"Old" here is both an adjective and a verb. "Old Church" is an event about time construction. The "Old Church" is the first realised public building of Arana Jiulong Lake Comminity in Huadu of Guangzhou. The original site of is a simulated church building of a "European Town" theme park. The building locates on the south-east conner of the town and faces the mainentrance of the community. Arana hopes it will become the first spiritual symbol for the community. The original building can be regarded as a local projection of the West, and its construction began roughly fifteen years ago. How to resolve the dislocation between the history reflected by the image and its construction history has become a speculative issue in the "Church" renewal project. Therefore what the church needs to construct is not space, but time.
© Siming Wu

architects: O-office ArchitectsLocation: Huadu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, ChinaProject Year: 2023Photographs: Siming WuArea: 353.0 m2
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