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The San Jorge Church and Parish Centre Pamplona, Navarre (SPAIN)

该项目是设计建造一个能容纳400人的教堂，其中包括一个供日常使用容纳100人的小礼堂。此外，教区中心还包含办公室、多功能室、布道室、神父的两个房间及接待室。

For this project, a church-building had to be designed and built for 400 people, including a chapel which would cater for about 100 people to use iton a daily basis. A parish center also included offices, multipurpose rooms, classrooms for catechesis, two houses for priests and a guest room.



根据城市规划，教堂处在位置周围八层楼高的建筑中心。特殊的地理位置为教堂的设计带来了一定的难度和挑战。另外，该区域为两个独立的方形构造。我们在设计时意识到应以这两个方形的相互联系为核心来构造一个完整的建筑综合体。

An urban planning study placed the building in the center of a space which was surrounded by buildings as high as eight storeys: A difficult andsomewhat bland situation to deal with. In addition, the site spilled out onto 2 squares on 2 of its sides. When we designed the building, we realisedthat the relationship between these 2 squares and how they interconnect, would become the pivot point for the complex as a whole.



教堂与相邻的主街道垂直。教堂根据现有建筑的排列方向进行布局，这样，谨慎嵌入的教堂与现有建筑群的线条达成一致，简洁而明了、毫不突兀。大的中庭作为外部入口大厅，将两个方体连接在一起，为由此穿过的行人创造了一幅城市图景，同时是人们进入教堂前的会面和聚合场所。此外，中庭连接了教堂和教区中心。神父的住所就位于教区中心的顶层。整个立面长度的凸出天井不仅提供充足光线，还能起到保护隐私的作用。

The church stands perpendicular to the neighborhood′s main street. We positioned it so that it would conform to the sequence of the existing row of buildings, by having it follow the same line as the others. This helps the building occupy its place in the neighbourhood, seamlessly and with discretion. A large atrium acts as an exterior entrance hall, linking the 2 squares previously mentioned and creating an urban scenario for those people who simply pass through it, while at the same time, it serves as a meeting and gathering point for congregants just before they enter the temple. The atrium also connects the church to the parish centre, which contains the apartments for the priests on the top floor. A raised patiothat runs the full length of the facade allows for illumination without disturbing the privacy of others.



中庭、教堂和教区中心三个部分在统一的外表下组合在一起，正如教堂保护着内部和周围的信徒，同时三位一体的综合体又形成了建筑环境的中性背景。

This trinity of its main parts (the atrium, temple and parish center) combine under a unified appearance, like that of a church-fortress that protectsall that is within and around her, but also serves as a neutral backdrop to the built environment.













Won the 1st Prize in an Ideas Competition.Finalist for the 2009 Spanish Architecture Prize, hosted by the CSCAE (The Higher Council of Colleges of Architects of Spain).The 2010 Master Design Award for Architecture by the University of Navarre, and awarded to the most outstanding work of the last five years inPamplona.A Mention for the 2006-2009 COAVN Award for Service Buildings (Construction).2013 'Faith and Form' Honor Award Religious Architecture













THE SAN JORGE CHURCH AND PARISH CENTRE

Location:   Travesía Paseo de Sandua 2. Pamplona (Navarre)Architetcts:   Tabuenca&Leache Arquitectos          Fernando Tabuenca González         Jesús Leache ResanoContributors:   Alejandro Sánchez (Proyecto), Javier Zalacain (Dirección), architetcts         José Luis Sola Labari, Arturo Pérez Espinosa, architecture and  construction engineers         Susana Iturralde, structure         GE & Asociados S.L., engineeringPromoter:   Arzobispado de Pamplona-TudelaConstruction company:  Construcciones VDR Surface area:   2.746,24 m2Start date:   May 2005Completion date:  March 2008Photographer:   José Manuel Cutillas       Pedro Pegenaute (no 05)



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