igreÂÂja-do-diviÂno-salÂÂvador / Portugal
DesignÂer | VÃtor BarÂros | |
LocaÂtion | Av. LuÃs Teles de MeneÂses, 4590–297, FreaÂmunde, PorÂto, Portugal | |
Nation | PorÂtuÂgal | |
Design Team |
VÃtor BarÂros (Lead ArchiÂtect), Pedro FerÂnanÂdes (DesignÂer), Ana BasÂtos Vieira (Senior ArchiÂtect), Caio ChamÂma (Junior ArchiÂtect), DominiÂka SkrýÂvalÂová (Junior ArchiÂtect), MarÂtin RichÂnavský (Junior Architect). |
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Year | 2019 | |
PhoÂto credits |
All PhoÂtos and Video by AlexanÂder Bogorodskiy |
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Project descripÂtion
The project of DiviÂno SalÂvador church was born from the study of the liturÂgiÂcal ChrisÂtÂian space evoÂluÂtion and from an attenÂtive look and comÂpreÂhenÂsion of the comÂplex morÂpholÂoÂgy of the interÂvenÂtion site.
A base built by granÂite walls extends from the surÂroundÂings, susÂtainÂing the temÂple. A new disÂtriÂbÂuÂtion churchÂyard sepÂaÂrates, both funcÂtionÂalÂly and volÂuÂmetÂriÂcalÂly, the new church from the mulÂtiÂpurÂpose buildÂing, like an exteÂriÂor antechamÂber which invites users to silence and self-comÂÂmuÂnion. At the churchÂyard stands out the sky, the sound of the olive tree leaves swept by the wind and the runÂning water of a fountain.
A glass door appears as a metaphor for an open and tolÂerÂant ChrisÂtÂian comÂmuÂniÂty, invitÂing anyÂone who enters the churchÂyard to be part of one big sharÂing family.
Inside, the presÂbytery and the nave rise towards God by the large verÂtiÂcal clerestoÂry which draws the resÂurÂrecÂtion of Christ through its glazed and lumiÂnous walls. The clerestoÂry is also the callÂing eleÂment of the church, as it subÂstiÂtutes the traÂdiÂtionÂal steeples. In the new church, the callÂing is done by the light instead of the sound.
The two side aisles end up on two verÂtiÂcal chapels that hold the taberÂnaÂcle and the bapÂtisÂtery. Both chapels repÂreÂsent the uniqueÂness relaÂtion between the sacraÂments and God.
The MorÂtuÂary Chapel, locatÂed on the north side of the buildÂing, has its entrance by the yard of the old MothÂer Church of São SalÂvador, conÂferÂring uniÂty to the old street proÂfile and assurÂing a conÂtinÂuÂous use of the old buildÂing for mournÂful celebrations.
ExplanaÂtoÂry report of the project
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