Concepts & Design (Int. structure) paragraaf 14

I do not see the chapel as a set or as an artificial facade for an existing space. So wherever possible, we have tried to make visible the construction or internal structure of the materials used as meaningful decoration in itself. This principle reflects the function of the space: a place for the inner self. It can be seen for example, in the recessed lighting, where the concentric rings you see are formed by the layers in the plywood used; in the wooden floor, where knots in the bamboo are still visible; in the visible wooden joints of the furniture; in the traces of the embossing process left in the solid silver objects; and in the eroded stone which forms the fountain.