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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. St Mary’s Kinglake Church in Australia by Kavellaris Urban DesignJune 22nd, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Kavellaris Urban Design During the ‘Black Saturday’ Victorian bush fires KUD broadcasted an invitation to donate services for the reconstruction of the fire effected Anglican and Catholic Churches via ABC radio. The St Mary’s Kinglake Church responded to our invitation and we are pleased to announce that the church was completed in December 2010.  Exterior View
The building is essentially three interlocking volumes that metaphorically symbolise the holy trinity which are strategically arranged to capture the views of the beautiful surrounding landscape. The main chapel is orientated in an east west direction with a southern wall of glass that incorporates the Kinglake valleys as a backdrop to the interior space. A bank of highlight windows to the east filters the morning sun into the double height space during mass and also provides solar gain to the space.  Exterior View We incorporated a reflective mirrored glass so that the internal space maintains privacy and simultaneously reflects the landscape onto the building and provides a striking contrast of urban materials in a green fill site. As vehicles approach around the bend from the main road into Kinglake, the large two storey colourful cross is the first object that can be seen sitting in the green surroundings. At night the building disappears onto the darkness and a glowing cross floats in the darkness of Kinglake.  Prayer hall  Prayer hall  Prayer hall  Prayer hall  Exterior View  Road View  Exterior View  Side View  Prayer hall  Parking area  Parking area  Exterior View  Side View
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