CENTINELA CHAPEL

Found inside a tequila factory, located in the northeast of Jalisco this spiritual space is a reinterpretation of the religious spaces found in the older houses and haciendas of the region. By looking at the relation that the people have with these spaces, we come to the solution of the plan and it is with the changeable location of the cross and with the opening and closing of doors that we manage to modify the spaces. Local materials were used as a link between the culture and the people of the region allowing the chapel to blend with its surroundings.

The spaces between its walls form patios which frame essential views of the landscape, the tall dominant volume frames the sky allowing light in to cause dramatic shadows, the low height of its main entrance opening underlines the feeling of intimacy and of a sacred space.