House of the Sower - Reformed Church & Congregation Home

Csömör, Hungary

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House of the Sower - Reformed Church & Congregation Home

Csömör, Hungary

Firm

4plusz Építész Stúdió

Type

Cultural › Religious

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2020

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

BUDGET

Unknown

The silhouette of Csömör has been complemented by a third bell tower, beside the catholic and evangelical church, the reformed community was given a new home.
The rest of the members of Csömör's reformed congregation has moved from villages of bordering countries mainly lived by Hungarians since the 2000s. They brought their traditions, spiritual heritage and identity. In 2013 the community decided to build a home for themselves.
To provide space for the growing community members of the Reformed Church in Csömör tendered a limited design competition in 2014 for a new church and congregation home.

Thanks to the emphasized role of the community in this denomination, the appearence of a church is usually determined by the community's social structure, its traditions and identity. The congregation home was named The House of The Sower which refers to the parable of Jesus in which the sower announces the words of God (Mark 4:1-20). The community believes in this parable as its mission.

The location of the project was a field, close to the center, bordered by a railway line, an industrial site and a cemetery. It was important during the design to create a memorable landmark of the town, but also to give sorrounding protection to the building complex. The notion of the outer and inner shaping was to transplant both reformed and Hungarian roots and traditions to contemporary architecture.

The spiritual center of the congregation is the church. The role of the surrounding wall is symbolic rather than defensive, it is needed to indicate division between profane and sacred spaces. In addition to division it surrounds, shelters the „growing seeds"; the church and the parish.

The building’s skin consists of white plastered walls and dark slates that create a contrast in the appearance referred to the reformed ecclesological tradition. The sacred interior also contains elements from reformed church building traditions. As we reach the spritiual center of the church light filters through the coffered ceiling, at the table of God, the ceiling opens up which allows natural light to pour directly into the space.

The coffered ceiling is inspired by the ceiling panels of 9 historical churches of the community members' places of origin, 81 photos of ornaments from coffers appear on the ceiling. The simplicity, the ornament-less whiteness of the walls follow the reformed traditions, the movement of the rays of the sun are constantly shaping the interior throughout the day.

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House of the Sower - Reformed Church & Congregation Home

Csömör, Hungary

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