Article source: ALPHAVILLE Architects Co., Ltd.

Responding to a dramatic growth in the foreign Catholic community in Suzuka, a new religious space is needed not only for worships but also social interactions. The Catholic Suzuka Church, presented by the Alphaville Architects, is an integration of multiple functions including a chapel, a community hall and residences for priests. Located in Suzuka, where the HONDA motor industry bases, the presented project is sitting on the cross junction of two major streets, with one being a newly built motorway and the remaining one being an ancient road connecting Tokyo and Osaka since Edo period.

Image Courtesy © Toshiyuki Yano

• Architects: ALPHAVILLE Architects Co., Ltd. (Kentaro Takeguchi + Asako Yamamoto)
• Project: Catholic Suzuka Church
• Location: Suzuka, Mie, Japan
• Photography: Toshiyuki Yano
• Main Contructor: Matsui Contrtaction Co., Ltd.
• Project Team: Tomohisa Koike
• Structural Engineer: Takashi Manda
• Site Area: 1619.53 m2
• Building Area: 839.51 m2
• Total Floor Area: 1588.85 m2

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