To think of a space destined to house the Blessed Sacrament is to think of a very specific area within a temple, the Sancta Santorum, a place for the encounter with God. If we analyze how these spaces have materialized throughout the history of architecture, we observe a radical importance of geometry and strong directionality. Under these premises, Diego de Siloé will design a new renaissance plant for the cathedral of Granada with the sole objective of being an imposing custody or later Leonardo de Figueroa will do the same with the baroque San Luis de los Franceses.

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Architects: Pablo Millán

Location: Calle Martín de la Jara, 41, 41006 Sevilla, Spain

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Javier Callejas
Client: Archidiócesis de Sevilla

Technical Architect: Javier Serrano Terrones

Structural Consultant: Javier Bengoa Díaz

Builder: Juan Lola Construcciones

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From the architect. To think of a space destined to house the Blessed Sacrament is to think of a very specific area within a temple, the Sancta Santorum, a place for the encounter with God. If we analyze how these spaces have materialized throughout the history of architecture, we observe a radical importance of geometry and strong directionality. Under these premises, Diego de Siloé will design a new renaissance plant for the cathedral of Granada with the sole objective of being ...