Ravnsbjerg church. C.F. Møller. Photo: Torben Eskerod

Ravnsbjerg church

Ravnsbjergkirken is built in red brick on a hillside in southern Aarhus.
 Ravnsbjerg church. C.F. Møller
Facts

Client

Viby Sogns menighedsråd Grøfthøjparken 18260 Viby

Address

Aarhus, Denmark

Size

1,000 m²

Year

1975-1976

Engineering

Børge Werner Rådgivende Ingeniør A/S

Landscape

J. Arevad-Jacobsen

Artist

Erik Heide

Ravnsbjergkirken is situated at the top of a hillside in the southern part of Aarhus. With its distinctive form and the characteristic incisions cut into the brick mass, the building is a prominent landmark visible from much of the surrounding neighbourhood.

Inside the church, the red brick of the facade continues as the interior walls. The tiled floor, the timber roof construction and the boarded ceiling bring the space together and lend it a certain warmth. Artist Erik Heide has created a cross and a pulpit in robust timber dimensions that correspond to the scale of the roof construction.

The five-metre window marks the position of the church interior within the building and directs daylight towards the altar and pulpit, linking the external form directly to the space within. The church also forms part of the local context, adjoining a small shopping centre and a square.

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