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Sydney, Australia
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Emanuel Synagogue
Sydney, Australia
The new sanctuary continues the tradition of contemporary religious architecture on Emanuel Synagogue's campus.
Emanuel Synagogue is a progressive congregation supporting social and religious reform. With a congregation of 3,500 members, it is the fastest growing Jewish congregation in the southern hemisphere.
The new pavilion is a concrete, steel and glass structure reflecting the values of its community at this place and time. It sits next to Samuel Lipson's heritage listed 1941 modernist Synagogue. The colour of the new structure reflects the terracotta brickwork throughout the campus. The extensive use of glass creates a transparency which is inherent to the ethos of this community.
Maximum flexibility was a requirement for the new religious sanctuary, which was conceived to serve also as a cultural centre for the local community. Most of the year the congregation will use it as an intimate prayer space with 260 fixed seats, but, during High Holidays, an operable wall will be opened to include an additional 400 congregants. The spaces can also be adapted for concerts, performances, films and functions. A pre-School at the lower level provides learning space and outdoor recreation for 60 children.
Spirituality is embedded in the building's DNA. The integration of artwork, materials and structure, imbue the building with its inherently religious quality.
The first thing a visitor experiences is the transparency of the sanctuary, its continuity and extension with the exterior, with filtered coloured light illuminating the interior. The long skillion roof shapes the interior space becoming lower and more intimate towards the rear, higher and more impressive towards the front, driving attention towards the ark and reader's desk. The triangular structure and ceiling reflects the elements of the Star of David. Artworks on glazed walls tell the religious narrative of the Jewish people in a fresh contemporary manner.
Emanuel Synagogue is a progressive congregation supporting social and religious reform. With a congregation of 3,500 members, it is the fastest growing Jewish congregation in the southern hemisphere.
The new pavilion is a concrete, steel and glass structure reflecting the values of its community at this place and time. It sits next to Samuel Lipson's heritage listed 1941 modernist Synagogue. The colour of the new structure reflects the terracotta brickwork throughout the campus. The extensive use of glass creates a transparency which is inherent to the ethos of this community.
Maximum flexibility was a requirement for the new religious sanctuary, which was conceived to serve also as a cultural centre for the local community. Most of the year the congregation will use it as an intimate prayer space with 260 fixed seats, but, during High Holidays, an operable wall will be opened to include an additional 400 congregants. The spaces can also be adapted for concerts, performances, films and functions. A pre-School at the lower level provides learning space and outdoor recreation for 60 children.
Spirituality is embedded in the building's DNA. The integration of artwork, materials and structure, imbue the building with its inherently religious quality.
The first thing a visitor experiences is the transparency of the sanctuary, its continuity and extension with the exterior, with filtered coloured light illuminating the interior. The long skillion roof shapes the interior space becoming lower and more intimate towards the rear, higher and more impressive towards the front, driving attention towards the ark and reader's desk. The triangular structure and ceiling reflects the elements of the Star of David. Artworks on glazed walls tell the religious narrative of the Jewish people in a fresh contemporary manner.
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