Concrete

Leevi picked me up from the work and we quickly visited a voice installation that was advertised at the university's Events page. It was an interesting experience but it was the architechture of the Kaleva Church that thrilled.

The church was built out of concrete with the slip form casting method for twelve days and twelve nights. The outside walls are covered with beige coloured bricks, the inside walls are plain concrete, the surface is rough.

The building has 18 entrances and also 18 windows which extend from floor to top and are all different in size. The church of Kaleva has no rectangles and the floor plan of the church resembles a fish.

The church hall in itself offers you the most impressive space experience with the height of 30 meters: the high, narrow windows and the light colour emphasize the feeling of space, freedom and heavenly openness. The rafters are four meters wide, the longest is 35 meters.

Emma, the holiday girl, she still has very high fever  :' (


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