The Vantaa Parish Union held an open architectural competition in the spring of 2003 for the design of a new chapel in the vicinity of the historic Church of St. Lawrence. The area has been classified as a nationally important cultural environment. The winning entry, out of 194 proposals, was “Polku” (“Path”) by Avanto Architects.

Chapel of St.Lawrence

• Architects: Avanto Architects Ltd
• Project: Chapel of St.Lawrence
• Location: Pappilankuja 3, Vantaa, Finland
• Building type: Chapel
• Competition: open architecture competition, 1st prize, 2003
• Year of completion: 2010
• Gross Area: 1879 sqm
• Total cost: 10 m€
• Client: Vantaa Parish Union
• User: Vantaa Parish Union
• Developer: Vantaa Parish Union
• Software used: AutoCAD Architecture 2010 to draw the project. The rendering was done in 3dStudio MAX.

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