Moritzkirche, Augsburg, Germany. Architect: John Pawson, 2013.

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The church of St Moritz has been through many changes since its foundation nearly a thousand years ago. Devastating fires, changes in liturgical practice, aesthetic evolution and wartime bombing have each left their mark on the fabric of the building. The purpose of this latest intervention has been to retune the existing architecture, from aesthetic, functional and liturgical perspectives, with considerations of sacred atmosphere always at the heart of the project. The work has involved the meticulous paring away of selected elements of the church’s complex fabric and the relocation of certain artefacts, to achieve a clearer visual field. Drawing on existing forms and elements of vocabulary, an architectural language has evolved that is recognisable in subtle ways as something new, yet has no jarring foreign elements.
Image Details:
Image File: ACNH-0111-0006
Caption: Moritzkirche, Augsburg, Germany. Architect: John Pawson, 2013. View of alabaster windows and curved ceiling in apse.
Property Release: No
Model Release: N/A
Dimensions in PX: 3702 x 4532 pixels
Date of Photograph: 27/09/2013
Restriction: Restrictions
Credit: Hufton+Crow/VIEW
Building Details:
View Project Number: 61305
Building Name: Moritzkirche
Headline: Moritzkirche, Augsburg, Germany. Architect: John Pawson, 2013.
City: Augsburg
Country: Germany
Architect: John Pawson
Architect Website: http://www.johnpawson.com/
Category: Religious
Building Type: Church
Year of Completion: 2013
Collection: VIEW Architecture
Public Notes: The church of St Moritz has been through many changes since its foundation nearly a thousand years ago. Devastating fires, changes in liturgical practice, aesthetic evolution and wartime bombing have each left their mark on the fabric of the building. The purpose of this latest intervention has been to retune the existing architecture, from aesthetic, functional and liturgical perspectives, with considerations of sacred atmosphere always at the heart of the project. The work has involved the meticulous paring away of selected elements of the church’s complex fabric and the relocation of certain artefacts, to achieve a clearer visual field. Drawing on existing forms and elements of vocabulary, an architectural language has evolved that is recognisable in subtle ways as something new, yet has no jarring foreign elements.
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Orientation: V
Type: Church
B/W or Colour: Colour
Number of People: Nobody
Technique: Full Frame
People Incidental: N/A
Point of View: View upwards
Time of Day: Day
Interior or Exterior: Interior
Photographer: Hufton+Crow
Source File Name: ACNH-0111-0006.jpg
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