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Journey of Ascension Christian Study Center
(# 193)
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The Christian Study Center is designed to bring faith into academic spheres. A unique interaction between sacred and secular occurs here, as a slow path is created from the secular university campus up to the sacred chapel space. This center aims to create a space for pre-gospel witness through community and relationships, providing a welcoming and safe space to explore the spiritual. The chapel is given hierarchy as the sacred space through vertical emphasis, sitting atop the hill, but the forms of the chapel begin to spiral down to cover the central courtyard. This demonstrates the importance of the courtyard as a transcendent space where relationships can be built, reaching down to welcome upwards. The program encompasses the building, pulling the user inward. Little pockets of space provide intimate zones for connection, mimicking the chapel’s form to suggest transcendence may not only be found in the chapel space, but in everyday life and conversations.
University of Michigan Plan
Secular to Sacred Diagram
Floor Plan
Section Perspective
Massing Development
Bird's Eye Analysis
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