Foster + Partners Reveal "Sanctuary" Chapel for Vatican Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Foster + Partners has released details of their proposed chapel to form part of the Vatican?s inaugural entry to the Venice Biennale. The Holy See Pavilion will comprise ten chapels designed by ten architects, to be situated on the Venetian Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Among the architects contributing to the circuit of chapels are Foster + Partners, Eduardo Souto de Mourao, and Francesco Cellini.
Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners has released details of their proposed chapel to form part of the Vatican?s inaugural entry to the Venice Biennale. The Holy See Pavilion will comprise ten chapels designed by ten architects, to be situated on the Venetian Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Among the architects contributing to the circuit of chapels are Foster + Partners, Eduardo Souto de Mourao, and Francesco Cellini.
Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Designed in collaboration with Tecno, Foster + Partners? chapel began as three symbolic crosses and a timber deck, draped with a tent-like membrane. Throughout the design process, the scheme evolved into a tensegrity structure of cables and masts, clad with wooden latticework. The architects? vision was for a diffuse, shaded place of quiet contemplation, framing views of the adjacent lagoon.
Chapel Plan. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Chapel Section. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Our project started with the selection of the site. On a vis...
Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners has released details of their proposed chapel to form part of the Vatican?s inaugural entry to the Venice Biennale. The Holy See Pavilion will comprise ten chapels designed by ten architects, to be situated on the Venetian Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Among the architects contributing to the circuit of chapels are Foster + Partners, Eduardo Souto de Mourao, and Francesco Cellini.
Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Designed in collaboration with Tecno, Foster + Partners? chapel began as three symbolic crosses and a timber deck, draped with a tent-like membrane. Throughout the design process, the scheme evolved into a tensegrity structure of cables and masts, clad with wooden latticework. The architects? vision was for a diffuse, shaded place of quiet contemplation, framing views of the adjacent lagoon.
Chapel Plan. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Chapel Section. Image Courtesy of Foster + Partners
Our project started with the selection of the site. On a vis...
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