About Valdemaqueda. Designing a sacred space.

Abstract

The Church of San Lorenzo in Valdemaqueda is located 65 km far from Madrid, in the Sierra de Guadarrama, 20 km far from the Escorial. It was designed and built by architect José Ignacio Linazasoro between 1997 and 2001. It is a small but intense work. This short essay describes the design process and the references that the architect took into account during the project.

Keywords

• spazio sacro
• memoria
• luce
• materia
• romanico