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The Chapel offers a tiered seating plan, for a congregation of up to 500 people, with focus to the pulpit and altar. Conventional wood pews are envisaged.
Embracing the architectural theme and feeling of the between and in-between spaces, the wall separating Chapel and Auditorium is to be an embossed glazed feature ‘glass wall’ in three full height glass panels extending from floor and through the roof structure to capture and radiate natural lighting from above. Each glazed panel is to be designed, colored and embossed by a selected artist to depict an appropriate scene yet to be confirmed. Proposals in consideration are the “Curtain of the Temple” and the Last super. The ‘glass wall’ creates a three dimensional sculpture between the internal comfort (sanctuary) of the Chapel and the external world of the Auditorium.
Flowing from the Chapel design concept, the Auditorium offers a tiered seating plan for an audience of 1000 people. Here a culture of conviviality, meaning and equity, ‘never to be closed’, philosophy is to prevail, under a protective stretch of canvas covering. Hi-tech equipment for sound and artificial lighting is to be included. The facility is to be fully inclusionary and will offer the immediate and broader community opportunity to be informed and entertained by staged events determined by the management committee.
Completing the central building trilogy is the administrative office for the Anglican Diocese of Matlosane. The Offices are to take advantage of natural lighting and need to offer ready access to address the community need. |