Challenges and Opportunities of the Transformation of Sacred Space in Aachen and Leipzig: Architectural Perspectives

神圣空间的建筑形式可以被视为与每个机构、功能和涉及的人相关的中心知觉水平。对于潜在的变革，无论是体制上的、功能上的还是技术上的，变革进程的架构形式至关重要。从建筑的角度来看，未来的预期用途通常是关注的焦点。作为教堂空间的进一步使用、礼仪内容的扩展、教堂式(半宗教)用途或完全世俗用途的改造都对建筑形式有直接影响。然而，演员和决策者对这些建筑视角的想象力往往是有限的，因为他们缺乏建筑师的专业精神。因此，在这个项目中，空间-建筑发展研究是在案例研究的基础上创建的，在比较的基础上，支持通过决策过程开发该系统。亚琛和莱比锡的调查区域被视为范例，一方面是为了提出具体的问题，另一方面是为了开发尽可能广泛的转型潜力。这种建筑研究创造的机会一方面在于对空间-物质情境的必要具体化，另一方面在于陈述的抽象性和相关的概括性。处理标准的方法与建筑行动的具体计划相结合，这些计划既有文字的，也有图形的。在研究问题的语境中探讨建筑视角时，还应该记住，建筑学不仅应该被视为这种转变过程中由内而外的回应，而且作为一门独立的学科，它也应该在话语中发挥相应的自主作用。神圣空间改造的挑战和机遇也使人们不仅能够从局外人的角度、从建筑学科的角度提供答案，而且还能够将个人问题和态度纳入这一过程。描述和分析建筑潮流对神圣空间改造的影响，以及改造过程对建筑形式的影响之间的互动关系，是本项目的主题。

The architectural form of the sacred space can be regarded as the central level of perception associated with each institution, function and person involved. For a potential transformation, be it institutional, functional or technically motivated, the architectural form of the change process is of central importance. From an architectural perspective, the future intended use is usually the focus of attention. The further use as a church space, the conversion with extended liturgical contents, a transformation with church-like (semi-religious) use or with entirely secular use has a direct influence on the architectural form. However, the power of imagination of actors and decision-makers with regard to these architectural perspectives is often limited, because they lack the professionalism of architects. In this project, therefore, spatial-architectural development studies are created on the basis of case studies, which, on a comparative basis, support the system to be developed through the decision-making process. The regions of investigation of Aachen and Leipzig are treated as examples, on the one hand to raise specific questions and on the other hand, to exploit the widest possible range of transformation potential. The opportunity created by this architectural research lies in the necessary concretization of the spatial-material situation on the one hand, and on the other hand in the abstraction and associated generalizability of the statements. Methods for dealing with the criteria are combined with specific plans for architectural actions, which were carried out both textually and graphically. When exploring the architectural perspectives in the context of the research question, it should also be borne in mind that architecture should not only be regarded as a response from the inside out in this transformation process, but it should also play a correspondingly autonomous role in the discourse as an independent discipline. The challenges and opportunities of the transformation of sacred space also make it possible to provide not only answers from an outsider perspective, from the discipline of architecture, but also that individual issues and attitudes are integrated into the process. The description and analysis of this reciprocal interaction between the influence of architectural currents on sacred space transformation, and conversely, the influence of the transformation process on the architectural form, is the theme of the project.