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Basilica Santa Maria del Mar, Cancun (2nd Place)
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Other Projects by sanzpont [arquitectura]
Basilica Santa Maria del Mar, Cancun (2nd Place)
Design Concept.
Santa Maria del Mar is one of the oldest virgin avocations. She isn’t related to any apparition; instead she relates with the need that marines and their families who stay on land feel for having the highest protection from heaven. Stella Maris, Star of the Sea is how they call her since ancient times.
Cancun, Sun and Beach.
Cancun, Sun and BeachCancun is a city of sun, beach and tourism. The architectural project though of religious character must respond to these 3 key elements and their correspondent transcendence. The city owes its foundation to the Caribbean architecture, composed of open and green spaces, latticeworks, etc. which provides natural comfort to the user.
Esthetic and Harmonic Beauty.
Esthetic and Harmonic BeautyWhen designing a basilica one must offer an official religious public building for the liturgical celebration and the adoration of the lord, a sacred space that provides purity, protection and serenity which by tradition is achieved by a standard of identity, top esthetic beauty, symmetry and proportion.
The Sea as Identity.
The Sea as IdentityInspiration for the concept comes from the strength and softness of the Caribbean ocean waves and the white sand of its beach. The rhythm of the ocean and the sensation of peace and harmony serve as design principles to provide a unique identity with a strong relation to the region and the project site.
The Mantle as Inspiration.
The Mantle as InspirationThe project is composed of a big public-religious (Catholic) space that can receive hundreds of people for mass inside a space of purity that radiates protection, harmony, softness and peace, all this simulating the protecting mantle of Santa Maria del Mar as maternal inspiration.
Integration to the Public Space.
Integration to the Public SpaceThe project is located in a new public sector of recreation in front of the Nichupte lagoon. The project must integrate, relate and complement the public space throughout a strong pedestrian connection with the new walkways, generating a plaza with green areas that invite the user to enter to the religious center.
Architectural Concept: for a functional, bioclimatic, emblematic and urban project.
The virgin’s mantle inspires the project’s form as a maternal protection symbol. The ocean waves underline the roof’s silhouette in search for rhythm, harmony and balance. The perfection and balance of marine life also serves as inspiration in the design line.
Religious Walkways.
Religious WalkwaysSemi-roofed transitional spaces incorporation as part of a cultural-religious walkway, quiet spaces where it´s possible to pray and meditate in contact with a natural medium and an adequate comfort. The Virgin Mary walkway is represented by a rosary that surrounds the main nave.
Mantle as Shelter and Protection.
Mantle as Shelter and ProtectionThe design concept captures soft lines allusive to the delicacy and gracefulness of Santa Maria del Mar, generating a roof that offers shelter and protection with semi-open comfortable spaces in contact with nature that contribute to find peace within the congregation.
Exterior Museum.
Exterior MuseumThe project includes an exterior museum around the temple facades, providing a cultural walkway that creates a richer space experience for the user. The exhibition consists of the historic encounter between two great cultures: The Maya indigenous and the Christian occidental cultures.
Ethereal Mysticism.
Ethereal MysticismThe height variation that runs all along the roof and the natural sunlight that penetrates to the patios generate sensations of mystical spaces that show the greatness of the divine. The use of natural elements like vegetation and water offers a more intimate connection with the medium, generating a deeper connection with the user.
Design Inspired by the Sea.
Design Inspired by the SeaThe ocean represents life, its calmness and rhythm its serenity, its waves and turbulence the agitation. Water is essential for life; Holy water is the cleansing of sin. Water is the cradle of healing, cleans the soul and mind, maintains all of creations life, it’s an element for inspiration.
Symmetry and Harmonic Proportion.
Symmetry and Harmonic ProportionThe project shows the beauty that catholic temples have had throughout history, using a proportionate and symmetric language on a contemporary and vanguardist image. The curvilinear design encompasses the whole project in a single line attaining artistic beauty in a simple, clean and balanced way.
Traditional Religious Interpretation Language.
Traditional Religious Interpretation LanguageContemporary design based on church and monastery traditional architecture. The cloisters are interpreted as semi-open public patios and the ancient plazas where the indigenous used to hear mass during evangelization are now public plazas that can be integrated to the main nave.
Religious-Cultural Walkways.
Historic Exterior Walkway.
Historic Exterior WalkwayThe project’s façade functions as an exterior museum; it has a timeline board with the history of American evangelization.
Virgin Mary Walkway.
Virgin Mary WalkwayThe patios and public areas house the Virgin Mary walkway which surrounds the main nave through fountains, discovering the 20 mysteries.
Santa Maria del Mar is one of the oldest virgin avocations. She isn’t related to any apparition; instead she relates with the need that marines and their families who stay on land feel for having the highest protection from heaven. Stella Maris, Star of the Sea is how they call her since ancient times.
Cancun, Sun and Beach.
Cancun, Sun and BeachCancun is a city of sun, beach and tourism. The architectural project though of religious character must respond to these 3 key elements and their correspondent transcendence. The city owes its foundation to the Caribbean architecture, composed of open and green spaces, latticeworks, etc. which provides natural comfort to the user.
Esthetic and Harmonic Beauty.
Esthetic and Harmonic BeautyWhen designing a basilica one must offer an official religious public building for the liturgical celebration and the adoration of the lord, a sacred space that provides purity, protection and serenity which by tradition is achieved by a standard of identity, top esthetic beauty, symmetry and proportion.
The Sea as Identity.
The Sea as IdentityInspiration for the concept comes from the strength and softness of the Caribbean ocean waves and the white sand of its beach. The rhythm of the ocean and the sensation of peace and harmony serve as design principles to provide a unique identity with a strong relation to the region and the project site.
The Mantle as Inspiration.
The Mantle as InspirationThe project is composed of a big public-religious (Catholic) space that can receive hundreds of people for mass inside a space of purity that radiates protection, harmony, softness and peace, all this simulating the protecting mantle of Santa Maria del Mar as maternal inspiration.
Integration to the Public Space.
Integration to the Public SpaceThe project is located in a new public sector of recreation in front of the Nichupte lagoon. The project must integrate, relate and complement the public space throughout a strong pedestrian connection with the new walkways, generating a plaza with green areas that invite the user to enter to the religious center.
Architectural Concept: for a functional, bioclimatic, emblematic and urban project.
The virgin’s mantle inspires the project’s form as a maternal protection symbol. The ocean waves underline the roof’s silhouette in search for rhythm, harmony and balance. The perfection and balance of marine life also serves as inspiration in the design line.
Religious Walkways.
Religious WalkwaysSemi-roofed transitional spaces incorporation as part of a cultural-religious walkway, quiet spaces where it´s possible to pray and meditate in contact with a natural medium and an adequate comfort. The Virgin Mary walkway is represented by a rosary that surrounds the main nave.
Mantle as Shelter and Protection.
Mantle as Shelter and ProtectionThe design concept captures soft lines allusive to the delicacy and gracefulness of Santa Maria del Mar, generating a roof that offers shelter and protection with semi-open comfortable spaces in contact with nature that contribute to find peace within the congregation.
Exterior Museum.
Exterior MuseumThe project includes an exterior museum around the temple facades, providing a cultural walkway that creates a richer space experience for the user. The exhibition consists of the historic encounter between two great cultures: The Maya indigenous and the Christian occidental cultures.
Ethereal Mysticism.
Ethereal MysticismThe height variation that runs all along the roof and the natural sunlight that penetrates to the patios generate sensations of mystical spaces that show the greatness of the divine. The use of natural elements like vegetation and water offers a more intimate connection with the medium, generating a deeper connection with the user.
Design Inspired by the Sea.
Design Inspired by the SeaThe ocean represents life, its calmness and rhythm its serenity, its waves and turbulence the agitation. Water is essential for life; Holy water is the cleansing of sin. Water is the cradle of healing, cleans the soul and mind, maintains all of creations life, it’s an element for inspiration.
Symmetry and Harmonic Proportion.
Symmetry and Harmonic ProportionThe project shows the beauty that catholic temples have had throughout history, using a proportionate and symmetric language on a contemporary and vanguardist image. The curvilinear design encompasses the whole project in a single line attaining artistic beauty in a simple, clean and balanced way.
Traditional Religious Interpretation Language.
Traditional Religious Interpretation LanguageContemporary design based on church and monastery traditional architecture. The cloisters are interpreted as semi-open public patios and the ancient plazas where the indigenous used to hear mass during evangelization are now public plazas that can be integrated to the main nave.
Religious-Cultural Walkways.
Historic Exterior Walkway.
Historic Exterior WalkwayThe project’s façade functions as an exterior museum; it has a timeline board with the history of American evangelization.
Virgin Mary Walkway.
Virgin Mary WalkwayThe patios and public areas house the Virgin Mary walkway which surrounds the main nave through fountains, discovering the 20 mysteries.
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