Archive for April 22nd, 2009

fuksas architects…

…church in foligno, opens april 24th

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church in foligno, italy by fuksas architects
photos by moreno maggi
all images courtesy fuksas architects

Opening on april 24th is the new parish designed by fuksas architects.  There are two main architectural elements that are identified with the functions of the religious center, the first element, the church building, consists of two rectangles inserted into one another, the second element, also rectangular shape but long and low, is home to the sacristy, the pastoral ministry of local and casa canonica. 

Spirituality and meditation are joined together in a play of natural light entering horizontally and vertically, drawing a dialogue with the sky.

‘the suspension of a volume within another. seeing through concrete 
heaven, from outside, to inside, to outside.’ - massimiliano fuksas

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