Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista, Parish church in Villaggio Giardino Necchi, Arzignano, Italy.
San Giovanni Battista is a parish church in Villaggio Giardino Necchi whose concrete structure shows organic architecture principles, integrating harmoniously with the surrounding landscape. The building combines functional design with religious purpose and creates a modern sacred space.
In 1964 the parish priest Don Nilo Rigotto and a promotion committee visited Giovanni Michelucci's Church of the Autostrada del Sole at Campi Bisenzio and chose the same architect. Construction began in February 1967; economic difficulties led Michelucci to waive his fee, calling the church "the place of serene rest". It opened for worship at Easter 1970.
The church serves as a meeting place for worship and community gatherings that bring together the residents of the neighborhood through shared religious and social moments. It shapes daily life and creates opportunities for people to connect.
The church is an active parish church in Arzignano, so access follows normal liturgical use rather than group bookings. The main entrance faces the articulated south front, where the bell tower rises; the Baptistery chapel sits in the lower part of the building. The Mascioni organ, opus 1118 of 1992, stands on the floor to the left of the presbytery.
Michelucci waived his fee so the church could be completed, calling it "the place of serene rest". Inside, the Mascioni organ opus 1118, built in 1992 to a design by organist Francesco Finotti, stands on the floor left of the presbytery with fully mechanical transmission, 15 stops on two manuals and pedal.
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