Monday, January 31, 2011

Continue... 4.

The examples that I will be researching are:
1. Jubilee Church, in Rome, Italy. architect: Richard Meier









2. Church of Light, in Ibaraki, Japan. architect: Tadao Ando



3. Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira, in Cundinamarca, Colombia.



4. Notre Dame du Haut, in Ronchamp, France. architect: Le Corbusier




5. Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, Spain. architect: Antoni Gaudí




6. The Green church, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

7. Mr. Eko’s Church ( in The Island, near the beach camp) architect: Eko and Charlie
8. Chapel in the Rock, in Arizona, USA.
9. Thorncrown Chapel, in Eureka Springs, AR, USA. architect: E. Fay Jones
10. Bruder Klaus Chapel, in Mechernich, southern Germany.

The building I want to design.

1. I will be researching on religious building type like churches or temples. however, base on the principle of the churches design, i would like the design a meditation center for people.
2. The reason I would like to research on this type of building is that I want to experiment how natural lighting and natural scheme positively affect human's emotion. Can such a space really bring a mind toward a state of tranquillity?
3. The church that I am looking for, is not just for a religious function, but also is for meditation. The church may not symbolize the place of god - a heaven, but simply symbolizing the earth (the root of humans' emotion).
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5. My goal for working with this type of building is combine arts, nature and architecture to bring urban people to the peace. It could become a place for stress reliever.
6. The elements I am looking forward to incorporate in the chruch are grass floor, played with light and shadow, played with shape and volumn, played with views that can be interpreted to different meaning beyond the eyes see. In addition, the church is expected to be "Green Building".

Welcome everyone !!