Jun 18
OFIS Architects have designed Farewell Chapel for a village close to Ljubljana, Slovenia. The building is sited next to an existing graveyard.
The chapel is cut into the rising landscape and its shape follows the lines of the graveyard’s landscape. Three curved walls separate the building’s uses and an external curve divides the surrounding hill from the chapel plateau reinstating the main supporting wall.
The building is partly glazed and opens towards an outside plateau for gatherings. The curvature of the roof extends to form an external porch.
A cross shaped rooflight is positioned above the main space of the Farewell Chapel. The architects designed the feature to function as a ‘luminous dynamic element’ in the daytime and a ‘light spark’ at night.
Architects: OFIS
Type of building: Chapel
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
2 Comments
Dustin wrote:
Despite being a chapel, I’d like to see more hermit habitats. Not only is the space interesting, but because it’s built into the side of the hill… the architecture is really unassuming despite being obviously well imagined. The wood paralleled wood paneling perpendicular to the gray slab floors is nice. Makes the whole structure inviting. Good detail in this article too.
To an architecture illiterate like myself, what are some of these arches or frames called. I’d like to see more vocab involved so I can learn more.
Posted on Jun 18 2009 at 17:36
annette wrote:
Beautiful piece!
Posted on Jun 26 2009 at 16:30
