Comments on: The Prayer Chapel / debartolo architects

By: Als

Als — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:34:30 +0000

no, the inside feels not empty.

By: Als

Als — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:25:50 +0000

This could be an office or cultural building (museum, theatre etc). On the pictures it appeares not as a sacral building and even the indoor space seems to be so empty, like filling your heart with emptiness not a sacral feeling. But the details are too perfect and “material” for a transtcendental feeling. Like a chapel for money-deifying businessmen.

Still Chad’s words make me question all that.

By: as

as — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:57:59 +0000

whats up with the annoying referential lines? so obvious…

By: Chad

Chad — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:02:16 +0000

You have to visit this one to truly appreciate it. The cube changes color as it gets dark. The rationality and simplicity allows for contemplation. It is a very powerful space. The doors open up completely on all four sides. Also the procession up to it is very powerful. Don’t be so quick to criticize the “form” of a building. A lot of what is being designed right now is formal BS. I recommend checking this one out for yourself!

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meno DUOBĖ » Dievo namai kitaip — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:08:37 +0000

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By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:30:06 +0000

Beautiful. Almost makes we want to go to church.

By: Rokas

Rokas — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:06:55 +0000

It has no chapel-like tipology.The lower part is ok-the connection with surraunding,the in-out effect-but the glass box is totally an office building!!

By: Prayer Chapel « InFocus

Prayer Chapel « InFocus — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:02:43 +0000

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By: pascal

pascal — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:56:16 +0000

great stuff arch daily.

dont ever follow in the footsteps of blogs like dezeen. its nothing but bling bling architecture. sure those images look ultra cool for the first 5 seconds of viewing them, but none of it is real serious architecture like you guys post up on here.

cheers.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:01:06 +0000

Wow. Very well executed. The experience of this space would be incredible. To propose an option to MZ and Simon’s criticism, I wonder if the spatial experience would be enhanced if the perimeter walls of the ‘floating cube’ were a solid mass – similar to the cast-bronze doors – and the ceiling was clad in the translucent glazing appearing as a seperate volume projecting from the solid mass and serving as the ‘lantern’?

By: utopian robot

utopian robot — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:42:44 +0000

what a beautifully detailed cube. the relationship with the site is spectacular. the evening mass must feel quite otherworldly. the cross shaped plan evokes geometry that extends beyond a strictly christian tradition. when the trees mature this will feel like a welcoming oasis, which is another potent metaphor for this structure. despite phoenix being a sprawl city they are slowly accumulating some beatiful contemporary architecture.

By: simon

simon — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:18:13 +0000

I agree with MZ. The concept and composition of elements and experiences are strong, however it seems to need another level of attention to give it a more distinct identity as a sacred space. On a few of those images, if you cover the cross, it can look a little like another office park. The glass box lantern expression need extra care in its treatment (rational or not) to not be thrown in with the overused and abused group.

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By: Cameron

Cameron — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:12:00 +0000

Architecture,art,the landscape……religion, a perfect composition.

By: MZ

MZ — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:41:33 +0000

I don´t know about this. On the one side it is a very well executed building, great use of materials, even a good spatial concept. On the other side the rather conventional raster-look of the outer skin and the almost commercial ceiling take a lot of sacrality away: too rational, almost like an office building. This chapel would like to be a glas cubus from far, but this theme is so often made, so overused and abused, that it would have taken a little more effort to give it the necessary religious touch.

By: VANYUDHISTIRA

VANYUDHISTIRA — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:11:23 +0000

GREAT BUILDING..

By: David Basulto

David Basulto — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:41:52 +0000

Sublime!