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Architectural study of the sacred building and the Salesian community center in Brno - Líšeň
Jakubíková, Kateřina ; Boháč, Ivo (referee) ; Šindlar, Jiljí (advisor)
This final thesis deals with a design of an architectural study of a religious building and a community center for the Salesians in Brno-Líšen. Local Salesians have their Salesian center here adjacent to the discussed plot. They have been devoted to youth education for thirty years, following the example of their founder Don Bosco. However, they lack suitable spaces for conducting church services, meeting with worshippers, and other related activities. The architectural study deals with the design of The Church of the Holy Spirit with facilities for worshippers, which addresses the problem of a suitable spiritual place for church services. The complex is divided into three parts. The main feature of the design is the oval-shaped Holy Spirit church, which is intended to stand out and, at the same time, have a clean and positive impact on the surrounding slab blocks. Cleanliness and delicacy reflect into the interior of the church as well, where a white oval space and a monumental stained-glass window in the presbytery cast colorful reflections, creating an oasis for the soul and body. The oval-shaped church is composed of a central oval, in which the main space of the church for conducting church services for 400 worshippers is located, with a second oval that surrounds it and includes auxiliary functions for the church's operation, such as a sacristy, a room for parents with children, technical facilities, or a choir rehearsal room with the main organ in the second floor. The community center and the parish office form a single unit, symbolically linked by a courtyard. Together they form an L-shaped floor plan and their cubiform building contrasts with the oval dominance of the church. The community center directly adjoins the church from the north, providing hygienic facilities and a social hall for leisure activities such as religious education or meetings for worshippers. The parish office is a two-floor building, with technical facilities on the ground floor, a guest room with a bathroom, and a shared kitchen for the priest with an entrance to the courtyard, where they can spend time undisturbed. The second floor is purely private, housing the Salesians and their private chapel. The surrounding of the church is designed for both worshippers and the general public to rest, walk, and enjoy the green spaces with trees and benches for relaxation and enjoying the views of Brno and the distant Pálava. Visitors can walk the Stations of the Cross, which are part of the southern facade of the church in the form of stained-glass windows, or use the outdoor presbytery for church services and other events. Admirers of bells can be attracted by the hung bells on the southwest wall of the church, which will invite them to the church services.
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