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In difficult neighborhoods a church is not only a place for cult. It embraces a social program.

In this case, the budget was very low (60000 U$ for a 200 m2 chapel) and the site, small and irregular.

A series of proposals evolved to a single torsion volume that avoids a front and rear façade, plus it evokes the reigning geometry; more a covered plaza than a building, a sign of optimism in harsh conditions; a light in darkness…

Since stones (and other objects) are constantly thrown, a ceramic-mosaic finish is projected; acting as an easy to repair, cheap, already broken wrapping, but also following a millenary religious technique.
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Name: Church (ita)
Project: Capilla Cristo Salvador
Year: 2006 - 2008
Location: Villa la Paz, Talca, Chile
Surface: 200 m2
Budget: 60 000 U$
Structure: Metallic
Materiality: Panels, Ceramic-Mosaic,
Recycled Refractary Bricks
Architect: Juan Pablo Corvalán
& Gabriel Vergara / Supersudaka
Team: Pablo Sepúlveda, Jaime Pavez,
Miguel Angel Reyes
Mosaic: Simón Fuentes / Simbiotika
Engineer: Cesar Moreira / Sigma Ingenieros