Immanuel Church / Kim Seunghoy (Seoul National University) + KYWC Architects

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Text description provided by the architects. Vehicles dominating the street, night sky full of light... Our cityscape is no longer absolute nor sublime. It lacks the space where one could be engrossed in contemplation toward redemption. Yet it is quite miraculous to watch a new church being erected and believers attend a service at the crack of dawn. The scene is a testament to the sprouts of faith growing on the soil of fetishism. Immanuel church occupies the corner of the newly-developed area in Cheong-ju. As newly-developed areas usually are, buildings are covered with garish coloured signs. Hence the church is challenged to show the presence of itself in a simple and restrained fashion.