VOTIVE CHAPEL

The chapel was cre­ated as a vo­tive of­fer­ing for the con­struc­tion of the mo­tor­way by­pass. We tried to trans­pose the tra­di­tional model of the sa­cred into con­tem­po­rary forms and mean­ings, keep­ing the in­ter­est­ing in­ter­ac­tion with the mo­tor­way. We out­lined ar­bi­trary space lim­its us­ing the EPCH 420 en­ergy-ab­sorb­ing bar­ri­ers that form five off­set rings around the sa­cred cen­tre. Most of the el­e­ments used in the con­struc­tion had been re­cy­cled. The site is com­pletely open and ac­ces­si­ble. Per­haps the road­side chapel with an in­trigu­ing geom­e­try, seem­ingly aban­doned amongst flow­ery mead­ows, will prompt some­body to med­i­tate on the tran­sience of life?

Upcycling votive chapel, Wrocław, Żerniki (Autostradowa Obwodnica Wrocławia - AOW/Motorway Ringroad of Wrocław)

Project authors:Maćków Pracownia Projektowa: Zbigniew Maćków (Chief Architect), Eliasz Matuła (Lead Architect); cooperation: Bartłomiej Witwicki, Monika Kalinowska, Aneta Roguszczak, Anna Piekarowicz
Construction:Jakon
Investor:Parafia Św. Wawrzyńca; Pomysłodawca, original concept: Rafał Dutkiewicz
General contractor:Rem-Bud
Build-up area:226 m2
Project date:2018
Realization date:2019
Pictures:Maciej Lulko

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