Saint Laurentius Church
Munich, Germany
1955
St. Laurentius Church, designed by Emil Steffan in collaboration with Siegfried Östreicher, embodies the spirit of Franciscan simplicity through its thoughtful material expression and spatial organization. The red brick structure, nestled between the Nymphenburg-Biedersteiner Canal and surrounding houses, presents a modest exterior marked only by a ridge-top cross. Inside, the innovative liturgical arrangement places the altar centrally within a horseshoe of benches, with the priest facing the congregation—a revolutionary spatial concept that anticipated Vatican II reforms by a decade. The interior achieves spiritual resonance through elemental forms: round arches frame the celebration space, white-slurried walls reflect light, and the pillarless ceiling displays light blue spruce boards in herringbone pattern.
圣劳伦斯教堂
德国 慕尼黑
1955
圣劳伦斯教堂由Emil Steffan与Siegfried Östreicher合作设计，位于慕尼黑Gern区，临近宁芬堡-比德施泰纳运河。教堂采用红砖结构，体量谦逊，仅以屋脊十字架标识其宗教属性。建筑形态上采用简洁的矩形与半圆拱的组合，通过覆盖走廊连接的整体布局围合出一个绿色庭院。空间组织方面，教堂突破传统，创新性地将祭坛置于中央，周围以马蹄形排列长椅，使神父面向会众——这一革命性的空间概念比第二次梵蒂冈会议的礼仪改革早了十年。材料与光线的处理尤为精妙：内墙涂白以反射光线，无柱顶棚采用浅蓝色云杉木板以人字形图案排列，拱形窗户在预拱区域上方开启，为礼拜空间引入自然光。这种材料诚实性、人性尺度与礼仪功能的完美结合，创造了一种新的神圣建筑范式，展现了建筑师对礼仪美学和人性化宗教空间的深刻理解。