Nuestro segundo encargo religioso tuvo un propósito totalmente contrario: lamentar la muerte de los seres queridos. Nuestro primer encargo religioso fue una capilla concebida para celebrar el primer día en la vida de una nueva pareja. In a purely mimetic endeavor, we worked hard to make the chapel look like “just another” colossal boulder atop the mountain. Acapulco’s hills are made up of huge granite rocks piled on top of each other. Since only exotic and picturesque vegetation surrounds this virgin oasis, we strived to make the least possible impact on the site reducing the footprint of the building to nearly half the floor area of the upper level.
In order to clear these obstructions (blowing up the gigantic rock was absolutely out of the question for ethical, spiritual, environmental and, yes, economical reasons) the level of the chapel had to be raised at least five meters. Two elements obstructed the principal views: large trees and abundant vegetation, and a behemoth of a boulder blocking the main sight of the sunset. Metaphorically speaking, the mausoleum would be in perfect utopian synchrony with a celestial cycle of continuous renovation. And last but not least, a section with the first phase of crypts had to be included outside and around the chapel. Second, the sun had to set exactly behind the altar cross (of course, this is only possible twice a year at the equinoxes).
#Ethereal vs ephemeral full#
The client brief was pretty simple, almost naïve: First, the chapel had to take full advantage of the spectacular views.
Through this game of contrasts all the decisions were made: Glass vs. While the former praised life, the latter grieved death. This premise was the main driving force behind the design, the two had to be complete opposites, they were natural antagonists. Our second religious commission had a diametrically opposite purpose: to mourn the passing of loved ones. Our first religious commission was a wedding chapel conceived to celebrate the first day of a couple’s new life. Location: overlooking the bay of Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico – new larger photos of this building added to this page Sunset Chapel Building Mexican Religious Architecture: New Building in Mexico design by Bunker Arquitectura Sunset Chapel, Acapulco Church, New Mexico Architecture, Architect, Images Sunset Chapel Acapulco
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