BEAUTELL ALEÂJANÂDRO – CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS
DesignÂer | AleÂjanÂdro Beautell | |
LocaÂtion | Avda. RadioafiÂcionaÂdos 4, 38320, La LaguÂna, TenerÂife, Spain | |
Design Team |
HildeÂbranÂdo DÃaz — QuanÂtiÂty surveyor |
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Year | 2019 | |
PhoÂto credits |
PhoÂtogÂraÂphÂer — Flavio DorÂta (All files) |
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PhoÂto external
Project descripÂtion
The interÂvenÂtion conÂsistÂed of transÂformÂing an existÂing strucÂture of unfinÂished buildÂing, it wasn’t comÂpletÂed for varÂiÂous reaÂsons, in the new and much needÂed temÂple for Las ManÂteÂcas neighbourhood.
GivÂen the state of deteÂriÂoÂraÂtion which the strucÂture preÂsentÂed after more than ten years of abanÂdonÂment, the parish comÂmuÂniÂty had decidÂed to adapt and finÂish up the existÂing reinÂforced conÂcrete strucÂture and thus avoid its furÂther decaying.
The intenÂtion of new las ManÂteÂcas Church design was not to absorb the pre-existÂing strucÂture, but to respectÂfulÂly interÂvene embracÂing its origÂiÂnal form. As the interÂvenÂtion avoidÂed subÂstanÂtial changes to the existÂing strucÂture, the comÂmuÂniÂty in the future can decide to expand the buildÂing exeÂcutÂing it in phases.
For this purÂpose, wood is used as the only encloÂsure and space diviÂsion mateÂrÂiÂal. This difÂferÂenÂtiÂaÂtion in mateÂriÂals makes posÂsiÂble to estabÂlish a forÂmal disÂtincÂtion between the new work and the existÂing one, in a gesÂture that respects the authorÂship of the parÂtialÂly raised structure.
The main access to the new Church buildÂing is from the lowÂer levÂel of the plot through a conÂcrete square, surÂroundÂed by large planters. The main façade of the Church is closed with foldÂing woodÂen doors that allow the space to open comÂpleteÂly to the outÂside when it is necÂesÂsary to expand the capacÂiÂty of the Church.
At the forÂmal levÂel, the new parish Church is a lumiÂnous and ausÂtere conÂstrucÂtion, with the excluÂsive use of two mateÂriÂals: wood for the verÂtiÂcal walls and conÂcrete for the floors and the altar.
IllusÂtraÂtive project report
DownÂload report
TechÂniÂcal drawings