圣庇护礼拜堂和祈祷园美国新奥尔良

St.Pius Chapel and Prayer Garden New Orleans,United States

这座新建的小礼拜堂坐落于教堂园区内,不仅为祈祷者提供了一个安静且私密的圣所,更为其周边环境增添了一种微妙的雕塑感。在设计开始前,教众们一致认为新的小礼拜堂应该能够和谐地融入周边环境和毗邻的教堂及其引人注目的屋顶:该屋顶经过精心的设计,高于教堂地面75英尺以上。因此,新建的小礼拜堂与邻近的教堂形成了一个巧妙且安静的配合,虽然在尺度上有鲜明的对比,但在形式和材料上却是相似的。

Designed as a quiet refuge and intimate sanctuary for sacred reflection and contemplation,the new chapel on the church campus is a subtle sculptural addition to the landscape.Parishioners were clear that the chapel design should complement the modernist character of the adjacent church and its striking roof,which rises sculpturally to more than 75 feet above the church floor.The new chapel’s steep,angular roofline reflects this form and context,thus allowing the inclusion of significant glazing elements from above,adjacent to and behind the new sanctuary.The careful orientation and modulation of this glazing create distinct changes in the pattern of natural light throughout the day,enhancing the visitor’s experience.