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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. Lgreja de Várzea in Felgueiras, Portugal by Fcc arquitecturaAugust 7th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Fcc arquitectura The old church, built by the hands of the people for more than 30 years ago has been recovered, making it more functional, modern and wide, improving the acoustics and the comfort of space. It was intended to build a new church within the old.  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
 Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The church holds 500 people in a single body. The first project outline is engraved on the door and portrays the mountain as a place of the manifestation of God. The inside of the church alludes to the mountains, present in the Bible as meeting places with the divine.  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Corrugated roof of a new skin in the inside, allowing the entry of light through many holes with unshaped form, reminiscent of water droplets. The altar, the baptismal font, and the cross of Christ, were made by the sculptor Paulo Neves, who carved fingerprints in the pieces, giving a mystical identity to the space.  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Design philosophy: The project always takes into account the terrain where it operates, the program, the client, and the feelings we want to create to whom utilizes it.  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG The inspirations come to us by the terrain where the project will happen, the observation of what surrounds us, sometimes the conditions of the urban plan and when there are, the pre-existences. All projects are important because they have different scales, which gives us a extensive knowledge and experience.  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG  Image Courtesy © Fcc arquitectura  Image Courtesy © Fcc arquitectura  Image Courtesy © Fcc arquitectura  Image Courtesy © Fcc arquitectura  Image Courtesy © Fcc arquitectura
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