는 거대함과는 또다른 내부 공간은

하늘로 부터 쏟아져 내리는 빛으로 순례의 지친 모든이에게

평온한 안식을 전달합니다.

reviewed by SJ

'cerro del obispo lookout point' also referred to as the 'pilgrim's column' by basel-based practice christ & gantenbein is now complete in cerro del obispo, mexico along the ruta del peregrino. one of the nine landmarks along the 117 kilometer journey from ameca to the shrine of the holy virgin of talpa in talpa de allende, this single tower of concrete rises above the craggy mountainscape. positioned upon the 2,000 meter high peak of cerro del obispo, the monolithic form takes on a bone-like shape. the undulating footprint is extruded into a 26.55 meter tall structure.

visitors enter through a single small entrance to find daylight filtering downwards from the open roof. light enters the amoeba-shaped skylight and is diffused on the surface of the concrete walls, ultimately gathering on the floor. four protrusions which form the exterior's shape become rounded contemplative corners.

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project title: cerro del obispo lookout point
location: cerro del obispo
state: built
architects: christ & gantenbein
team: emanuel christ, christoph gantenbein, andrea sauter, jennifer schmachtenberg, kai timmermann

title of the whole project: pilgrim’s route
client: secretary of tourism of jalisco; secretary of tourism aurelio lopez rocha
program: pilgrim’s route masterplan
location: from ameca to talpa de allende, jalisco, mexico.
curatorial team: tatiana bilbao and derek dellekamp
masterplan and project coordination: tatiana bilbao, derek dellekamp and rozana montiel
research team: rozana montiel/periférica, adiranne montemayor, carlos zimbrón
invited architects: luis aldrete / luis aldrete | arquitectos (mexico), tatiana bilbao / tatiana bilbao s.c. (mexico),
derek dellekamp / dellekamp arquitectos (mexico), alejandro aravena / elemental (chile), emanuel christ and christoph gantenbein / christ & gantenbein (switzerland),
tilo herlach, simon hartmann, simon frommenwiler / hhf architects (switzerland), rozana montiel / periférica (mexico), ai weiwei / fake design (china)
invited designers: godoylab (industrial), omar orlaineta (graphic), toa taller de operaciones ambi- entales (environmental)

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