Inserted in Teresa Gonçalves Garden of the Dst Group, in Braga, Portugal, Capela rests as a place for reflection, spiritual rest and natural surrounding contemplation.
The two volumes of concrete are interrupted by an incision, a free crossing, separating the divine spot from the human seat, not touching each other.
Inside, both plans are inhabited in a quiet way. One by a bench for contemplation and the other by a suspended cross of Christ.
At night, the beam of light, flowing through the opening and by the Uglass ends, transforms these concrete blocks into a light matter.
Material Used :
Floor
Concrete/ Concrete floor slabs / Mota-Engil | Portugal
Pavement crossing
Weathering steel / Corten plates / Bysteel, Fs_Dst Group| Portugal
Red adobe pavement / Dst Group | Portugal
Walls
Concrete and UGlass / Mota-Engil and Dst Group | Portugal
Interior lighting
Copper/ Copper oil lamp burner / Dst Group | Portugal
Interior equipment
Concrete / Concretebench / Carrilho da Graça| Portugal
Wood and ceramics / cross of Christ / Alberto Péssimo | Portugal
Ironworks
Steel / Bysteel, Fs_Dst Group | Portugal