Caplutta Sogn Benedetg

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The Caplutta Sogn Benedetg (Chapel of Saint Benedict ) stands above the village of Sumvitg in the Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden .

When an avalanche destroyed the old chapel in 1984 , the Disentis monastery, as the owner, decided to build a new chapel. The winner of an architecture competition was Peter Zumthor , who built the new chapel in 1988. The investment costs amounted to CHF 0.6 million.

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inner space
Bell bearer

The “Caplutta Sogn Benedetg” grows out of the tradition of a historical order that characterizes many localities in the Surselva. There is one point where it leaves tradition: The Caplutta is made of wood. The sunlight will make it dark, black in the south, silver-gray in the north, like the old farmhouses. The leaf-like or teardrop-shaped basic shape, which is derived from half an infinity symbol, is based on a clear geometric order. The shape of the room, raised from the terrain, is reminiscent of a boat in motion. Inside, the unity of roof and pillars appears as a large canopy. The silver wall behind the supports is illuminated by the light falling from above and gives the room a special atmosphere.

Awards

  • 1992 Peter Zumthor was awarded the first prize for the Caplutta Sogn Benedetg on the occasion of the architecture prize “New Building in the Alps”.
  • 1994 Award "Good Buildings 1994" Graubünden

literature

  • Dieter Matti: Old Pictures - Newly Interpreted, Church Art in the Passland , Volume 3; Desertina, Chur 2012, ISBN 978-3-85637-370-2 , pp. 47-50

Web links

Commons : Sogn Benedetg, Sumvitg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Graubünden - Building Culture | Buildings. In: www.graubuendenkultur.ch. Retrieved June 25, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Sogn Benedetg Chapel

Coordinates: 46 ° 44 '5.4 "  N , 8 ° 56" 20.6 "  E ; CH1903:  714 674  /  one hundred and seventy-seven thousand and fifty-seven