ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 3 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/238591/nossa-senhora-das-necessidades-church-celia-faria-ines-cortesao Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Victoria King https://www.archdaily.com/238591/nossa-senhora-das-necessidades-church-celia-faria-ines-cortesao The church is located in the center of a crowded village. The intervention is based on a building previously constructed, where the interior was unfinished. We started with the idea of “building the silence”: in a world full of noise, the church represents a break, a moment of rest, peace and meditation. The strong spiritual character is present but doesn’t intimidate, it gives a sense of protection. The selection of materials, the way of moulding both natural and artificial light and the absence of images had the purpose of achieving harmony, a primarily condition in order to assure silence.

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