All Saints Chapel by Gustavo Penna
This cross-shaped chapel in Brazil was designed by architect Gustavo Penna (+ slideshow).
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Unlike a cruciform, the concrete cross on the front and rear facades of All Saints Chapel is wider than it is tall.
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Sunlight seeps into the chapel though a skylight that runs along the uppermost point of the cross.
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Clear glazing surrounds the sides of the building, while the interior is lined with timber.
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A pool of water is positioned just in front and aligns with the centre of the cross.
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See more chapels on Dezeen here, including one with skeletons in its basement.
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Photography is by Leonardo Finotii.
Here's some more information from Gustavo Penna:
All Saints Chapel
First, the baptismal font.
A source of pure water – the origin of everything.
Through the two river banks, one reaches the third – religare; the symbol/synthesis, the cross
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Sky and earth – the vertical line
All men – the horizontal line
The internal space is created by displacing the sacred form.
The space is the movement.
The wood shelters, cuddles, protects.
Nature is around participating in solidarity.
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Project name: All Saints Chapel
Architecture: Gustavo Penna, Laura Penna, Norberto Bambozzi, Alice Flores, Alyne Ferreira, Catarina Hermanny, Natália Ponciano, Priscila Dias de Araújo, Vivian Hunnicutt
Management and Planning: Isabela Tolentino e Rísia Botrel
Location: Martinho Campos – Minas Gerais – Brazil
Year designed: 2010
Year completed: 2010
Projected area: 160m²