Barockchurch in Moesthinsdorf (Saxony-Anhalt)
1st place (not implemented following decision by the church council)
Colored glass windows with thermal deformation
Design Redesign of the windows of the Baroque church in Mösthinsdorf/Petersberg (Saxony-Anhalt)
2020
6 choir windows, 4 tower windows, 1 door, 1 entrance portal
Financial framework: according to design
Partner: Glasstudio Peters Paderborn
he design of the windows consists of several levels, and each level attempts to coax a new refraction of light.
One of the protected natural monuments is the swamp cypress grove in the immediate vicinity of Mösthinsdorf. The inner level echoes the needles of the swamp cypresses in shape and color, accented by sandblasted surfaces of trunks and branches from the swamp cypress grove and abstract black lines that partly echo the tree structures. The color density increases toward the altar and ultimately flows into a broad painted layer behind the altar. The delicate light refraction of the sandblasted surfaces, in turn, thickens toward the entrance.
The spatial division of some side windows by the gallery is also reflected in the division of color and sandblasting. Thus, the red color on the swamp cypresses is more prominent in the upper portion, while the lower portion features the sandblasted branches and trees, allowing more light to enter the room beneath the gallery.
The outer layer of the church windows is characterized by a slight deformation of the panes. This makes the windows appear softer to the observer from outside. The reflections of the surrounding park are broken, and the panes do not appear as a closed surface but as open and moving. The deformation is based on the abstract black lines inside, which have been mirrored and partly intensified.
To capture the overall concept and embed it into the church’s architecture outwardly, vertical muntins are provided for the framing of the panes. These are arranged asymmetrically across the individual windows but reflect on the opposite windows.
The side windows of the gallery are divided by muntin segmentation into window leaves that can be opened as needed. For the tower windows, the framing and muntin distribution are continued for the lower windows (windows 7 and 9).