PROJECTS
The Light of Life chapel in South Korea .
Unlike cut wood that is laid down horizontally , all trunks are standing upright like the trees of the forest ; 834 pieces , all different , seem to tell the story of the resurrection .
in the Pantheon of Rome and other structures of the Renaissance , which in itself , represents the entire world . It also refers to the Celestial vault mentioned in Genesis , a mystical form between ‘ the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament ’. This form is some ways the negative of a globe that could be the Earth , in mathematics it would be the topological space ; it could also be the image of divine perfection . The surface of the dome is formed by the ends of the cut red cedar trunks . Unlike cut wood that is laid down horizontally , all trunks are standing upright like the trees of the forest ; 834 pieces , all different , seem to tell the story of the resurrection .
This is not wood , they are trees . The ability for this project to use the wood in its natural state , relies on the Danpal roofing system that was installed to provide complete protection against UV and the external elements . To suspend this mass and form the dome , it took a lot of strength . The logs resting on the ground serve as poles which carry a steel grid structure . At each intersection a
tree trunk is suspended . A lower structure made of finer steel lines , warns of any rocking motion and supports the depth of the dome . It is through this wood and steel structure that light passes , as the whole is covered by a completely independent glass pyramid . This light is coloured by the wood and seems to acquire a body , a gravity .
The church service is oriented towards the carrier of the word ( the pastor ) and towards music ( the choir ). It is through the reintroduction of images , stories and symbols that we have tried to find in this place and for all visitors , the emotions related to spirituality , the sacred and the divine .
Dayne Scrowther from Danpal .
ABOUT DANPAL
Danpal South Africa brings this same technology , providing unique system based solutions for roofing , cladding , facades , interiors and outdoor shading . Dayne Scrowther , is an architectural consultant , who represents Danpal in South Africa and is responsible for developing the local market .
Find Danpal at : 14 Staal Street , Kya Sand , Randburg , Gauteng Cell : + 27 ( 0 ) 61 465 5676 Email : daynes @ danpal . com
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