Foster + Partners’ ‘Sanctuary’ Chapel for Vatican’s Debut Pavilion at Venice Biennale
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Vatican City is making its first appearance at the Venice Biennale with its Holy See Pavilion featuring 10 chapels designed by 10 architects. London-based Foster + Partners recently gave a sneak peek of their design for Vatican’s debut entry. Draped with aFoster + Partners’ ‘Sanctuary’ Chapel for Vatican’s Debut Pavilion at Venice Biennale
Vatican City is making its first appearance at the Venice Biennale with its Holy See Pavilion featuring 10 chapels designed by 10 architects. London-based Foster + Partners recently gave a sneak peek of their design for Vatican’s debut entry. Draped with a tent-like membrane, the chapel features three symbolic crosses and a timber deck, noted ArchDaily. The architects create a “shaded place of quiet contemplation, framing views of the adjacent lagoon” through a tensegrity structure made of mats and cables, and covered with wooden lattice work.Norman Foster, Founder at Foster + Partners, stated: “Our project started with the selection of the site. On a visit to San Giorgio Maggiore, close to Palladio’s magnificent church and the Teatro Verde, we found a green space with two mature trees beautifully framing the view of the lagoon. It was like a small oasis in the big garden, perfect for contemplation. Our aim is to create a small sanctuary space diffused with dappled shade and removed from the normality of passers-by, focused instead on the water and sky beyond.”The pavilion is scheduled to open on May 25 and will be open to the public until November 25, 2018. Read more