
© Samuel Ludwig
This week we’ve selected the best chapels previously published on our site. They reveal different ways of designing a small and sacred space. For inspiration on how to create these atmospheres, integrate different materials, and make proper use of light, we present 32 remarkable examples.
Capilla San Bernardo / Nicolás Campodonico
Cortesía de Nicolás Campodónico
Saint Joseph in the Woods / Messner Architects
© Davide Perbellini
Chapel of Silence / STUDIO associates
Cortesía de STUDIO associates
Reading Between the Lines / Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
© Filip Dujardin
Capela Creu / Nuno Valentim Arquitectura
© João Ferrand
Nanjing Wanjing Garden Chapel / AZL Architects
© Yao Li
Seashore Chapel / Vector Architects
© Hao Chen
Alpine Chapel Wirmboden / Innauer-Matt Architects
© Adolf Bereuter
Kapelle Salgenreute / Bernardo Bader Architekten
Cortesía de Bernardo Bader Architekten
Belarusian Memorial Chapel / Spheron Architec
© Joakim Borén
Chapel of the Intercession / RdsBrothers
Cortesía de RdsBrothers
Temporary chapel for the Deaconesses of St-Loup – Localarchitecture / Danilo Mondada + LOCALARCHITECTURE
© Milo Keller
Ribbon Chapel / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architects
© Koji Fujii / Nacasa & Partners Inc
Funeral Chapel and Memorial Place / Modum
© András Krizsán Alexandra Varbai
San Josemaría Escrivá Church / Javier Sordo Madaleno Bringas
© Fran Parente
Bruder Klaus Field Chapel / Peter Zumthor
© Samuel Ludwig
Sliding Chapel / Kieran Donnellan
© Conor De Burca and Kieran Donnellan
Chapel in Valleaceron / Sancho Madrilejos
Cortesía de Juan Carlos Sancho
Chapel for San Giorgio Maggiore / Andrew Berman Architect
© Adria Goula
Vatican Chapel for Venice Biennale / Eduardo Souto de Moura
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Apostle Peter and St. Helen the Martyr Chapel / Michail Georgiou
© Charis Solomou
Vatican Chapel / Foster + Partners
© Nigel Young
Hubertus Chapel / CAN Architects Landscape
© Szilárd Köninger
Chapel Ruhewald Schloss Tambach / Sacher.Locicero.Architectes + Graz / Paris + Gerhard Sacher
© Sebastian Kolm
The Morning Chapel / Flores & Prats
© Adria Goula
Sunset Chapel / BNKR
© Esteban Suárez
Skorba Village Center / Enota
© Miran Kambič
Vatican Chapel for Venice Biennale / Sean Godsell
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
Church of S. Tiago de Antas / Hugo Correia
© João Morgado
Nossa Senhora de Fátima Chapel / Plano Humano Arquitectos
© João Morgado
Vatican Chapel for Venice Biennale / Francesco Cellini
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
