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This religious project is in Mexico City. As part of a Catholic elementary school for children, the design is simple yet elegant reflecting the values promoted by this place of prayer. It also highlights the light as a symbolic element and protagonist over the simplicity of the environment.This project aims to establish a conversation in a more modern way with the youth of the school. It is seeking to attract them to spirituality in a space full of peace that invites reflection.
The facade of this project is in perfect divine proportion since the entrance is in a ratio of thirds concerning the whole volume. Jose Lombana, the lead designer, and his team created the enclosure in a way that it is bathed with zenithal light because of the double walls that function as a suspended inscribed cube, creating a perimeter span. It reinterprets a baldachin of an ancient catholic temple, generating a change of proportions and chiaroscuro.
This project aims to achieve a comfortable and introspective experience, by combining elegant and discreet materials with lighting and textures. It provides the necessary mysticism to the space so that the youth who attend the building feel closer to God.
- Architect: Jose Lombana arquitectos
- Photos: Diana Arnau Arturo Arrieta