Filinvest Alabang, Inc. commissioned Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architects to design the Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, a space for solitude and prayer in the busy city, providing a respite from daily life.
The Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel in Filinvest City, designed by NAP International, features an inverted white Lily symbolizing Mother Mary’s purity. The towering structure, built on a hill, offers a serene atmosphere and is open to the public with sustainable features like a funnel-like top for comfort during reflections.
He also shared, “Acoustic was also a very important criterion that we had to overcome (to enrich the worship experience), and because this is a place to reflect, we wanted to allow people to feel the passing of time throughout the day, through the natural light reflecting inside the chapel.”
For Omori who believes that design is something that should affect people emotionally and spiritually, this collaborative work with Filinvest and different craftsmen from all over the world is solid proof of this belief: “Just seeing how people interact with the building and looking at how they spend their time inside the chapel made us realize that we did succeed in allowing this to be part of their daily life, which was one of our goals since beginning this project,” he concluded.
“The dream for Filinvest City has always been to build an environment that inspires and enables possibilities,” shares Francis Gotianun, Director of Filinvest Development Corporation. “Once everything was built and done, we wanted to finally welcome her (the Chapel) to Filinvest grounds so that the community may have another space where they can feel safe, protected, and at peace.”
The Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel in Filinvest City, designed by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Architect, offers daily masses from 6AM to 9PM, providing a safe space for quiet contemplation. Masses can be celebrated on First Wednesday and First Friday, despite priest availability.
For more information and chapel inquiries, visit the official Facebook Page of Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel @LourdesChapel.Alabang.
