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Modern Design - Thiết kế chuyên nghiệp phần 4 Selexyz bookstore Perhaps if more bookstores looked like this, we’d be more inclined to get stuck into a good book every now and then. Like the Bible, for instance. Located in the Netherlands and designed by Merkx + Girod, the revamp respects the church’s original classical architecture while introducing a modern flare + .. Unless you like cold stone, classic arches, stained glass, eerie relics and musty smells, then you probably won’t appreciate the beauty of churches. In a bid to make them more aesthetically-pleasing to the mainstream congregation, an architectural trend has arisen in design that sees the traditional place of worship transformed into places even the sexy, stylish and sophisticated would worship. We can’t work out whether there’s something sacrilegious about the whole thing, but we’re fascinated by it, nevertheless. So much so that we’ve cleverly coined our own term for the movement; divine design. Text: N ick Clarke P hotos: Courtesy of mentioned churches48 Modern DesignConverting churches intohomes, shops, restaurants andnightclubs, there’s seeminglyno end to the possibilitieswhen it comes to outing theold and introducing the new.Call us a stick in the mud, butwe do imagine we’d feel alittle uncomfortable downingtequila shots and revelling likerock stars under the watchfuleye of the Virgin Mary or thelooming shadow of a crucifix.But the innovative reuse ofchurches is bringing peopleback through their heavywooden doors, even if it is to aSunday booze-up rather thana Sunday mass. Alma De Cuba We’re particularly devoted to Chapel Utrecht (right to think the sacrifice would be worth making. The Lord provides… You’ll get to enjoy more than page), which sees a simple church building con- Using an 800-year-old Dominican church as its lat- wine and bread if you take your communion here. verted into a minimalist, city-slicker pad by Marnix est branch, upscale Netherlands bookstore Selexyz Built inside St Peter’s Catholic Church, Alma de Van De Meer and Rolf Bruggink’s Utrecht-based ar- has found home is where the holy water is in Cuba is one of Liverpool’s most lavish venues + chitecture studio, Zecc. The redesign incorporates Maastricht, a bible’s throw from the Belgian border. .. many of the church’s original features, such as the Just 100 miles from the aforementioned Chapel gothic-style stained glass windows, stone cruci- Utrecht, this conversion is courtesy of Amsterdam- fixes and original choir organ, while simultane- based architects Merkx + Girod and makes the best ously implementing super-modern aspects, such use of minimal floor space by building upwards ...