In June 2023, the Fengxian Qixian Jesus Church designed by Wutopia Lab was finally completed after eight years. It took me a little while to recall because I had changed a bit, and the reasons for the design at that time had become a little fuzzy.
Project name
Fengxian Qixian Jesus Church
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
North of Fengpu Avenue, south of Huili Road within the river landscape of the triangle, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
YU Ting
Design team
Project Manager & Project Architect: Dai Xinyang; Design Team: Third Stage（2022-2023: Mu Zhilin，Song Qining(Intern)，Zhang Yucheng(Intern) Second Stage（2015-2017: Yu Jing，Song Mengjiao (Intern)，Cai Chengze (Intern) First Stage（2015: Xia Murong，Wang Yubin(Intern)
Collaborators
Construction drawing: Shanghai Zhijing Municipal Construction Planning and Design Co. Project Manager: Cao Kewu Architectural Design: Wang Ye, Le Junwei; Model: Sendy
Interior design
Chen Zhengyuan
Design year
July 2015- August 2017
Completion year
Nov, 2021 - Jun，2023
Structural engineer
Miao Binhai
Environmental & MEP
Gong Yedan, Lu Jidong, Liu Yuhong
Construction
Shanghai Construction No.2(Group) Co.,Ltd
Material
Steel structure (curtain) concrete structure (building mass)
Client
Cilent: Shanghai Fengxian new city construction and Development Co., Ltd; Client Architect: Li Na，Gu Hao
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church
The Red Church celebrates a glorious comeback in Olomouc. After more than 60 years the church no longer serves as a book depository. It has become an important cultural hub for the city. A modern annex for operations and facilities aptly complements the heritage building.
Project name
The Red Church Reconstruction
Architecture firm
atelier-r
Location
Bezručova 1180/3, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Miroslav Pospíšil
Design team
Daria Johanesová, architect, lead project manager
Collaborators
Interior design: Denisa Strmisková Studio. Graphic design: Studio KOSATKO. Steel artifacts: Jan Dostál General contractor: Company Červený kostel [associations of companies STRABAG and OHLA ŽS] Interior furnishings contractor: Prosto Interiér
Built area
Built-up Area 606 m², 418 m² church, 188 m² new building; Gross Floor Area 870 m², 640 m² church, 230 m² new building; Usable Floor Area 590 m², 395 m² church, 195 m² new building
Material
Ceramic tiles – facade of the church. Copper – roof of the church. Terrazzo – floor of the church. Stained wood – interior elements. Solid-coloured concrete – floor of the new building. Reinforced concrete – walls of the new building. Alucobond panels – facade and cladding of the new building. Concrete coating – ceiling of the new building. Steel – book wall in the foyer. Glass – facade of the new building. Stainless steel – decorative elements on the roof
Client
Olomouc Region, Olomouc Research Library
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church
Neogenesis+Studi0261: A Masjid, usually a quintessential Islamic building, is a “place of prostration”, which means ‘kneeling’. Islamic architecture is not regional. Over the years, most of the pre-Islamic vernacular forms and characteristics have gradually become an eclectic mix of the elements and characteristics of areas where Islam had spread.
Project name
Masjid E Zubaida
Architecture firm
Neogenesis+Studi0261
Location
Raichur, Karnataka, India
Photography
Ishita Sitwala / The Fishy Project
Principal architect
Chinmay Laiwala, Jigar Asarawala, Tarika Asarawala
Design team
Juby Thomas, Devanshi Parekh, Manthan Yadav, Priyanka
Collaborators
Text Credits: Nilufer Contractor
Structural engineer
Er. Ritesh Chauhan
Typology
Religious Architecture › Mosque
A Mid-mod Chicago Synagogue - reimagined for today, by Studio ST Architects. The Skokie Valley Synagogue renovation transformed the sanctuary, built in 1963, from a dark and formal space to an ethereal, light filled and ADA accessible room for communal prayer.
Project name
Skokie Valley Synagogue Renovation
Architecture firm
Studio ST Architects
Location
8825 E. Prairie Road, Skokie, IL 60076, USA
Photography
Andrew Bruah, Kendall McCaugherty
Principal architect
Esther Sperber
Design team
Architect of Record: Auerbach Architects. Ark and Judaica Design: Amy Reichert Design
Collaborators
Acoustical Engineer: Aercoustics
Built area
17,400 ft², total, 5,500 ft² renovated area
Structural engineer
Goodfriend Magruder Structure LLC
Environmental & MEP
Calor Design Group Ltd.
Lighting
Castelli Lighting
Construction
Twenty 9, Inc.
Material
Stone Source porcelain tiles: Floor tiles: “Artwork Neutral 00” matte, Wall tiles: “I Colori Bianco” matte. Caesarstone countertops. Sauder Worship chairs. Custom frosted glass mechitza with Hebrew text, cut and etched by 3Form. Prime Architectural Metal and Glass curtain wall system and skylight. Custom-built Torah ark and reading table by Amy Reichert Design. Acoustical Surfaces acoustic panels
Client
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue
Typology
Religious › Synagogue
An important aspect of the Christian Community Centre of the Brethren Church in Kladno is not only spiritual programmes but also leisure activities for children, youth and adults, care for the people in need, support for people with serious illnesses, the physically disabled or people in crisis situations. The original multi-storey building in a te...
Project name
Brethren Church Christian Community Centre
Architecture firm
QARTA Architektura
Location
Václava Pázdrala 3469, 272 01 Kladno, Czech Republic
Principal architect
David Wittassek, Jiří Řezák
Collaborators
Architecture: Jarin Krouz [QARTA Architektura]. Statics: 4StatiX
Built area
Built-up Area 470 m² Gross Floor Area 470 m² Usable Floor Area 360 m²
Site area
Site area 1 400 m²
Material
Profilit glass – skylight. Brick cladding, 3D brick cladding and brick strips – parts of exterior walls, hall walls. Rough plaster – parts of exterior walls. Precast concrete – hall lintels, portico. Coloured smooth plaster – classrooms. Epoxy screed – floors of the whole building. Mineral bonded wood wool boards – acoustic ceiling in the hall. MDF – wooden ceiling in the hall.
Client
Brethren Church in Kladno
Typology
Religious Architecture, Church
This Mosque originally manifested for the purpose of charity: to provide shelter and education to underprivileged Muslim children from the local community. The undertaking was initiated entirely by DS2 design studio in Bengaluru, in response to a growing need for a non-confirmative education system that would enable children to look out for themsel...
Architecture firm
DS2 Architecture
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Principal architect
Mueen Haris
Typology
Religious › School, Educational institution
The project is located in a very consolidated urban sector, on a busy street south of the city of Paraná. Initially, the place was an undeveloped and depopulated area in which a small temple was erected, with a gabled roof and side tower.
Project name
San Peregrino Oratory
Architecture firm
ASÍ! Arquitectura
Location
Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Principal architect
Adrían Peretti, Sebastián Cagliero, Iván Peker
Design team
Adrían Peretti, Sebastián Cagliero, Iván Peker
Collaborators
Pbro. Walter Minigutti – Parroquia Santo Domingo Savio
Structural engineer
Emmanuel Yones
Construction
Néstor Ruiz Díaz, Daniel Mendieta, Elías Ruiz Díaz, Juan Cruz Morantes, Joel Ignacio López. Pablo Bregant (PB Soluciones); Maximiliano Bence (Herrerías MB); Arq. Ramira Pablo y Fernando Mengui (SEI Aberturas de Aluminio); Romina Spiedo (Studio Gráfico Vector Paraná).
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Client
Parroquia Santo Domingo Savio – Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Typology
Religious › Oratory
The Ultimate Nostalgia: Tai'an Ceremony Hall (Shandong Province, China), it was unveiled as an exemplar of China's rural revitalization practice. In this project, SYN Architects took part in landscape design, architecture design and interior design.
Project name
The Hometown Moon
Architecture firm
SYN Architects
Location
Daolang Town, Tai’an City, Shandong Province, China
Photography
Zheng Yan, Huasheng (video)
Principal architect
Zou Yingxi
Design team
Liu Yuan, Jin Na
Collaborators
Zhu Feng, Chen Lan, Liang Xiaoting, Ruan Jianjun, Shi Lina, Tang Tang, Zheng Lihua, Liu Shuang (Sketch), Feng Yasong, Liao Shijie, Chen Lu, Xu Yan, Zheng Shuai
Interior design
Xia Fuqiang, Qian Guoxing, Cao Zhenzhen, Liu Tingting, Li Qianxi, : Feng Yan, Guo Mengjia, Li Hui
Built area
1469 m² (architecture area), 856 m² (interior area)
Structural engineer
Wang Qiang, Yang Jian, Yan Dongqiang
Environmental & MEP
Huang Yuanzheng, Mei Yantao, Ji Pengcheng
Landscape
Jin Nan, Xu Lu, Liu Shuang, Li Beibei, Liang Jingqi
Lighting
Create stars studio lighting design
Construction
Shandong Tai Shan Puhui Construction Ltd, Shandong Tai Shan Puhui Construction Ltd,
Material
Slab, Glass, Wood Panels, Stainless Steel Panels
Client
Taian Lushang Jiunvfeng Rural Revitalization Co., Ltd.
Typology
Religious Architecture › Chapel
