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House of Silence
Peter Kulka Architektur, Pichler, Konstantin. Meschede, Germany
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Name of work in English
House of Silence
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Name of work in original language
Haus der Stille
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2003
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Work Location
Meschede, Germany
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Studio
Peter Kulka Architektur, Pichler, Konstantin
EUmies Awards 2003 Nominees
A place in the world - but not of the world.
Instead, it was to be a place of contemplation and spiritual quest, set in the midst of an apple orchard. According to Father Abraham, 'the Haus der Stille lies in the orchard like a primordial beast; monumental in its existence and yet utterly immersed in itself'.
Collaborators
Collaborator (external): Werner Gronmayer
Program
Religion
Completion
2001
Divided into two blocks of different sizes, the Divided into two blocks of different sizes, the incision between them forms a gulf spanned by four lazed bridges: a symbolic transition into the world of contemplation. Only on the inside does the structure become evident: a pathway tract and an existential tract. Here, it is possible to discover the building blocks of classic monastic architecture & pathway, chapel, refectory and cell. The functions of a monastery dovetail in horizontal layers along the internal pathway. The pathway below the entrance level leads past the chapel to the cloisters and the refectory. Following the slope of the site, there is a twostorey meditation room on the lower level.The twenty guest rooms, pared down to the bare essentials, are located on the two upper floors of the building.