Det­ta­glio del pro­get­to ed. 2016

com­­mu­­ni­­ty-church-kna­r­­vik / Reiulf Ram­stad Arkitekter

Pro­get­ti­sta  Reiulf Ramstad
Loca­tion  Knar­vik, Hor­da­land, Norway
Desi­gn Team  

Reiulf Ram­stad Arkitekter
Anno  2014
Cre­di­ti Fotografici  

Hund­ven Cle­men­ts Photography

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Descri­zio­ne del progetto

The new Com­mu­ni­ty Church in Knar­vik, loca­ted on the sce­nic westcoast
of Nor­way north of Ber­gen, is built on a pri­vi­le­ged site overlooking
the cul­tu­ral land­sca­pe and local town cen­tre. The buil­ding is carefully
adap­ted to an exi­sting hill­si­de bet­ween built and natu­ral environment,
pro­vi­ding the church with an inspi­ring con­text of the sur­roun­ding heath
land­sca­pe. Its distinc­ti­ve and inno­va­ti­ve cha­rac­ter and cen­tral location
makes it a land­mark in the com­mu­ni­ty, to be invi­ting and inclu­si­ve for
all peo­ple to cul­ti­va­te their faith throu­ghout the week.
The church signals its func­tion with a sacral digni­ty and recognisable
form, whe­re the church spi­re, sanc­tua­ry and cha­pel are emphasised
by ascen­ding roof pla­nes. Inspi­red by the local tra­di­tion of Norwegian
sta­ve chur­ches, the buil­ding uti­li­zes clear and ele­men­tal geometries,
mate­rials and con­struc­tions. The com­pact buil­ding volu­me is split into
two sto­ries on a rec­tan­gu­lar plan, sepa­ra­ting the sacred spa­ces above
from the cul­tu­ral and admi­ni­stra­ti­ve func­tions below. An inter­nal “church
squa­re” con­nec­ts the two levels with an atrium stair into a continuous
spa­ce, and may be joi­ned or sepa­ra­ted from the sanc­tua­ry with sliding
glass walls to accom­mo­da­te more than 500 people.
Wood is the key mate­rial of the pro­ject, expres­sed in the homogeneous
clad­ding of pre-wea­­the­­red pine heart­wood and mir­ro­red by the
light-colou­­red pine finish on all inte­rior sur­fa­ces. The buil­ding permits
day­light into its volu­me throu­gh lan­­cet-remi­­ni­­scent tall and nar­row windows,
splayed in plan to maxi­mi­se admit­tan­ce and redu­ce gla­re. At
night, the warm glow of the inte­rior reveals the acti­vi­ties of its religious
and cul­tu­ral events.
The church aspi­res to pro­vi­de a plat­form for a safe upbrin­ging for
chil­dren and youth, to beco­me a local venue for gathe­rings and faith,
and to faci­li­ta­te art, music and cul­tu­ral development.

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