Nameless Architecture’s Concrete Church in Seoul, South Korea is a monolithic dance of concrete forms. The exposed and beautifully articulate concrete create architectural forms that intersect and envelop one another to bring the volumes together. Based on New York and Seoul, Nameless Architecture collaborated with local architecture JSpace firm, to create the structure that covers just over 3,000sqm.

Intended to embody religious values, the series of spaces, much akin to many temples and spiritual spaces, have an open-body stillness to them. The materiality and adhesion to a minimalist palette helps aid this uncluttered nature. Formally, the analogy of the cross was utilized as a launching pad for the design and layout. The cross as a religious symbol substitutes for an enormous bell tower and is integrated with the physical property of the building whereby the minimized symbol implies the internal tension of the space.

Nameless Architecture has really embodied their simple and stripped back formality through a reflective spiritual space. The use of simple volumes and a single material adapted to the site only helps reinforce this. The use and celebration of concrete as a material and structural element is the icing to these spaces.