- Architect
- Vesa Honkonen Architects
- Completion
- 2012
- Gross area
- 610 m²
- Themes
- Finnish Architecture Biennial Review 2014 Churches throughout History
- Category
- Assembly buildings
- Tags
- art China church Finnish Architecture Biennial Review 2014 light design sacred tower
Extract from the Finnish Architecture Biennial Review 2014 jury report:
“The dark, rectangular volume piques our curiosity with unusual details on the exterior: a forest of columns, a sinuous wing-like canopy that shelters a uniquely shaped door, and a belfry topped by a gleaming crown of brass louvers. The church brings light and hope into darkness, offering an intimate space for meditation. The architecture is accented by two striking works of light art: Nina Roos’s altarpiece and Vesa Honkonen’s ‘window of light’. The formal vocabulary has no direct connection to local traditions, but the execution relies on local materials and handicraft skills.”
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
30.57287636, 104.06415124
30.57287636, 104.06415124
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