St. Mary's Church Samstagern

The birch grove connects the natural environment with specific uses. The church itself in Samstagern is small and compactly integrated. Its mirrored facade turns it into a part of nature, seemingly there at times and not there at others, and poses the questions: What is real? Where do physical boundaries lie? Inside the chapel, the training rooms are bright, small and impressive with their high ceilings.

client
Roman Catholic Church of Richterswil
location
Samstagern
services
Competition
team
Vehovar & Jauslin (Architecture); Atelier Derrer (Lighting Design); Suisseplan Ingenieure (Structural Engineering); Todt Gmür (HVAC)
project time
2010