Chapel of St. Ignatius, Seattle University

The Chapel of St. Ignatius of Seattle University was profoundly impacting when walking through the doors. Not only is it a place of worship and faith, but it is a beautiful work of design. The use of light and texture throughout the space pulls one in and almost takes over in a way. The design is based on six bottles of light in a way and with the different colors streaming in in various places, it pulls a viewer in to feel it’s true beauty. Throughout a day, the light will reflect in different ways causing you to view the chapel in a difference sense each time. When the light hits the walls in a different way throughout, it causes the textured walls to be viewed a little differently each time giving it a different impact on the viewer each time. Since it is a place of worship, a designer must consider the different ways a person may experience the space around them. That being said, you must adjust for there to be worship, praise, comfort, and much more in the space and design around that in order to accommodate to each person’s need. I feel that this specific space works very well for the purpose and with the design inspiration. I thought that the Chapel of St. Ignatius was compelling and absolutely beautiful.