The Praise Assembly Ecclesia et Centrum Communitatis by Brevity Studios is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.
AesInterior· 2020
The Praise Assembly Ecclesia et Centrum Communitatis
Client: Brevity Studios
Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum Winner in Interior Category
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About The Praise Assembly Ecclesia et Centrum Communitatis
Praise Assembly est designatio interior ecclesiae et centri communitatis in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. Locus circiter mille quadringentos metros quadratos in dimidia tabulata turris officiorum occupat. Dispositio tres zonas habet: cultus, communitatis, et iuventutis, atque areas studii, culinas minores, cellam therapiae, et cubicula actionum et conventuum complectitur. Spatia informalia corridororum et vestibulorum visitatoribus permittunt ut inter se congregentur et proprias actiones creent. Paries insignis cum pluteo, in formam comae arboris efformato, sedilia et mensas potorias sustinet. Pluteus ex tabulis multiplicibus betulae, machinis CNC excisis, confectus est.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum
The Praise Assembly Ecclesia et Centrum Communitatis victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur The Praise Assembly Ecclesia et Centrum Communitatis rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. The Praise Assembly Ecclesia et Centrum Communitatis necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The ethos of this church is as much a congregation for worship as well as a community to serve and help the neighborhood. Their venue situated in Kowloon, Hong Kong, is designed to break away from a traditional space that is only used during worship, but a space that is open for the community to gather, interact and learn.
The layout has three zones - Worship, Community, and Youth. The Community and Youth spaces include study areas, pantries, therapy room, and activity and meeting rooms. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Project area is approximately 1,400 sqm, located in half a floor of an office tower.
- Tags
- Church, Community, Christianity, Youth, Religion
- Production Technology
- The feature wall shelf was designed to sculpturally resemble a tree canopy with functional seating and bar tables along its length. It was designed using parametric modelling tools and constructed from birch plywood. CNC cutting was used extensively to ensure that each piece of the geometry was fabricated as intended and interlocked securely.
- Design Challenge
- A challenge of this project was liaising with a large committee of members with different priorities; and combining their requirements into a cohesive design.
- Research
- Understanding of two different types of primary functions was required for this project – traditional church for Sunday worship and communal spaces found in lounges or co-working offices. Some research was also done for biblical stories to inform the more decorative features within the design.
- Inspiration
- The team drew inspiration from biblical stories and motifs, applying them subtly to the design of the venue. We wanted users to experience the space with a sense of adventure – to discover the meaning of its designs and features while connecting these discoveries with the knowledge of their faith.
- Project Duration
- The project is located in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. Design commenced in May 2018 and construction was completed in Jan 2019.
- Operation Flow
- The shape of project site is long and linear with the large formal spaces (i.e. worship hall, activity hall, small meeting rooms, and offices) evenly distributed across the floor plan. What brings the project to life is not the design of the formal spaces but rather the informal ‘corridor’ and ‘foyer’ spaces where visitors mingle and create their own activities.
- Team Members
- Jeffrey Shum, Kenneth Young, Rex Fong
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