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UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS CAMPUS ARC 301 2011
The Unitarian Universalists have an unique goal within their religious endeavours. They are open to all kinds of religious practice. In an architectural sense the response must accommodate all types of religious rituals. The campus called for a sanctuary, a chapel, a school, an administration office, and a social gathering place. When designing the sanctuary the objective was not set a hierarchy between religions but to break all hierarchy in order to respect all UU goes. The floor plan is made of alternating slabs, all at different heights but easily walkable, just like any stair. Each block left room for a number of activities including: preachable area, choir space, praying plinths, processions, audience seating, etc. This allowed the space to never be defined by form, but defined by its inhabitants. The rest of the campus held close to a system of roof structure. One for the land, which was designed to allow the earth to cover the program below. One for humans, which allowed teachers to have a bird's eye view of the students playing below, or turning a outdoor space into an outdoor auditorium. The last is for spiritual experience, designed in such a way that when the south sun struck its reflective metal it would bounce onto a opaque lightly colored panel which was offset to allow ambient light to enter the spaces, instead of the harsh direct rays of the sun. Through these systems the campus seeks to acknowledge the user and land we intrude on.
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The path leading to the UU sanctuary entrance.
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