Our Lady of Victoria Monastery in Kijonjo
Localworks- Typologies Religious / Memorial Monastery
- Material Brick Ceramics
- Date 2021
- City Kijonjo
- Country Uganda
- Photographer Will Boase
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A monastic complex located on the shore of Lake Victoria gives shelter to a community of Cistercian Trappist monks that was forced to leave Kenya on account of political unrest in the country.
The complex – including a church, a novitiate, and a guesthouse – addresses the local context and complies with the building tradition of an order characterized by austerity and strict observance of contemplative life.
Protected under a large ventilated roof, the church is a long volume with a barrel vault that intersperses bands of fired bricks with coffee husks and embedded pieces of glass that let daylight into the worship space.
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Edificio para huéspedes
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Edificio para novicios
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Obra Work
Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria, Kijonjo (Uganda)
Our Lady of Victoria Monastery, Kijonjo (Uganda).
Arquitectos Architects
Localworks.
Contratista Contractor
Cementers; Unique Clay Works (ladrillos bricks).
Superficie Area
2.000 m².
Fotos Photos
Will Boase.