Little Temple project at University of Technology Eindhoven
Eight students at the University of Technology in Eindhoven have built their own design of a little temple at full scale. These buildings were realized in a space that’s part of the office of Kovos Architects, with materials donated by different sponsors. The main source of inspiration during the design process was the abbey of Le Thoronet in the Provence, France.
Aspects like light, space, mass, rhythm and proportion find their most essential form in this great example of architectonic simplicity. After a visit to the abbey the students searched for an interpretation of these aspects within their own design of a little temple. With the full scale execution of the design, the spatial effect of the detail was most important.
The project is led by Jan Schevers. The participating students are Yuri Buteijn, Joan Gaudin, Faye Hermens, Dirk Reijnders, Dave Venmans, Raoul Vleugels, Johanna van Warners en Frank Wijnen. For more informations about the project and visits to the exhibition, check out the projects website: www.littletemple.nl
All photographs of the completed project by Ingrid Bussemakers. More images, after the break.
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hmmm great fun, i like the idea of this project, really simple and personal considerations. Encompassing what a temple is, regardless of what/who it is to or for.
Absolutely beautiful. I think projects like these are a good way for students to find the essence of an architectural endeavor. I was recently in Japan, and I’ve determined that designing a small space that has as much impact as a large, over-designed space is infinitely more difficult but not lacking in any richness. Not only that, it seems the process these students went through is something that a lot of projects on this site would benefit going through.
It’s nice to see an increasing appreciation for the power of light and shadow in religious projects. For a time it seemed, architects just tried to bludgeon emotion out of you with monolithic forms and massive scale; these students try to draw it out softly, but vividly, using nothing but cracks in the wall.