Ghostly Illumination designed by Sofia Borges
and Danika Voorhees enhances the sensory potentials of the Orthodox
church through the strategic alignment of spatial boundaries. Through a
series of pulls and pinches, spaces that once maintained rigid edge
conditions begin to erode. This spatial erosion provides for a more
dynamic and engaged experience for the user as sight lines collapse and
extend and programmatic hierarchy dissolves, allowing for wider range of
opportunities to intermingle between the priests and their patrons.
Inspired by the meandering nature of traditional Orthodox services,
Ghostly Illumination heightens the fluidity of the interior through
increased spatial and visual connectivity. The dynamic surfaces of the
church negotiate between abstraction and figure, channeling the Orthodox
onion dome (or eternal flame) as a central yet illusory figure.
Appearing in both interior and exterior surface conditions, the figure
emerges, flickers, and fades in an ongoing dialogue between icon and the
ephemeral.
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Источник: http://www.evolo.us/architecture/cocoon-like-orthodox-church/ | 
