The church in Stella is an appreciated spiritual place for people from far and wide, not least because it is located along the popular Sigmund Freud path in the alpine woods at 1300 m.a.s.l.

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Architects: Messner Architects

Location: Ritten, Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol, Italy

Architects In Charge: David Messner, Verena Messner

Area: 500.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Davide Perbellini

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From the architect. The church in Stella is an appreciated spiritual place for people from far and wide, not least because it is located along the popular Sigmund Freud path in the alpine woods at 1300 m.a.s.l.
© Davide Perbellini

The conversion and renovation of the building dating back to the fifties is aimed at reevaluating the existing structure and making it more attractive.

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The east facade of the building was broken through to provide the church interior with more daylight. The huge rectangular opening behind the presbytery bathes the interior in light and underlines the pursuit of linking inside to outside, in a way spiritual to profane. The fleeting glimpse inside is claiming people?s attention and stimulating to enter the church.

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The prevailing ?genius loci?, the spirit of the place, is strikingly expressed with the phrase ?church in the wood? . The framed view is ...