The church looks like a spaceship landed from the outside but the inside is forgettable thank you're halfway underground and around ruins. Its about taking the old and capping it with the new (literally). Its use of wood, metal and stone give the very open space a lot of contrast and variety.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Alyssa Hamilton: Looking Out Week 15
Temppeliaukio Church ("The Rock Church") in Helsinki by brother Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen
The church looks like a spaceship landed from the outside but the inside is forgettable thank you're halfway underground and around ruins. Its about taking the old and capping it with the new (literally). Its use of wood, metal and stone give the very open space a lot of contrast and variety.





The church looks like a spaceship landed from the outside but the inside is forgettable thank you're halfway underground and around ruins. Its about taking the old and capping it with the new (literally). Its use of wood, metal and stone give the very open space a lot of contrast and variety.
Labels:
architecture,
church,
Hamilton,
Helsinki,
Looking Out Week 15,
Metal,
Ruin,
Stone,
wood
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