CHurch in Uruba

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Project Location

Urubo, Bolivia

Year of Completion

2000

Building Type

Institutional

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Jae Cha

Student Author

Larissa Sattler

Archived Year

12-17-2018

Climate

Bsk

Application

Whole Building

Material and its Properties

The simplicity of the materials created a highly flexible space that blended traditional wood with inexpensive, yet modern polycarbonate plastic panels. Additionally, the polycarbonate plastic panels create an interplay of light and shadows when the light strikes it.

Other Sources

http://www.floornature.com/jae-cha-church-in-urubo-bolivia-4012/

Environmental Response

The polycarbonate panels were a cheap and modern material used to filter light within the open public space.

Recommended Citation

Cha, Jae, "CHurch in Uruba" (2000). Building Case Studies. 299.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/299