Born from a dialogue with the urban scale—through landmarks like Avenue Picasso and the Garden of Peace and Liberties—the church takes root within urban scale. In contrast, the parish center operates at the neighborhood scale, serving as a space for both social interaction and spiritual reflection.
The church establishes itself as a lasting, grounded presence at the heart of the district. Designed as a true urban cloister on the scale of the block, the church is shielded from street traffic through subtle level changes. This space acts as a welcoming interface with the neighborhood, fostering conviviality, encounters, and communal gatherings.
The project is composed of three distinct architectural elements: the daily chapel and parish rooms, the church itself, and the bell tower. The parish center, which stretches across the site, creates a vital link between the secular and the sacred, and between the urban fabric and the natural environment.
At the core of the design is the church choir, which anchors and orients the entire composition. Positioned at its heart are the altar, the ambo, and the triangulated presidential chair—each contributing to the symbolic and spatial coherence of the space.
Carefully aligned along an east-west axis, the church optimizes solar paths to enhance both lighting and thermal comfort. The elliptical layout of the choir allows for dynamic interactions of light and shadow, offering a rich and ever-changing atmosphere throughout the day.
