Det­ta­glio del pro­get­to ed. 2020

FCC ARQUI­TEC­TU­RA – NOS­SA SEN­HO­RA DE FATI­MA CHURCH

Desi­gner Fer­nan­do Coe­lho + Ana Loureiro
Loca­tion Rua de S. Verís­si­mo, 4610–423 Laga­res Fel­guei­ras, PORTUGAL
Desi­gn Team

FCC Arqui­tec­tu­ra
Fer­nan­do Coe­lho, Ana Lou­rei­ro, Sér­gio Sil­va, Luís Viei­ra, Dia­na Teixeira
Anno 2019
Pho­to credits

Fer­nan­do Guer­ra — FG + SG

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Descri­zio­ne del progetto

Desi­gning a church seems to us to be an ideal instru­ment in sear­ching for a sym­bo­lic, mysti­cal and expres­si­ve dimen­sion. As Histo­ry has taught us, the allian­ce bet­ween art and reli­gion offers man­kind uni­que, magi­cal and exal­ting momen­ts that enrich life, mind and soul.
The church, as a mate­rial con­struc­tion and human repre­sen­ta­tion of the Divi­ne, plays a very impor­tant role in the deve­lo­p­ment of sen­si­bi­li­ty. For belie­vers and lay peo­ple, it is a living sign that con­veys a trans­cen­dent mea­ning that makes us look beyond what we see, and take time to feel our lives at a dee­per level.
The fir­st impres­sions and ideas emer­ged in the fir­st visit to the field. The trai­ts and forms were clea­red, sup­por­ted by sym­bols that see­med impor­tant, expres­si­ve and appro­pria­te to our inten­tions. The cur­ved line was impo­sed from the begin­ning, as a gestu­re and as a form asso­cia­ted with recep­tion and protection.

The sha­pe of the fish, such a strong ima­ge for the Catho­lic reli­gion and sym­bol of Jesus Chri­st the Savior.

The drop, the water. Sym­bol of puri­fi­ca­tion and bles­sing, it is asso­cia­ted with the ritual of ini­tia­tion in the Chri­stian life (bap­ti­sm).
The con­ven­tio­nal tra­cing, sche­me of the axial plant so cha­rac­te­ri­stic of clas­sic Chri­stian chur­ches. The cur­ved sha­pe like the head of the church that is your body.

The stree­ts that bor­der the ter­rain have steep slo­pes. The church sits on an inter­me­dia­te platform.
Two cur­ving walls, almo­st com­ple­te­ly loo­se from the ground, direct peo­ple to the main entran­ce of the church. The lay­out of the­se walls was con­di­tio­ned by key land­marks insi­de the buil­ding: they will pass over the bap­ti­ste­ry, the taber­na­cle, and the altar, thus for­ming the direc­ti­ves of space.

This pro­ject drew on care­ful­ly selec­ted mate­rials fit for the inten­ded pur­po­se, focu­sed on qua­li­ty and func­tio­na­li­ty, but also lon­ge­vi­ty, and on highlighting the full poten­tial of the spa­ces over time.
All the mate­rial com­po­si­tion of tex­tu­res and colors por­tray har­mo­nious inte­gra­tion, which trans­la­tes into com­for­ta­ble and clas­sic aesthetics.

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