Det­ta­glio del pro­get­to ed. 2024

fue­­go-nue­­vo-cha­­pel / Mexico

Rigo­ber­to Alma­guer Nava

Pro­get­ti­sta RIGO­BER­TO ALMAGUER
Loca­tion El Uro, Mon­ter­rey, Mexico
Nazio­ne Mexi­co
Desi­gn Team

Rigo­ber­to Alma­guer, Ana Pau­la Tre­viño, Wen­dy Lopez, Lau­ra Gómez, Eduar­do Guerrero
Anno 2021
Cre­di­ti Fotografici

WRK­SHP, JOR­GE TABOADA

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Descri­zio­ne del progetto

The Fue­go Nue­vo Cha­pel is con­cei­ved as a spa­ce whe­re natu­ral light plays an essen­tial role in the archi­tec­tu­re. The struc­tu­re inte­gra­tes columns, walls, beams, and slabs as bare, hea­vy ele­men­ts, crea­ting a rhy­th­mic pat­tern of solids and voids that highlight natu­ral light as a pro­ta­go­ni­st. Com­mis­sio­ned to address spe­ci­fic needs of the con­gre­ga­tion, the pro­ject was well recei­ved by the com­mu­ni­ty. The chur­ch’s resour­ces, lar­ge­ly from dona­tions, gui­ded the use of low-mai­n­­te­­na­n­­ce mate­rials that age gracefully.

Loca­ted on a 3,200 m² irre­gu­lar lot, the nor­thern part of the site con­nec­ts with the eccle­sia­sti­cal hou­se, whi­le the sou­thern part slo­pes slightly. The lar­ge­st fron­ta­ge faces an ave­nue lin­king various hou­sing deve­lo­p­men­ts. The pro­ject com­pri­ses 1,265 m² across three levels: a semi-base­­ment, ground floor, and mez­za­ni­ne. The semi-base­­ment hou­ses a mul­ti­pur­po­se room, ser­vi­ce areas, ver­ti­cal cir­cu­la­tion, and the ossuary—a spa­ce desi­gned for inti­ma­te momen­ts with depar­ted loved ones, devoid of natu­ral light.

The ground floor ser­ves as the main nave, accom­mo­da­ting appro­xi­ma­te­ly 360 pari­shio­ners. Acces­sed from the north via a ramp that tra­ver­ses the faca­de, this level con­nec­ts to the main espla­na­de, whe­re an ever­green oak, dona­ted by the com­mu­ni­ty, is plan­ted. The main entran­ce, fra­med by a com­ple­te­ly clo­sed faca­de, is rea­ched via a stair­ca­se that sur­rounds the oak and inte­gra­tes with the pro­jec­ting volu­me from the basement.

The exte­rior ove­rhang forms a sub­tle cross on the faca­de, exten­ding to the mez­za­ni­ne whe­re the choir is loca­ted. Beyond the mez­za­ni­ne, a dou­­ble-height spa­ce domi­na­ted by chia­ro­scu­ro leads to the pre­sby­te­ry and altar, fea­tu­ring black Mon­ter­rey mar­ble blocks as the altar table and ambo. The altar­pie­ce and fur­ni­tu­re, desi­gned in col­la­bo­ra­tion with Alfre­do Zer­tu­che, incor­po­ra­te black Mon­ter­rey mar­ble and wal­nut wood. The mate­rial palette—concrete, glass, natu­ral wood, Pue­bla tra­ver­ti­ne mar­ble, and black Mon­ter­rey marble—reflects Nue­vo Leó­n’s indu­strial heri­ta­ge, enhan­cing the cha­pe­l’s archi­tec­tu­ral concept.

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