Discover the Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice, Czech Republic, a modern rotunda, designed by Moravian architectural office Atelier Št?pán. The minimalistic interior with decorations is work of Czech artist Vladimír Kokolia. My aim was to dematerialize the building. When you observe the volume, you feel the lightness made by design principle of tapering the walls […] More
Plano Humano Arquitectos were in charge of designing The Pastoral Center of Moscavide (Portugal), the project was completed in 2016. From the need to serve multiple functions, the Pastoral Center of Moscavide is composed by a set of facilities that include catechesis rooms, funeral chapels, and the parish residence, and these needs. The close […] More
This is a place for Buddhist mediation, thinking and contemplation, as well as a place satisfying the needs of daily life. The building is located in the forest by the riverside. Along the river, there is a mound, behind which is a great stretch of open field and sporadic vegetable greenhouses. The design started from […] More
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office designed this breathtaking minimalistic chapel located in ang Cheng Hu Xi Lu, Suzhou Shi, Jiangsu Sheng, China. Take a look at the complete story after the jump More
To think of a space destined to house the Blessed Sacrament is to think of a very specific area within a temple, the Sancta Santorum, a place for the encounter with God. If we analyze how these spaces have materialized throughout the history of architecture, we observe a radical importance of geometry and strong directionality. […] More
Free Evangelical Church, House of Prayer by Fránek architects and MMcité design is located in Litomysl, Czech Republic. The fifth façade, i.e. the roof of this building is the bearer of all essential information about the building. It has been abstracted to its maximum. A roof without any details is like a way running into infinity. The means of […] More
Take a look at our selection of the 7 Utopian architecture pieces from Outer Space: Eglise Saint Pierre by Le Corbusier On of the Corby’s major works, which construction began in 1960 and is recently completed. The pyramid-shaped church looks more like spaceship dropped from the sky into a traditional French neighborhood. Atomium by André Waterkeyn The […] More
This project is a Buddhist temple and ossuary for the?“Jodo-shu”, a Buddhist sect. The site is located on a?slopein Sasebo, Nagasaki, surrounded by a dense residential area. In addition, the ossuary, the temple premises and the residences are separated by ponds, and the reflection of the sunlight is thrown on the floor of the ossuary […] More
Cologne based architecture firm RSAA has unveiled its designs for a new church complex in China’s Zhangjiagang district.The project consists of a central building surrounded by a ring of supporting structures aimed to serve the community, as well as sheltering the inner basilica from outside noises. The northern buildings will consist of prayer and counselling spaces, in the south […] More
Architect David Closes has renovated this early 18th century church located in the small Catalan town of Santpedor. Take a look at the complete story below. More
Reiulf Ramstad Architects have designed this astonishing community church located in the Norwegian town of Knarvik. The unusual structure of the church fits perfectly with the rocky landscape. Despite its modern, dynamic silhouette the interior is very cozy, like a small, local church. The facade is made ??of wooden planks. The project was awarded the prize […] More
In Chicago, Linc Thelen Design and Scrafano Architects have transformed an empty Giant Stained Glass Window Church into a home for a family with three children. The inside of the former church was gutted, but the shell of the structure remained intact. The new family home, boasts 7 bedrooms and 6 baths. The great room has ceiling […] More