In 2017, St Hilda’s Anglican Church in Island Bay approached First Light Studio with a brief describing the need for a beautiful, quality, and timeless design for the existing church. This request followed a one-year ultimatum from the council to address the building's earthquake-prone status.
Project name
St Hildas Church Alteration
Architecture firm
First Light Studio
Location
Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
Principal architect
Bronwyn Phillipps
Design team
Ben Jagersma, Guy Marriage, Bronwyn Philliipps
Collaborators
AE Tilley (screen), Black Sheep Construction (Builders), Techlam (trusses)
Interior design
First Light Studio
Built area
53 m², 9.5m high
Structural engineer
King & Dawson Architects & Engineers Ltd
Lighting
Fifth Season Design
Construction
Black Sheep Construction
Material
Glulam Trusses With Light Timber Structure, Timber Structure, Perforated Aluminium
Client
St Hildas Anglican Church
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church, Heritage Alteration
The site allocated for the construction of the museum and temple center is located along the designed passage between the Tushino 2018 residential area and the Moskva River embankment. The architecture of the complex refers to the traditions of Vladimir-Suzdal architecture, forming an ensemble with a memorable silhouette along the Moscow River.
Project name
Lighting Design Solution by Qpro For The Church In Tushino
Architecture firm
СПИЧ / SPEECH
Location
Volokolamskoe highway, 71A (Tushino district), Moscow, Russia
Photography
Marika Volkova
Principal architect
Sergei Tchoban, Igor Chlenov, Anton Boldyrev
Material
Glass panels, natural marble, porcelain stoneware
Client
LLC Spartak Stadium
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church
The Thames Christian School and Battersea Chapel project in South London underscores Henley Halebrown’s continued interest in exploring buildings that create both small spaces for people to interact and a concentric focal space to which we can gravitate intuitively and, by implication, recede from.
Project name
Thames Christian School & Battersea Chapel
Architecture firm
Henley Halebrown
Location
London, United Kingdom
Photography
Nick Kane, David Grandorge
Principal architect
Noel Cash, Jack Hawthorne (Henley Halebrown)
Design team
Lea Daniel, Gavin Hale-Brown, Simon Henley, Craig Linnell, Michael Mee (Henley Halebrown)
Collaborators
Executive architect: HLM. Masterplanning: HTA. Services engineer: Desco. Cost consultant: Martin Arnold. Planning consultant: Montagu Evans. Acoustic engineer: AF Acoustics. Project manager: Taylor Wimpey. Building control: MLM
Structural engineer
Pell Frischman
Client
Winstanley & York Road LLP
Typology
Religious Architecture › Chapel, School
A modern church environment should include comfortable and safe equipment that suits all ages and abilities. With such a diverse range of church activities and events, places of worship must provide their congregations with suitable tables and chairs. Do plenty of research before you purchase adjustable-height tables to make sure it is the perfect...
Written by
Abigail Laidlaw
In this concept of BORD Architectural Studio the subtle composition of the new elements related to the ruins of the medieval church and the monastery simultaneously evokes the original spatial structure, preserves the romantic atmosphere of the ruins and integrates new functions that meet contemporary needs.
Project name
Concept Plan for the Renovation of the Surroundings of the Old Church of Zsámbék
Architecture firm
BORD Architectural Studio
Location
Zsámbék, Hungary
Principal architect
Péter Bordás
Design team
Anita Bodnár, Diána Bodorkos, Fruzsina Damásdi, András Fábry, Artúr Lente, Tamás Mezey, Anh Quan Nguyen, Viktória Torda
Visualization
The Greypixel
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church
Dubai-based architectural photography studio, DEED STUDIO, is delighted to announce that their project, The Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, has recently been honored as the Category Winner in Photography | Architecture Exteriors at the LOOP Design Awards 2023.
Photographer
Deed Studio.UAE
Project name
Abrahamic Family House
Architecture firm
Adjaye Associates
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Antony Architects’ latest architectural endeavor, The Monstrance Arch, located on the fringes of Chennai in the enchanting locale of Pattabiram, aims to redefine the church entrance experience. The objective is to create an entrance arch that transcends the ordinary and distinguishes itself from the surrounding architectural landscape.
Project name
The Monstrance Arch
Architecture firm
Antony Architects
Location
Chennai, Tamilnadu ,India
Photography
Arun Siddarth
Principal architect
Antony Manoj Xavier
Collaborators
T XAVIER & SONS
Civil engineer
Britto Xavier,Selvam Xavier
Structural engineer
Kabilan
Environmental & MEP
T XAVIER & SONS
Landscape
Shakthi Landscape
Visualization
Antony Architects
Tools used
Rhino,Grasshopper,Vray,Photoshop
Material
Latrite stone,broken tile,Precast slab
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church, City Tropology, Installation
A prominent congregation on Philadelphia’s Main Line, the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church has been a local landmark in Bryn Mawr since its foundation and holds a central location on Montgomery Avenue. The campus is oriented around six religious and non-religious buildings constructed successively between 1911 and 1990.
Project name
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
Architecture firm
Voith & Mactavish Architects
Location
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
Photography
Jeffrey Totaro
Principal architect
Daniela Holt Voith
Typology
Religious Architecture › Church
