Thursday, October 6, 2016

Today's ArchiPic #117

Today's ArchiPic is the Chapel of St. Ignatius, designed by Steven Holl Architects. Steven Holl is a multi-award winning architect based out of New York, who has built structures across the globe. His design philosophy is based off of phenomenology, that the style and shape of the building should be determined by the site of construction rather than the building determining the style of the site.
Finished in 1997 and located at Seattle University in Washington state, the chapel is the hallmark structure for the university. The form started out as a simple box, but Holl added seven “bottles” of light onto the top, each in a different direction. Lighting is an important aspect of the chapel, with each separate "bottle" relating to the different areas and types of worship in the Jesuit congregation. The chapel won the National AIA Religious Architecture Award in 1997.

Since one of my assignments had me write a short biography on Holl, you'll be seeing this building, along with some of his other works, in an upcoming post.

Coincidentally, Today's ArchiPic #88 featured a building designed by Steven Holl as well.

References:
>> http://www.stevenholl.com/projects/st-ignatius-chapel

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