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Våler Kirke
Velux Contest 2012
Våler Kirke
Velux Contest 2012
Partner: Paula Salazar
In 29 May 2009 the Våler church was destroyed and succumbed into the flames. This project wants to recover the inhabitants' hopeful spirit with a piece where the light is the principal design tool, offering them a new dawn.
Flyfoto of Vaaler, Norway
In any season, natural light reaches every corner of the church
The stepped figure symbolizes the transition between human world (entrance) and heaven (altar)
The ceiling shape has been specially designed for the Nordic light
The stars in the wall correspond to the sky map of the spring equinox of 1838, when the first parish was established in Våler
At night
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