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Jubilee Church, sebuah gereja yang dirancanag oleh Richard Meier yang terketaj di luar pusat Roma.

Tapaknya yang berbentuk segitiga diartikulasikan dengan tiga cara,

1. Membagi wilayah suci di selatan, dimana nave terletak2. Memisahkan pejalan kaki dari perumahan disebelah timur3. Memisahkan pejalan kaki dari area parkir di barat

The paved sagrato to the east of the church extends into the heart of the housing complex andprovides an open plaza for public assembly. The northern half of the site is divided into two

courts: the eastern one is below ground by a full story, providing light and access to thelowest floor of the community center. Behind the church, the elevated western court is

separated from the adjacent meditation court by a paved walkway that leads to the parking

area.

The proportional structure of the entire complex is based on a series of squares and four

circles. Three circles of equal radius generate the profiles of the three concrete shells that,

together with the spine-wall, make up the body of the nave. While the three shells imply the

Holy Trinity, the reflecting pool symbolizes the role played by water in the sacrament of

Baptism. The materials used in the porticothe paving, the wall cladding and the liturgical

furnitureallude to the body of Christs church while referencing the fabric of the adjacent

residential area.

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Glazed skylights suspended between the shells are lit by zenithal sidelight, and the nave is

enlivened by a constantly changing pattern of light and shade. The light is diffused over the

inner volume of the church and varies according to the hour, the weather, and the season,

imparting a particular character to the aspects of the

In the Jubilee Church, the three concrete shells define an enveloping atmosphere in which the light

from the skylights above creates a luminous spatial experience, and the rays of sunlight serve as a

mystic metaphor of the presence of GodThe Church's site is divided into four main parts: first, the precinct, including the church and

community center; second, the northeastterrace;third, the northwestrecreationcourt; fourth,

the west parking area.

Design and construction

Papal Coat of Arms of Benedict XVI

The south side of the church features three large curvedwallsof pre-castconcrete.(The walls

form segments ofspheres.) Meier claims to have designed the church to minimize thermal

peak loads inside. The largethermal massof the concrete walls control internal heat gain; the

result is lesstemperaturevariation, and supposedly moreefficientuse ofenergy.The walls

also containtitanium dioxideto keep the appearance of the church white. Enrico Borgarello,

the director of research and development forItalcementi,the company that designed the

cement, claims that the cement destroys air pollution.

According to Borgarello

"When thetitanium dioxideabsorbsultraviolet light,it becomes powerfully reactive,

breaking down pollutants that come in contact with the concrete. It is particularly good at

attacking the noxious gases that come out of a cars exhaust pipe.

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