In a quiet backwater of fields and woods on the island of Hirvensalo in the south-west of Finland, St Henry's Ecumenical Art Chapel grows from its site - a hillock surrounded by pines and spruces - embracing context and the natural environment. The chapel is not immediately apparent on approach: following the bend of the road you are suddenly confronted by the elegant copper-clad church, its volume contrasting with its surroundings. It has the appearance of an upturned ship's hull.The design vocabulary juxtaposes copper and wood, light and shade.The chapel was finished earlier this year so the copper is new; eventually its green patina will help the church blend with the surrounding pine trees.
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