Saemoonan Presbyterian Church, Seoul, South Korea, Republic of Korea
Excerpt from www.casavant.ca/opus/saemoonan-presbyterian-church-en/:
Established as the first Korean protestant church, Saemoonan Presbyterian built a new church on Sinmunno, Gwanghwamun, celebrating its 132nd anniversary.
Considered as the Mother of all churches in the country, the new church is a large multi-story building offering many services and where functionalism is the top priority. It was articulated around four major themes: 1. The historicity as the mother church of Korean Protestant churches, 2. The symbolism of doors opened to heaven, 3. The spatiality of expressing Christ as light, 4. Presenting a water space as a meaning of baptism and harmony. “Loving God” and Loving Neighbors” themes in mind, the shape of the new building resembles a mother stretched out toward the sky.
Saemoonan Presbyterian Church, Seoul, South Korea, Republic of Korea
Excerpt from www.casavant.ca/opus/saemoonan-presbyterian-church-en/:
Established as the first Korean protestant church, Saemoonan Presbyterian built a new church on Sinmunno, Gwanghwamun, celebrating its 132nd anniversary.
Considered as the Mother of all churches in the country, the new church is a large multi-story building offering many services and where functionalism is the top priority. It was articulated around four major themes: 1. The historicity as the mother church of Korean Protestant churches, 2. The symbolism of doors opened to heaven, 3. The spatiality of expressing Christ as light, 4. Presenting a water space as a meaning of baptism and harmony. “Loving God” and Loving Neighbors” themes in mind, the shape of the new building resembles a mother stretched out toward the sky.