Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Quick to Hear |Architectural Competition
Architectural competition: special mention
Project location: Lviv, Ukraine
Design year: 2025
Year Built: competition
Client: Lviv City Council
Team: Valentyn Sharovatov, Anna Kuzovkina, Danylo Galandziy, Yaryna Hnopko
The wooden churches of Galicia are characterized by a three- and five-part composition, domes – a characteristic form of roofs with several peaks, log technology – the use of traditional wooden frame construction, artistic decoration – carved details and iconography in the interior. However, there are also regional differences in architecture between the Boykivshchyna, the Hutsulshchyna and Podillia. In our project proposal, we focused on the analysis of wooden churches of the Lviv region, namely the churches of the Boyky, Lemky and Opillia.
As for the Lemko house, the church is characterized by a proportion where the upper part is three times higher than the lower. This is a recognizable feature. In addition, such churches are characterized by three- or five-part, so we use the motif of multi-storiedness in the completion of the church, but assembled into one volume - a single-domed church. Also, the use of tetrahedral hipped roofs is characteristic of the wooden church of the Lviv region. They are characterized by complexity, multi-layeredness and folding, we interpreted this form-forming motif in light openings in the upper part of the church.
For strength and stability, traditional wooden churches were built on stone foundations. Therefore, in our design proposal, the underground part of the church is partially built of stone, which also hints at the defensive fortifications of Lviv, in particular the Getkant line.
There is a lot of wood in the interior of the church and the iconostasis itself is wooden. The iconostasis painting uses motifs and colors of sacred painting by Modest Sosenko, as one of the most original, progressive and characteristic authors of the sacred art of Galicia.
The bell towers of Ukrainian churches were always placed separately from the church, as they served as watchtowers during the Tatar invasions. In our proposal, the bell tower has three tetrahedral tent tops, also grouped into one bunch.
For strength and stability, traditional wooden churches were built on stone foundations. Therefore, in our design proposal, the underground part of the church is partially built of stone, which also hints at the defensive fortifications of Lviv, in particular the Getkant line.
There is a lot of wood in the interior of the church and the iconostasis itself is wooden. The iconostasis painting uses motifs and colors of sacred painting by Modest Sosenko, as one of the most original, progressive and characteristic authors of the sacred art of Galicia.
The bell towers of Ukrainian churches were always placed separately from the church, as they served as watchtowers during the Tatar invasions. In our proposal, the bell tower has three tetrahedral tent tops, also grouped into one bunch.
