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New Apostolic Church
New Apostolic Church
Überlingen, Germany
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Other Projects by Reichel Schlaier Architekten
New Apostolic Church
Überlingen, Germany
STATUS
Under Construction
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
The new church building for the congregation of the New Apostolic Church Überlingen had become necessary as the old building no longer met today's requirements. The new building is on the outskirts of the city. It faces the city, yet at the same time directs visitors toward the open countryside that lies behind it.
Its distinctive shape clearly points to the higher level use of the building: a band encircles the facade of the taller volume with its church hall and affiliated multi-purpose rooms, encompassing with it the flat volume and its ancillary rooms into a single sculpture.
The church is entered from the square through a bright foyer, which acts as a glass joint between the two building volumes. It connects all areas of the building and serves as a meeting place and exchange point. For events it can be connected with the multipurpose rooms via mobile partitions.
Arriving in the foyer the generous glazing on the left hand side draws the visitor’s eye to the adjacent stream and meadows. The adjoining outdoor area can also be used for events.
The foyer then leads to the church hall, where the view is immediately drawn towards the stone altar. The mood of the room is bright and welcoming. Skylights form parts of the roof of the church hall, flooding the walls beneath with a pleasant light.
Vertical, fixed slats in the church hall’s facade are connected by translucent strips of glazing. The facade above this light strip cantilevers slightly to the outside and thus creates a narrow gallery that provides space for the organ. The organist has a good line of sight to the orchestra and choir.
The common roof of the multi-purpose rooms and the church hall is composed of two different roof pitches and forms its apex at the altar. These rooms can be connected to each other, as well as to the foyer, to accommodate events of varying sizes.
The church hall is reflected outwardly as a special, central room in the ensemble of volumes, recognizable by the steeper roof pitch and the light blade elements. Inwardly it is distinguished by its beautiful, indirect light, through the color scheme of the artist Markus Klink and through the volume’s geometry that is recognizable on the inside.
Landscape Design // The design of the exterior surfaces acts as a conduit to the transition between city and country. While the green areas in immediate proximity to the adjacent buildings and streetscape are maintained as lawns, those further toward the open landscape are planted as flowery meadows with regional trees, such as multi-trunked beech and oleaster.
Its distinctive shape clearly points to the higher level use of the building: a band encircles the facade of the taller volume with its church hall and affiliated multi-purpose rooms, encompassing with it the flat volume and its ancillary rooms into a single sculpture.
The church is entered from the square through a bright foyer, which acts as a glass joint between the two building volumes. It connects all areas of the building and serves as a meeting place and exchange point. For events it can be connected with the multipurpose rooms via mobile partitions.
Arriving in the foyer the generous glazing on the left hand side draws the visitor’s eye to the adjacent stream and meadows. The adjoining outdoor area can also be used for events.
The foyer then leads to the church hall, where the view is immediately drawn towards the stone altar. The mood of the room is bright and welcoming. Skylights form parts of the roof of the church hall, flooding the walls beneath with a pleasant light.
Vertical, fixed slats in the church hall’s facade are connected by translucent strips of glazing. The facade above this light strip cantilevers slightly to the outside and thus creates a narrow gallery that provides space for the organ. The organist has a good line of sight to the orchestra and choir.
The common roof of the multi-purpose rooms and the church hall is composed of two different roof pitches and forms its apex at the altar. These rooms can be connected to each other, as well as to the foyer, to accommodate events of varying sizes.
The church hall is reflected outwardly as a special, central room in the ensemble of volumes, recognizable by the steeper roof pitch and the light blade elements. Inwardly it is distinguished by its beautiful, indirect light, through the color scheme of the artist Markus Klink and through the volume’s geometry that is recognizable on the inside.
Landscape Design // The design of the exterior surfaces acts as a conduit to the transition between city and country. While the green areas in immediate proximity to the adjacent buildings and streetscape are maintained as lawns, those further toward the open landscape are planted as flowery meadows with regional trees, such as multi-trunked beech and oleaster.
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