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Pilgrim walking toward the altar and cross inside a brick chapel illuminated by a focused beam of light

Chapel on the Camino de Santiago

Carrecalzada, Palencia, Spain · 2022

TIPO
Religious Architecture · Pilgrims’ Chapel
FECHA
2022
CIUDAD
Carrecalzada
PAÍS
Spain
ESTADO
Concept

Chapel on the Camino de Santiago is conceived as a meeting point and a moment of pause for pilgrims along a central stretch of the route near Carrecalzada, Palencia. Rooted in the twelve Stations of the Cross, the project translates ritual movement into a sequence of paths and thresholds guiding visitors toward the altar. Plan and section are governed by golden ratio geometry, embedding subtle references to Christian iconography such as bread and fish. A carefully oriented roof opening directs

Design: SARQAV Team · Render: Studio X

Pilgrim walking toward the altar and cross inside a brick chapel illuminated by a focused beam of lightGroup of pilgrims facing the altar cross inside a circular brick chapel with concentric brick flooringSite plan showing chapel roof plan, trees, and route connections with symbolic fish geometry and golden ratio layoutPlan and section showing semi-buried brick chapel, landmark cross, raised roof opening, and processional paths to the altarSection drawing showing semi-buried chapel in brick, cross-shaped light opening over the altar, and access stairsCombined plan and section showing altar enclosure, circular retaining wall, service spaces, stairs, and surrounding deciduous treesGolden ratio design process diagrams showing geometric construction of chapel plan and section in sequential stepsSection geometry diagram showing terrain cut for semi-buried chapel and spiral geometry originating at the altarPlan geometry diagram showing spiral from the altar and intersecting circles highlighted within the golden ratio construction