Chapel of St. Bernard in Argentina by Nicolás Campodonico

The architect Nicolás Campodonico completed a church dedicated to the local patron saint in the middle of the pampa La Playosa in the Argentine province of Córdoba last year. The Church of Saint Bernard is located on the site of a former rural estate. One hundred-year-old bricks from crumbling walls served as recycled material for the new church. The building was completed without electricity, water, or other technical conveniences. The church, built on an area of 92 m², relies solely on the play of sunlight on the sculpturally shaped surfaces of the exposed brick. While the outer walls of the church are cut straight, the interior is dominated by curves and rounded surfaces. Throughout the day, we can observe the journey of shadows culminating in the intersection of horizontal and vertical elements into the symbolic shape of a cross, reminiscent of Jesus's ascent to Calvary.