[ ARTEKS Arquitectura ] Multiconfessional Pavilion

Gerard Veciana, from ARTEKS Arquitectura shared with us his latest project in Tarragona, Spain.

Architect: ARTEKS Arquitectura
Location: Tarragona, Spain
Architects in charge: Gerard Veciana Membrado & Elisabet Faura Pavia
Collaborators: Miquel Mercé, Manuel Gonzalez, Rubén Alonso, Flavio Rezende
Project Year: 2008
Structural Engineering: Ing.Joan Rovira, Ing. José María Velasco / www.amatria.com


The religions speak about the life and the death, There is the one who speaks about celestial paradise, of the garden of the eden, of reincarnation. All the religions speak about God, and they are all different, but what they have in common is we, the men. We and our feelings.

We live, have a good time………………………………..FLOWERS
The earth like origin……………………………………….SNAIL
The Water like purifier…………………………………….RAIN
The light like messenger…………………………………ROOF
The life, the beginning…………………………………….DNA
The final death or the beginning ?……………………..FLOWERS

levels plans

The pine grove has an approximate surface of 15 Há.
From the parking approximately 75 meters have to be crossed up to the first step that leads to the court.(PATIO)

The wall has a total length of 450 linear meters
The maximum appeal of the pavilion is 12 meters
The court (PATIO) has an approximate surface of 1000 sqm
The principal space does approximately 200 sqm
The pavilion has a surface counting the area of surrounding of 500 sqm
The Cellar has a surface of 400 sqm

The basement can be transform into a flight of steps, combining the retractable steps with the elevated platform. The basement is the technical room and is the furniture store room for the different ceremonies.