The small votive chapel dedicated to Saint Jakob is situated in the Bavarian countryside south of Munich, in a private property located along one of the routes across Europe to the sanctuary of Santiago de Compostela, which is located at a distance of 2347 km away, in north west Spain. The building takes up the measurements (5 x 3 metres) of the numerous religious shrines to be found in the surrounding district of Fischbachau. The interior is empty, and the object of contemplation is situated outside the park. A staircase leads to a wooden bench placed in front of a round window that frames the horizon and a cross erected on the edge of the lawn opposite. The seating, a font in marble and a wooden candle-holder shelf comprise the only furniture. The construction is in a stone known to the locals as “God’s concrete.” The roof, doors and windows are made of copper and wood.
PROJECT
aMDL Michele De Lucchi Architetto Srl - Michele De Lucchi
PROJECT TEAM
Marcello Biffi;
Francesco Faccin, Giuseppe Filippini (mock-up)
CONSULTANTS
Benno Bauer (local architect and director of works); Capoferri (special steel works)
CLIENT
Private
AREA
15 m2
PHOTOGRAPHY
Thomas Koller, Christoph Boeninger
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