St. Hildegardis, Modern concrete chapel in Garath, Germany
St. Hildegardis is a modern concrete chapel in Garath, part of a retirement home complex in Düsseldorf. The building displays geometric forms created through red brick and exposed concrete surfaces.
Architect Gottfried Böhm designed this chapel between 1962 and 1970 as part of the Civic Centre Garath project. The building emerged from a larger urban development plan for the district.
The chapel belongs to the St. Matthäus parish ensemble in Garath, which Gottfried Böhm also designed; the two buildings stand next to each other. Its name honours Hildegard of Bingen. A bell dormer breaks through the outline of the concrete volume, a detail visible from outside.
The chapel is accessible for daily prayer and regular services within the retirement home complex. The location is easily reached by bus and offers nearby parking.
The chapel is a board-formed exposed-concrete building carried on a heavy support, so its upper volume overhangs a recessed base with the entrance. A bell oriel breaks through the concrete outline. Böhm's chapel is clearly related to his larger Neviges pilgrimage church of the same years.
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