{"id":47217,"date":"2018-11-01T08:45:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=47217"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:40:18","slug":"bahai-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/bahai-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Details: The \u00a0Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple of South America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>The judging process for <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer's 14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> is now underway. Subscribe to our <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> to receive updates about Public Voting, and stay tuned \u2014 winners will be announced later this spring. \u00a0<\/i><i><\/i><\/p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When harnessed to maximum effect, light can give shape to form and space. Inspired by light as a material in itself, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/hariri-pontarini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hariri Pontarini Architects<\/a>&#8216; A+Award-winning\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/the-bahai-temple-of-south-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple of South America<\/a>\u00a0was borne from an exploration of cast glass and translucent Portuguese marble. Comprising nine monumental glass veils, the worship space is designed to express an inclusive faith.<\/p>\n<p>Embodying a community\u2019s aspirations, the temple is set within the foothills of the Andes bordering the metropolis of Santiago, Chile. 14 years in the making, the project represents the last of eight continental temples commissioned by the Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Community. The open and accessible space has become a major destination in South America since its opening in 2016, now welcoming up to 36,000 visitors each weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47219 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-20.jpg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"1620\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-20.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-20-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-20-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-20-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/>Conceptually, the project encapsulates the interplay of contradictions: stillness and movement, simplicity and complexity, intimacy and monumentality; a solid structure capable of dissolving in light. Surrounded by reflecting pools and a landscape of native grasses, the Baha\u0301\u2019i\u0301 Temple is a domed, luminous structure that echoes the rolling topography of the Andes.<\/p>\n<p>Built to last 400 years, the temple was designed to draw humanity closer to the Divine, to that quest for personal and collective perfection, betterment, refinement and a longing for togetherness and unity. Stone, glass, wood and steel become spiritual, and in turn, the measurable becomes immeasurable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47235 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-12.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-12-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>An investigation into material qualities that embody light culminated in the development of two cladding materials: translucent marble from the Portuguese Estremoz quarries for the interior layer, and cast glass panels for the exterior.<\/p>\n<p>Designing a structure as complex and varied as nature required the most advanced computer technology. Led by Siamak Hariri, the team at Hariri Pontarini Architects innovated its own system for rendering the sculptural building, using machine-to-machine fabrication to create highly irregular, organic shapes in glass.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47231 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-14.jpg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-14.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-14-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-14-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47230 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-16.jpg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-16.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-16-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-16-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>The exterior layer of cast-glass panels was developed in collaboration with the Canadian glass artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffgoodmanstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Goodman<\/a>. Around 20 percent of the exterior cladding is curved, with the curved glass pieces made by slumping flat glass over shotcrete-covered polystyrene forms in a kiln.<\/p>\n<p>The glass casting was completed by Goodman and <strong>CGD Glass<\/strong>, while the fabrication was done by EDM. The team used borosilicate glass for the site\u2019s extreme temperature variations. Standing next to the temple, visitors can appreciate the complex subtlety of the exterior cladding manufactured from this melted glass, which recalls the configuration of snowflake crystals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47233 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-12.jpg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-12.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-12-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-12-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-12-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47226 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-17.jpg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"1620\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-17.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/8-17-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/>Meanwhile, translucent marble panels form the interior walls of the temple. Flat pieces were water-jet cut from slabs to the exact shape defined by the computer model. Each wing of the nine-sided Temple contains over 870 unique pieces of marble.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47229 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-15.jpg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-15.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-15-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-15-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47232 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-13.jpg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"900\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-13.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-13-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13-13-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The final fabrication of the steel superstructure \u2014 manufactured by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/gartner-steel-and-glass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gartner Steel and Glass<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0was made possible only through advanced fabrication techniques. The multitude of parts was assembled in Germany into manageable sections, and then shipped and assembled on site in Chile.<\/p>\n<p>The Temple is designed to withstand extreme earthquakes and wind. The super-structures of the wings are comprised of hundreds of unique, individually engineered slim-profile steel members and nodal connections. Each of the wings rest on concrete rings and columns on elastomeric seismic isolators, so that in the event of an earthquake, the concrete pads slide horizontally to absorb the shock.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47234 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-12.jpg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-12.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-12-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-12-66x50.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47228 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.jpeg\" alt=\"Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple\" width=\"1620\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.jpeg 1620w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Openness and transparency are fundamental to both the structure and its site. The Baha\u0301\u2019i\u0301 House of Worship can be accessed by nine entrances located at regular intervals around the domed structure, while curving paths lead visitors on walking meditations through the sloped landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The building combines advanced engineering solutions, cutting-edge material innovation, and computerized fabrication methods to create a space that is at once monumental and intimate. The structure works with the idea of light being captured, embodied and catalyzed within the material structure of the temple.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple is alive with light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p1\"><i>The judging process for <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer's 14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> is now underway. 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