Made of white reinforced concrete, the freestanding 40-foot-high Anastasis Church by the Portuguese Pritzker Prize–winner Álvaro Siza is straightforward in form a cylinder on top of an orthogonal volume dotted in each corner by four turret-like blocks. This geometry not only fits comfortably within the surrounding urban fabric, it also exemplifies the work of Siza. Inside, indirect light enhances the sacred atmosphere. In the nave, a dropped ceiling conceals the lighting system and ventilation, as well as the luminescence from one skylight. Read more about this #AR_Project at http://ow.ly/TY3b30joI5o Text by Ana Martins Photo © Duccio Malagamba #AlvaroSiza #france #ducciomalagamba #facade #concrete #minimalism #minimalist #archidaily #arquitectura #architecture #architect #design #buildings #buildingdesign #Architektur #architettura #archigram #archilovers #archdaily #archilovers #architecturephotography #geometry #ig_architecture #pocket_architecture #archi_features #architecture_view #architecturelovers #architexture (at Rennes, France)














