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AZ Awards 2022 Finalist: The Chamber Church by BUZZ/Büro Ziyu Zhuang

Looked at one way, the Chamber Church in Shandong, China, is a typical — even prototypical — place of Christian worship, with its spire, belfry and nave. It’s scenic, too, thanks to the artificial pond out back. But in place of a single exterior skin, the structure comprises 60 two-dimensional “slices” lined up sequentially, giving the facade an abstracted quality and distributing sunlight evenly throughout its cavelike interiors. The architect has achieved a rarity in his field: a radical design that nevertheless feels deeply familiar.

AZ Awards 2022 Finalist: The Chamber Church by BUZZ/Büro Ziyu Zhuang

Team Ziyu Zhuang with Fanshi Yu, Fabian Wieser and Na Li

The Chamber Church

With the Chamber Church, BUZZ and Büro Ziyu Zhu have achieved a rarity in the field: a radical design that nevertheless feels deeply familiar.

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2015
WinnerBuildings Under 1,000SqM
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia
Firms
Saucier + Perrotte Architectes, Montreal, and Hughes Condon Marler Architects, Vancouver
Team
Roger Hughes, André Perrotte and Gilles Saucier with Craig Lane, David Moreaux, and Bill Ulrich
2017
Award of MeritBuildings Under 1,000SqM
Location
Suzhou, China
Firm
search Office, China
2016
Award of MeritBuildings Under 1,000SqM
Location
Buffalo, U.S.
Firm
Davidson Rafailidis, U.S.