Detail of the project ed. 2024

st-john-the-bap­tist-chapel / Portugal

Design­er José Mor­ga­do
Loca­tion Rua da Mó 3650 081 TOURO
Nation Por­tu­gal
Design Team

José Mor­ga­do
Year 2023
Pho­to credits

José Cam­pos

Pho­to external

Project descrip­tion

Locat­ed in a vil­lage in the inte­ri­or of Por­tu­gal, Touro — Vila Nova de Pai­va. Designed by José Mor­ga­do, a design­er who lives and work in the village.
This work was born out of the desire and gen­eros­i­ty of the peo­ple of the small vil­lage to build a tem­ple ded­i­cat­ed to St John the Baptist.
Its mono­lith­ic form of exposed con­crete, torn by stereoto­my and sub­tract­ed from the stylised form of the “house” shape, is intend­ed to be the home of St John the Bap­tist in the vil­lage, open to the whole com­mu­ni­ty. The pres­ence of light, water and earth are nat­ur­al ele­ments, adja­cent to the fig­ure of St John, who wears a sim­ple appear­ance indi­cat­ing the streak of light as a divine symbol.

Explana­to­ry report of the project
Down­load report

Pho­to internal

Tech­ni­cal drawings

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