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RISING REARL

sijanti

Los Angeles

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tiimi

Marzia Amani

toimeksianto

kilpailu - TOP-listed

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vuosi

2025

tilaaja

TerraViva

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laajuus

2 400 m2

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This project delivers a clear spiritual and architectural statement: a church that appears to rise from the ground, filled with light, adaptability, and community openness.

 

The design supports a phased construction strategy, ensuring long-term flexibility, growth, and economic feasibility while preserving the integrity of the original vision.

 

With its central worship hall as a symbolic core, modular wings that allow for future expansion, and a thoughtfully integrated landscape, the proposal offers a flexible and

contemporary interpretation of sacred space within the Los Angeles context.

Spatial Organization

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The central worship hall is physically separated from the surrounding wings by a continuous glass buffer zone. This design gesture creates the impression that the hall is emerging from an open void, symbolizing rebirth, detachment from the ground plane, and architectural transparency.  Generous natural light enters through expansive glazed surfaces, reinforcing a calm, contemplative, and sacred atmosphere.

 

A balcony / mezzanine level is integrated within the worship hall, providing additional seating for congregants or serving as a dedicated choir platform during services. The seating is organized in a circular configuration to emphasize equality, shared focus, and unity among different Christian traditions.

 

The plan consists of four wings (or “arms”) that extend from the central church hall. These wings accommodate different functions such as meeting rooms, classrooms, office spaces, and community facilities.

Each wing is clearly defined yet seamlessly connected, ensuring circulation flow and flexibility for multiple denominations and community activities.

1. primary entrance

2. restrooms

3. wardrobe

4. kids check-in

5. nursery

6. cafeteria / gathering space

7. exhibition / local art gallery

8. kitchen

9. storage

10. waste utilization

11. plumbing room

12. mechanical / electrical room

13. lead pastor’s office

14. pastor’s restroom

15. laundry

16. open office space

17. meeting rooms

18. chapel

19. secondary entrance

20. worship hall

21. chair storage (in section)

22. bell tower

23. elevator

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