Sohelou St.Marc Catholic Chapel

This new chapel for Sohelou Village, an off-grid village up on the hill, was built by its villagers regardless of religions, using reclaimed wood from the old chapel and sand from the nearby stream. Taking its cue from their timber houses, the chapel is lifted off the ground with additional low, long openings for cross ventilation and diffused daylight following their behavior of sitting on the floor. The meaning of “14 Stations of the Cross” showing Jesus’s path to crucifixion which emphasizes the heaviness of the cross was translated into the design as a huge inclining cross on the roof.

Location : Tak, Thailand

Year : 2021

Area : 80 Sqm.

Photographer : Acki

Awards :

- 2021 Faith & Form Award by AIA. Award

- Bluescope Design Award, Outstanding Building of the Year 2022

- ASA Association of Siamese Architects, Cultural Architecture Category. Silver Award