Sunset Chapel, a chapel like a giant rock to blend with surrounding nature in Acapulco, Mexico

June 21, 2011 Category: Public Buildings, Religion

Sunset Chapel, a chapel like a giant rock to blend with surrounding nature design by Bunker ArquitecturaSunset Chapel, a chapel like a giant rock to blend with surrounding nature design by Bunker Arquitectura

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Located in Acapulco, Mexico, Sunset Chapel, a chapel like a giant rock to blend with surrounding nature was designed by Bunker Arquitectura. Bunker Arquitectura’s first religious commission, La Estancia Chapel, was a wedding chapel conceived to celebrate the first day of a couple’s new life. Their second religious commission, Sunset Chapel, had a diametrically opposite purpose: to mourn the passing of loved ones. This premise was the main driving force behind the design, the two had to be complete opposites, they were natural antagonists. While the former praised life, the latter grieved death. Through this game of contrasts all the decisions were made: Glass vs. Concrete, Transparency vs. Solidity, Ethereal vs. Heavy, Classical Proportions vs. Apparent Chaos, Vulnerable vs. Indestructible.

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