The Sagadra FamiliaBarcelona, Spain. (By, Antoni Gaudi)

FLOOR PLAN

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31) ENTRANCE 2) PASSION FAÇADE3) GLORY FAÇADE4) NATIVITY FAÇADE5) ALTAR

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The floor plan of the church is that of a Latin Cross and the concept design is Cubism

Visual Senses.-Our visual has been the leading senses since the beginning of mankind.-People can immediately know how the space were distributed and arranged in a building once the saw it using their eye.-Light are used in most cathedrals to represent and amplifies the impression of divinities and holiness.

One of Antoni Gaudi’s main idea of Sagrada Familia in terms of creating a visual satisfaction is to implement the idea of tree branch and sunlight. He designed the columns and arches this way to fit into the light shine from the skylight to create the tree-branches and sunlight effect.

-Light is one of the key feature in Sagrada Familia.-Using stained glass for the window, the interior can create a colorful yet magnificent effect when there’re light filtering in.-Besides using the colored stained glass as an aesthetic purpose, different colors of the glass actually symbolises different things.

COLOUR SYMBOLIZES

BLACK DEATH

BROWN SPIRITUAL DEATH

GREY HUMILITY

WHITE HOLINESS

RED LOVE/HATE

YELLOW JEALOUSY

GREEN SPRING/ TRIUMPH OF LIFE OVER DEATH

BLUE HEAVENLY LOVE

PURPLE GOD/ ROYALTY

VIOLET LOVE/ PASSION

-Although stained glass is one of the visual attraction, the skylight high above the altar and some of the clerestory windows are actually made of plain glass instead of colored stained glass.-This actually symbolizes the holiness of God, and also giving out the ambience of divinity. -While having the rich white light shines upon the altar and the hall from above, it also shows that God will always high up there giving hope and shining His holiness to the world.

Auditory senses-One of the exciting thing about hearing in architecture is to listen to tranquility, calmness and silence.-Sound can also describe and create an atmosphere in a certain space. -By having different kinds of material in a certain space, different experience will occur.

-Due to the fact that Sagrada Familia is made mainly by masonry, bricks and clay, the echo inside is obvious.-The ceiling of Sagrada Familia is full of semi-circular spaces much like the interior of a dome, this shows how much echo will be produced in the hall.-When the sound that was created towards the ceiling bounces off back to the ground, it creates a holy ambience, showing how human communicates to divine entity.

-Besides having hard materials made up the interior, musical instruments can also used to create different sound and music, and the main instruments for this cathedral is organ.

-The organs can also used as decorations to compliment the interior of it.

-The organs are used when there are any special events going on.

PASSION FACADE

This is located on the west side of the Sagrada Familia, which means its facing the setting of the sun. This then sets the sad and sorrow mood, that is the reason the façade is dedicated to the suffering of Christ.

Suffering of Jesus Christ

GLORY FACADEThe glory façade is the largest most striking of the façade. It is where the access to the central nave be located. This represent s the road to God : Death, Final Judgment and Glory.

As seen from the inside the pillar of window allows the sunlight to be shine to the inside creating a holly vibe. This represents the road to God : Death.

Pillar of Window

NATIVITY FACADE

The nativity façade is the first façade to be completed. It is dedicated to the birth of Jesus, the floral design is what shows the element of life. This façade is facing the rising of the sun at the northeast which represents the birth of Christ.

Floral design

THE ALTAR

The altar is the focus point of the whole Cathedral. It is located at the centre of Sagrada Familia and elevated from the floor

making it the centre of attention. The skylight form above and the stained glass creates the warmth feeling

when people gather there.