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(C)Kang Ilmin，Kim Jongoh

架构师提供的文本描述。车辆在街道上，夜空中充满了光明.我们的城市景观不再是绝对的，也不再是崇高的。它缺乏一个人可以全神贯注于对救赎的沉思的空间。然而，看到一座新教堂的建成，以及信徒们在黎明时分参加一个礼拜仪式，这是相当神奇的。这一幕是信仰萌芽在拜物教土地上生长的证明。伊曼纽尔教堂位于昌州新开发地区的一角.像新开发的地区一样，建筑物上到处都是花哨的彩色标志.因此教会面临挑战，要以一种简单而克制的方式展示自己的存在。

Text description provided by the architects. Vehicles dominating the street, night sky full of light... Our cityscape is no longer absolute nor sublime. It lacks the space where one could be engrossed in contemplation toward redemption. Yet it is quite miraculous to watch a new church being erected and believers attend a service at the crack of dawn. The scene is a testament to the sprouts of faith growing on the soil of fetishism. Immanuel church occupies the corner of the newly-developed area in Cheong-ju. As newly-developed areas usually are, buildings are covered with garish coloured signs. Hence the church is challenged to show the presence of itself in a simple and restrained fashion.

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 First and Second Level Plans

一级和二级计划

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教堂在梯形的场地上勾勒出它的长方形轮廓，而它的底部有教育和维护设施，上层建筑有主礼拜堂。下面的质量是用砖块建造的，而上面的质量是用玻璃墙制造的。在一定的外部部分，砖块和玻璃墙以一种微妙的方式相遇。最后，一个紧急楼梯，入口楼梯和钟楼完成了大厦。这些附加要素澄清了建筑与城市之间的关系。入口楼梯直接将街道与三层礼拜堂连接起来，在不影响现有城市流量的情况下，将街道吸引到建筑物内。

The church delineates its rectangular outline on the trapezoidal site while it contains education and maintenance facilities on its bottom and the main chapel on its superstructure. The lower mass is built with bricks whereas the upper mass is fabricated with a glass wall. At a certain part of the exterior, the bricks and glass wall encounter in a delicate manner. Finally, an emergency staircase, entrance stairs and bell towers complete the edifice. Those additional elements clarify the relationship between the building and the city. By directly connecting the street to the third-floor level chapel, entrance stairs draw the street into the building without detriment to the existing urban flow.

 Section A and B

A和B节

同时，这两座塔向相反的方向显现，并成功地形成了梯形的位置。最重要的是，主教堂是定义教堂的主角。跨度15m的屋面由7.5x15厘米的细柱单独支撑。此外，半透明的玻璃墙遮住了那个薄薄的柱子，因此人们会认为屋顶是漂浮在空气中的。然后用数以千万计的盖子切割轻墙，形成一定的比例。当神的同在的时候，被沙吹过的光墙的表面接近信徒。只有在圣光下敬拜。圣洁不是来自偶像，也不是来自珍贵的物质，而是来自光明。伊曼纽尔教会通过光来真正展现它的存在。在砖块和玻璃上，砾石和沙子上，会有光存在。

Meanwhile, the two towers exhibit themselves toward opposite directions and successfully articulate the trapezoidal shaped site. Above everything else, the main chapel is the protagonist that defines the church. 15m span roof is solely supported by 7.5x15cm thin columns. In addition, translucent glass walls conceal that thin column, therefore one would think the roof is floating in the air. The light wall is then sliced by mullion caps creating certain proportion. Sandblasted surface of the light wall approaches the believers as God’s presence. Nothing remains but to worship under the holy light. Holiness does not come from icon nor from the precious material but from light. Immanuel church truly shows its presence by light. Over brick and glass, gravel and sand, will the light exists.

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(C)Kang Ilmin，Kim Jongoh

Architects KYWC Architects, Kim Seunghoy (Seoul National University)

Location 2654 Bong-myeong 2(i).songjeong-don, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea

Lead Architects Kim Seunghoy (Seoul National University) + Kang Wonphil (KYWC)

Project Team Kim Juae, Kim Jeonghun

Area 2335.35 m2

Project Year 2003

Photographs Kang Ilmin, Kim Jongoh

Category Churches