9 February 2011

A work of renewal in progress

From a reader come reports of the 'renewal' of St. Martin's church in Voorburg in the Netherlands. They are renewing the worship space and dividing the nave to create a new gathering space for the assembly in line with their worship theology. A brief photo essay:

Before the work began
The work in progress - January 2011 
The architect's design for the new worship space
A 3-D impression of the new gathering space
All the plans and more photos of the work can be viewed here.


Posted by The Liturgical Pimpernel at 09:32

13 comments:

  1. Baymedlevel9 February 2011 at 16:05

    The 80's called; they want liturgical renewal worship space blue prints back!

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  2. Anonymous9 February 2011 at 20:25

    How utterly stupid!


    --William

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  3. The Secret Thomist9 February 2011 at 21:43

    I think the new design makes for a lovely hockey stadium.

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  4. Anonymous9 February 2011 at 23:50

    Father, forgive them.
    They mean well.

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  5. Anonymous10 February 2011 at 03:23

    All responsible should be hung and not by their thumbs. Richard

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  6. Anonymous10 February 2011 at 03:26

    No, they did not mean well.

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  7. Anonymous10 February 2011 at 09:49

    So far, it reminds me of a design for a traffic court. I reserve judgment until I see the final product.

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  8. Gerald10 February 2011 at 17:21

    That is evil. I mean it. The underlying theology of it is heretical.

    Nice to see that the shepherds of the few remaining faithful in the Netherlands are using their offerings to pay for an expensive 1970s-style church rape.

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  9. hilltop10 February 2011 at 21:04

    Anonymous! Do not "reserve judegemtn until you see the final product"! That's what the drawings are for in the first place - so that you may render your judgement NOW. when it is done, it will be done and your judgement will be in vain.
    Evidently the anticipated attendance in the new space is very low. This is what frees the rest of the church to be used as a common sidewalk scene for elongated hipsters.

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  10. Anonymous11 February 2011 at 03:46

    I refuse to pre-judge it based on an architectural computer model. All the evidence has to be in until final judgment. You learn that in law school and it applies everywhere in life.

    Furthermore, best not to have a fit over this and act like a truculent child. There is nothing anyone on this site can do to stop this project from going forward anyway.

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  11. Anonymous11 February 2011 at 16:58

    I don't have a problem with some experimentation with church spaces "in the round" in new buildings, but it is just completely foreign to the spirit and ethos of a cruciform traditional church to do this. The focus is all wrong.

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  12. Anonymous11 February 2011 at 18:33

    Recompense will come. Thereis no center asile. When the first wedding comes, after the renovation, the bride( instant traditionalist) will raise the roof and smash the glass with her expressions of indignation. She will be right. A procession is impossible in the space created by the architect and that, dear troubled souls, is a violation of Liturgy.
    The. Rev. Michael P. Forbess

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  13. Latin Mass contact12 February 2011 at 00:08

    Wasting cash is obviously no problem in Holland.

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