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Lagos Church
Even though our design proposal may seem unconventional to
the untrained eye, it is actually based on traditional principles of Catholic
Church design: The main congregation Hall features a Latin cross above the
Organ and altar; The hall has a nave and two aisles at each side which are all
coincident with the main axis of the Church; we have placed a Latin Cross on
the highest point of the Church’s structure, which will become an icon for the
city of Lekki and Lagos as a whole.
The project consists of an organic skin which, in one single
gesture, becomes the roof and external walls of the Church, enveloping and protecting
the Congregation within. The main access is placed in the narrowest and lowest
part of the building and leads into a spectacular entrance foyer, from which
the visitor has views and clear access to both floors of the Church. The
main staircase in the entrance foyer divides the Church into two halves which
are visually linked by the large atrium that traverses the building. The
funnel effect within the entrance foyer moreover reinforces the huge and
spectacular scale of the main Congregation Hall and the Chapel of Perpetual
Adoration to either side.
The architectural concept and structural form are integral,
with a series of arches of varying heights producing the sculptural form of the
building as a whole. Arches are one of the oldest and most efficient forms of
structure, utilizing the full height of the building to provide stiffness
resulting in a relatively slender structure. Fabricated steel arches are
positioned at 4m centres along the length of the building, with cold-formed
steel purlins spanning between the arches supporting the roof finishes and
ceiling within. These arches are supported on each side of the building by a
series of piled foundations taking vertical loads into the ground beneath. The
horizontal thrust which results from the arching action is resisted by a
reinforced concrete ground slab which ties the two bases of the arch together.
The main spaces for prayer have been designed to be
peaceful, awe inspiring, and full of joy whilst also allowing the worshippers
full and uninterrupted views of the Altar. The impressive glazed facades on
both the East and western axis of the Church provide natural lighting and
emphasize the height and scale of both areas of worship. The interior of the
Church is very simple, pure and full of spirituality. The outside is
elegant, timeless and will stand as a true Icon for the Catholic community of
Lagos and Nigeria as a whole.
the untrained eye, it is actually based on traditional principles of Catholic
Church design: The main congregation Hall features a Latin cross above the
Organ and altar; The hall has a nave and two aisles at each side which are all
coincident with the main axis of the Church; we have placed a Latin Cross on
the highest point of the Church’s structure, which will become an icon for the
city of Lekki and Lagos as a whole.
The project consists of an organic skin which, in one single
gesture, becomes the roof and external walls of the Church, enveloping and protecting
the Congregation within. The main access is placed in the narrowest and lowest
part of the building and leads into a spectacular entrance foyer, from which
the visitor has views and clear access to both floors of the Church. The
main staircase in the entrance foyer divides the Church into two halves which
are visually linked by the large atrium that traverses the building. The
funnel effect within the entrance foyer moreover reinforces the huge and
spectacular scale of the main Congregation Hall and the Chapel of Perpetual
Adoration to either side.
The architectural concept and structural form are integral,
with a series of arches of varying heights producing the sculptural form of the
building as a whole. Arches are one of the oldest and most efficient forms of
structure, utilizing the full height of the building to provide stiffness
resulting in a relatively slender structure. Fabricated steel arches are
positioned at 4m centres along the length of the building, with cold-formed
steel purlins spanning between the arches supporting the roof finishes and
ceiling within. These arches are supported on each side of the building by a
series of piled foundations taking vertical loads into the ground beneath. The
horizontal thrust which results from the arching action is resisted by a
reinforced concrete ground slab which ties the two bases of the arch together.
The main spaces for prayer have been designed to be
peaceful, awe inspiring, and full of joy whilst also allowing the worshippers
full and uninterrupted views of the Altar. The impressive glazed facades on
both the East and western axis of the Church provide natural lighting and
emphasize the height and scale of both areas of worship. The interior of the
Church is very simple, pure and full of spirituality. The outside is
elegant, timeless and will stand as a true Icon for the Catholic community of
Lagos and Nigeria as a whole.
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