Article source: KOMA Architects

This simple chapel located on a small road that leads from the city of Seosan to the coast of Anmyeondo Island has been renamed the Haneul Boseok Church (Heavenly Gem Church) to give an architectural connotation to this meaning. Through an abstract image, the Heavenly Gem Church recovers the symbolism of buildings and the meaning of place, which were the primary elements abandoned in church architecture following the emergence of modern functionalism. These more symbolic meanings were sought out and created one by one, adding a sense of delight to the process.

Image Courtesy © Namgoong Sun

• Architects: KOMA Architects
• Project: Heavenly Gem Church
• Location: 361-2, Chwipyeong-ri, Buseok-myeon, Seosan-si, Chungchengnam-do, South Korea
• Photography: Namgoong Sun
• Structure engineer: Eun Structural Engineers
• Mechanical engineer: Jusung ENG
• Electrical engineer: Hangil Engineering
• Construction: Kim, Taiyoul
• Built Area: 1,308.23㎡
• Completion Year: 2014

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