Chapelle de la Sagesse, a small chapel inspired by Ronchamp, which is in many ways the opposite of Notre Dame: no throngs of tourists, simple forms with no intricate ornamentation, small and intimate, and an exterior that calls no attention to itself at all. But with the exact opposite methods it achieves the same feelings of calm, a sacred space for meditation.
Simple offsets and shifting of wall and ceiling planes allow light to wash over surfaces into the room. Behind this wall was a stair leading down to the basement, a really terrific space compared to the usual stair tucked away into dark leftover space.
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