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Ordos Protestant Church

Religious Building in Inner Mongolia, China by Beijing Sunlay Design Office

31 Dec 2009

Ordos Protestant Church Design

Architect: Beijing Sunlay Architectural Design

Ordos Protestant Church Building

Located on top of a hill of Ordos, planned as a green open space for the city, the project takes its inspiration from the topography of the land.

The surrounding landscape offers a strong contrast of colors and depth, creating a rich changing background from day time to night time for the church’s settlement. It sets framed views of the church in a characterized landscape of excavated rocks proper to a city like Ordos, in Inner Mongolia.

The scheme, named “Dove of Peace”, gives its metaphor and poetry to the church by re-interpreting a contemporary and abstract silhouette of the bird caring a branch of Olive in its beak. The Church has a concrete structure and uses white crepi finish for its facades. Its dynamic shape follows the adjacent curved road that crosses the site. The dialogue between the outside and the inside space is emphasized by the play of shadows and light that creates complexity and depth in the reading of the space. Its elements are thought to reflect harmony and tranquility in this place for prays and celebration.

Ordos Protestant Church – Building Information

Location: Ordos, China
Year of Design: 2009
Architect: Beijing Sunlay Architectural Design Co.Ltd.
Type: Public and Mixed-use
Client: Ordos City Planning Administration Bureau

Religious Building in Inner Mongolia, China, images / information from Sunlay Design

Sunlay Design

Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China