The Parish Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord
Phase 10A, Bagong Silang, Caloocan City, Metro-Manila
completed 2012
for the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Front view, seen from Plaza
View from Sanctuary of Stained Glass window
View of Sanctuary from Choir Loft.
View of Stained Glass colors touching upper left surface of Sanctuary Proscenium. Mezzanine door at left leads to private chapel.
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The ascent of the roof alludes to the sense of "muling
pagkabuhay" or resurrection mentioned in the name of the church. The new roof soars over what had once been a
low-ceiling space. To be more precise,
the previous space had no ceiling, only an old and rusting corrugated metal
roof that hovered low and uninsulated over the congregation below.
From September 2011 to January 2012 the transformation took
place in a way that did not disrupt the mass schedule. The old metal roof remained as a protective barrier
while above it new trusses were anchored to existing structural concrete
columns that had been erected as part of an attempt to widen the church years
earlier. The re-use of the unfinished
outer structure meant that nothing was to go to waste. .After the roof trusses were securely in
place, and after the new roof sheets were installed on the trusses, the old
metal roof was removed to reveal a soaring space.
The series of new roof trusses ascend in height from altar
to main entrance facing the front plaza in a crescendo that proclaims the word,
welcomes the community, and acts as a beacon in the landscape. The front façade protects itself from the
western sun with broad sweeps of horizontal metal louvers, except at the
central portion where a pair of large triangular stained-glass windows –
representing the hearts of Jesus and Mary – welcomes the sunlight as it
modulates and animates it. At night of
course, the situation is reversed, and the church acts as a lantern.
Construction progress photos in reverse order, from the most recent to the oldest,
taken by Alfredo Jimeno Varona
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Before Construction Began
A cardboard model shows how the new trusses soar above a previously low roof.
As in a toaster oven, the low corrugated roof radiated solar heat to the congregation below.
The regular Sunday masses were crowded and overflowing
Existing reinforced concrete columns from an earlier
attempt to widen the church hovered over the overflow crowd.
The rust on the metal roof did not provide the insulation required to mitigate the oppressive heat.
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