The Praise Assembly Nofoaga Autu: Falesa ma Nofoaga Tuufaatasi mo le Nuu by Brevity Studios

The Praise Assembly Nofoaga Autu: Falesa ma Nofoaga Tuufaatasi mo le Nuu by Brevity Studios is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ApamemeaTotonu· 2020

The Praise Assembly Nofoaga Autu: Falesa ma Nofoaga Tuufaatasi mo le Nuu

by Brevity Studios

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A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About The Praise Assembly Nofoaga Autu: Falesa ma Nofoaga Tuufaatasi mo le Nuu

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Praise Assembly o se mamanu i totonu mo se falesa ma se nofoaga tuufaatasi mo le nuu i Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. O le nofoaga e tusa ma le 1,400 mita sikuea o loʻo faʻaaogaina i le afa fogafale o se ʻolo pisinisi maualuluga. O le fuafuaga e iai ni sone se tolu mo tapuaiga, nuu, ma talavou, ma e aofia ai vaega suʻesuʻe, potu meaʻai, potu togafitiga, faapea ma potu gaoioiga ma fonotaga. O avanoa ala faifai ma potu talia e mafai ai e tagata asiasi ona feiloai ma faia a latou lava gaoioiga. O se puipui pito autu, e foliga tulaga i se laulaau, o loʻo tuʻu ai nofoa ma laulau pa. O le fata na faia mai le laupapa birch e tipiina i masini CNC.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai The Praise Assembly Nofoaga Autu: Falesa ma Nofoaga Tuufaatasi mo le Nuu, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina The Praise Assembly Nofoaga Autu: Falesa ma Nofoaga Tuufaatasi mo le Nuu e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. The Praise Assembly Nofoaga Autu: Falesa ma Nofoaga Tuufaatasi mo le Nuu e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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