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Architectural design and restoration of chapels, from small-scale sustainable structures to major institutional commissions.

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Chapel in Addis Ababa: Sustainable Architecture Rooted in Stone, Faith, and Landscape

A rock-hewn chapel in Addis Ababa turns stone, rainwater, and landscape into a quiet sanctuary for sustainable architecture and local faith.

Chapel in Addis Ababa: Sustainable Architecture Rooted in Stone, Faith, and LandscapeChapel in Addis Ababa: Sustainable Architecture Rooted in Stone, Faith, and Landscape
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Neo Architects Folds a 63-Square-Meter Chapel Around Light, Water, and Sacred Geometry in Pretoria

On the Doxa Deo Campus in Brooklyn, Pretoria, two curved walls and a cantilevered roof create a sanctuary scaled to intimacy.

Neo Architects Folds a 63-Square-Meter Chapel Around Light, Water, and Sacred Geometry in PretoriaNeo Architects Folds a 63-Square-Meter Chapel Around Light, Water, and Sacred Geometry in Pretoria
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Pablo Millán Restores a Forgotten Chapel in Porcuna as a Pantheon of Light and Stone

A three-pronged intervention recovers sixty centuries of material history inside a ruined Andalusian hermitage through archaeology, restoration, and restra

Pablo Millán Restores a Forgotten Chapel in Porcuna as a Pantheon of Light and StonePablo Millán Restores a Forgotten Chapel in Porcuna as a Pantheon of Light and Stone
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Trahan Architects Wraps Louisiana's First CLT Structure in Handmade Italian Brick for Loyola's New Chapel

A circular sanctuary of translucent terra-cotta and Southern Yellow Pine rises on Loyola University's century-old New Orleans quad.

Trahan Architects Wraps Louisiana's First CLT Structure in Handmade Italian Brick for Loyola's New ChapelTrahan Architects Wraps Louisiana's First CLT Structure in Handmade Italian Brick for Loyola's New Chapel
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Felipe Caboclo Arquitetura Nests a 10-Square-Meter Chapel into the Countryside Near São Paulo

A processional sequence of concrete, timber, and lavender distills sacred architecture to its elemental core in Itu, Brazil.

Felipe Caboclo Arquitetura Nests a 10-Square-Meter Chapel into the Countryside Near São PauloFelipe Caboclo Arquitetura Nests a 10-Square-Meter Chapel into the Countryside Near São Paulo
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PWA and AUMMA Retrofit a French Convent Chapel into a Civic Performance Hall

In Saint-Félicien, two studios prove that designing with what already exists can produce the most compelling cultural spaces.

PWA and AUMMA Retrofit a French Convent Chapel into a Civic Performance HallPWA and AUMMA Retrofit a French Convent Chapel into a Civic Performance Hall
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Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua in Fryšták: A Minimalist Brick Sanctuary Rooted in Spiritual Architecture

A minimalist cylindrical brick chapel in Czechia, blending early Christian rotunda inspiration, geometric design, symbolic light, and Franciscan humility.

Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua in Fryšták: A Minimalist Brick Sanctuary Rooted in Spiritual ArchitectureChapel of St. Anthony of Padua in Fryšták: A Minimalist Brick Sanctuary Rooted in Spiritual Architecture
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Perpetual Chapel: A Community-Centered Sacred Space in Zapopan, Mexico

Perpetual Chapel in Zapopan, Mexico, by Fino Lozano, is a community-built, serene sacred space with brick vaults, wood accents, and perpetual prayer.

Perpetual Chapel: A Community-Centered Sacred Space in Zapopan, MexicoPerpetual Chapel: A Community-Centered Sacred Space in Zapopan, Mexico
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Peace for peace

We created a chapel to worship nature, which is related to all human lives and has been cultivated in Ho Chi Minh City since ancient times.In Ho Chi Minh City, aquascapes have long been valued. However, in Ho Chi Minh City, water quality is deteriorating due to urbanization. There, we pray to nature and nurture an awareness of cherishing it.

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Thames Christian School and Battersea Chapel: A Civic and Climate-Responsive Landmark in South London

A civic school and chapel combining courtyards, natural ventilation, shared halls, and sustainable design to foster community, learning, and regeneration.

Thames Christian School and Battersea Chapel: A Civic and Climate-Responsive Landmark in South LondonThames Christian School and Battersea Chapel: A Civic and Climate-Responsive Landmark in South London
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The “Old” Chapel by O-office Architects

The “Old” Chapel reimagines a simulated church through deliberate aging, material stripping, and light-driven spaces, transforming time into architecture.

The “Old” Chapel by O-office ArchitectsThe “Old” Chapel by O-office Architects
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ECO CHAPEL- UNDERGROUND OASIS

Wherever there is a community, there is a sacred space. The project was designed to be a place for everyone to feel united and also a space where one can feel nature and peace.

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Eco Chapel from Budapest

This project is from an architectural view of the Eco Chapel. Three students from Budapest, Hungary have tried to find out how we could work together and create something for people from a different climate and culture. We learnt a lot by this project and we will use it in our life. Hopefully you can use our ideas and the information we shared.

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eco chapel

The idea behind the project was to create a piece of architecture that is in symbiosis with its surroundings. The building was meant to be a indistinguishable part of the forest, to underline the extent of the deforestation problem

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Op(En)closed

Op(En)closed attempts to engage with the issues of environmental and material sustainability in Ethiopia. With deforestation at a critical point and alternatives to timber having enormous embodied energies, the project proposes utilising Africa's largest yet underutilised bamboo industry as the primary means of construction.

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Eco Chapel - Leaf

The “Leaf” expresses a renewed conception of space, an incursion of nature into a strongly urbanized territory connected in actions and thoughts to nature. The design of a chapel and a forest in an eco perspective. A green avenue around which germinate buildings, evoking the forms of seeds and giving space to contemplation, prayer, leisure and laboratory.

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