Wi Eegi Kerki教堂

阿姆斯特丹東南部莫拉維亞教會(huì)教堂建筑

Wi Eegi Kerki（推崇獨(dú)立教堂的蘇里南人）位于阿姆斯特丹（Bijlmer）東南部，它是矗立在城鎮(zhèn)最落后地區(qū)的一座燈塔。教堂外部以黃白色為主，始終發(fā)著光。而教堂內(nèi)部則是在接收著光。白天，陽(yáng)光通過(guò)巨大的隱形天窗照進(jìn)教堂，如果是晚上，月光也會(huì)照進(jìn)來(lái)。有一位訪客回憶說(shuō)：“它就像是一個(gè)至高的存在者，俯瞰著一切”。

在莫拉維亞教會(huì)（Wi Eegi Kerki教堂的發(fā)起人）的禮拜儀式中，光和白有著重要意義。因此，這兩個(gè)要素都在教堂中著重體現(xiàn)。同時(shí)，教堂構(gòu)成簡(jiǎn)單，這一點(diǎn)也符合莫拉維亞教會(huì)的儀式要求。

教堂的中心是入口及廚房。入口的左右兩側(cè)分別是會(huì)議廳和教堂大廳。會(huì)議廳的樓上是若干間靈活的會(huì)議室。

最能“感受”禮拜儀式的地方是教堂大廳。從入口進(jìn)來(lái)之后，會(huì)看到從閣樓上吊著一個(gè)空中陽(yáng)臺(tái)，從陽(yáng)臺(tái)下方穿過(guò)，前面是9米高的主禮堂，而進(jìn)入主禮堂后，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)這里別有洞天，比預(yù)想的更大。

與禮堂同寬的是13米高的塔，塔上有一個(gè)天窗。陽(yáng)光透過(guò)天窗，照在白色的墻壁上，映入游客的眼簾。由于天窗是隱形的，多數(shù)游客仍然不清楚教堂內(nèi)的光是哪里來(lái)的。有時(shí)候，潔白無(wú)瑕的后墻上會(huì)出現(xiàn)斑駁的影子。

Wi Eegi Kerki教堂在外觀上嚴(yán)肅內(nèi)斂，整體感很強(qiáng)。以土堆為基礎(chǔ)，更增添了這種整體效果。教堂內(nèi)部看上去井然有序，干凈清爽。里面擺放著550把簡(jiǎn)單的白色座椅，幾乎沒(méi)有其它裝飾。

教區(qū)居民用15年時(shí)間才攢夠了修建教堂的資金。2006年他們找到了70F設(shè)計(jì)事務(wù)所。70F的設(shè)計(jì)師們經(jīng)過(guò)多次與委托人的商討，終于在2009年初完成設(shè)計(jì)，并提交給阿姆斯特丹東南部監(jiān)事會(huì)。監(jiān)事會(huì)的審核向來(lái)嚴(yán)格，Ton Schaap和Michael van Gessel監(jiān)事對(duì)建筑設(shè)計(jì)和城市一體化十分積極。他們表示：“教堂在結(jié)構(gòu)可塑性上大膽張揚(yáng)，而在材料選用上卻又低調(diào)內(nèi)斂，堪稱這一地區(qū)的建筑瑰寶”。

Church building for the Moravian Church Amsterdam South East

Wi Eegi Kerki (Surinamese for Our Own Church) is a beacon of light in this part of Amsterdam(Bijlmer), the poorest part in town. The yellow-white church emits light permanently. Inside however,the exact opposite happens. The sunlight - or if you prefer, the moonlight - enters the church through a huge hidden skylight. The reaction of one of the visitors: "It feels like a higher power watches over you."

Light and the colour white are of great importance in the liturgy of the Moravian Church, the originator of Wi Eegi Kerki. Both have therefore become the central elements of the building which- also in line with the liturgy - is simple in it’s composition.

The entrance and the kitchen are the center of the church. To the left and right of the entrance are the meeting hall and the church hall. On the floor above the meeting hall are some flexible meeting rooms.

The place where the visitor ‘feels’ the liturgy the most is the church hall. Because the visitor has to enter the main assembly hall by walking underneath the balcony that hangs in the loft, he experiences the nine meter high space he eventually enters even larger than it actually is.

Across the full width of the room is also a 13 meter high tower with a skylight. Through it, indirect sunlight falls on the white wall where the visitor looks at. Where this light actually comes from,remains a mystery to most visitors. During the service slowly some shadows draw on this immaculate white rear wall.

The appearance of Wi Eegi Kerki is sober and introvert. On the outside the church has a strong monolithic character. The mound on which the church is built, ads to this effect. The interior looks organized and clear. 550 simple white chairs are ready for the guests, ornaments and decorations are almost non-existent.

It took the parishioners 15 years to save enough money to start with their church project. In 2006 they approached 70F architecture. After a long design process, which was accompanied by intense consultation with the client, the design could be presented to the strict supervision committee of the district of Amsterdam Southeast early 2009. Supervisors Ton Schaap and Michael van Gessel were enthusiastic about the design and urban integration: "The Church is in its bold architectural plasticity and restrained use of materials an asset to this district."