Studio BANG shared with us their design proposal for the competition for Ny Våler Kirke, a new church in Norway. Through creating a perceivable tribute to the old wooden church, their concept results in an upward focus that transports light into the holy space. More images and a brief architects’ description after the break.
On 29th May 2009, the historical church in Våler, Norway, was completely destroyed by a fire. The sun rose at 52.20° that day. This fact set the main concept for the Ny Våler Kirke. A single storey high building part including all supplying rooms surrounds the religious hall protectively. The hall is twisted to 52.20°. Because of that, the chorus points exactly at the sunrise on 29th May as a sign of new beginning. Except the natural-light ceiling, the main construction is made of wooden beams clad with thin wooden sticks.
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- Courtesy of Studio BANG
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- Courtesy of Studio BANG
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- Courtesy of Studio BANG
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- site plan
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- plan
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- elevation
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- section
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- exploded axonometric diagram
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- diagram 01
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- diagram 02
So what about those 7 months where the snow covers the roof? No light…
What a dumb question. There are a million ways to conceal / integrate the light at the ceiling perimeters.
The Architects want to make the “natural-light ceiling”, and as seen in the section of this project, there are no solution for indirect light or “conceal/integrate the light” when snow covered all the natural-light.
Ignoring the covered snow might seal the light, this project is very poetic…
@ kukubee : Thank you for your “politeness” and a very “smart” answer.