Selected Project
Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Antanas Procuta Architects undertook the concept design development for renovations to the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Hamilton East. The commission involved substantially enlarging and providing flexibility to the Cathedral nave. A key part of the design was to connect the Cathedral entrance visually to the street and the Waikato River beyond. ONE OF TWO IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES was the creation of an architecture that enables flexibility in the cathedral to suit different celebrations and congregations from overflowingly large Easter and Christmas masses, to smaller family groups for baptisms. THE SECOND KEY OBJECTIVE was to have the architecture configured to suit the nature of the Cathedral and associated liturgical requirements, with the crucifix, the cathedra, and altar all centrally aligned. Importantly, the baptismal font has been brought also onto the central axis within the Cathedral Entry. THE DESIGN OF THE NEW ARCHITECTURE clusters rooms around the foyer, and allows the integrity of the original church building, in particular the coloured-glass steeple to remain the key feature seen from within and outside.
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- Community & Cutural
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