Concepts & Design paragraaf 1

The commission to design a chapel within a nursing home turned out to be a timely and multifaceted project. It requires the idea of a sacred space to be reinterpreted within the context of a multicultural community. What is it like in a modern nursing home, where people of different religious backgrounds, or no religious background, all live and are cared for together in one home? And how can a sense of seclusion be fostered in a public space? I saw it as my task to make the silence visible, accessible for all! What follows is a detailed account of the creative process.