meck architekten
Church centre Seliger Pater Rupert Mayer
best architects 20
public buildings
Place
Poing, Munich
Studio
Photos
Florian Holzherr
Description
The new church, with its sculptural form,
works like a keystone that acts as the connecting interface between the green
landscape and the town. A massive foundation masoned from molasse constitutes
the church's base. Above this, as an impressive and easily identifiable landmark of the new parish
church, soars the white ceramic-tiled roof, unfolding with sculptural energy.
The contrast between the ethereal white crown and the stone foundation
represents a vision of heaven and earth, of transcendence and immanence, and it
is in this field of tension that the church space is anchored. Entering the
church space with its slight slope towards the altar, a lower entrance area
leads onto a room of light that opens up, Baroque-like, urging one's view
heavenward. This, in construction as well as symbolically, is composed of a
spatial cross that manifests itself as a powerful image in the shape of the ceiling's
spatial folding. As an analogy to the Holy Trinity, three large skylights
respectively illuminate various liturgical locations and activities. The
specially sculptured execution of the ceramic tiles is coordinated with the
light and space concept of the church room and, with its strongly
differentiated geometry, creates manifold light refraction. Playing with the
light in this way, the roof landscape becomes the crystal «city
crown» of the town of Poing. A church for closeness and encounter: comprehensible,
open, inviting, memorable and visible from afar.