Chapel of St. Ignatius

The Chapel of St. Ignatius at Seattle University built by Steven Holl is one of the most well thought out and meaningful structures I have witnessed. In 6,000 square feet Holl manages to tell a story of “seven bottles of light wrapped in a stone box” and how each bottle of light represents an aspect of the Catholic religion. The interior of the chapel is simple but there is a reason for that, by having white walls with vertical and horizontal texture and black concrete floors the light that shines in through the windows are easily reflected off each subject to add light and color to the room. Both the light that passes through the stained glass windows and the light that reflects of the hidden sections of color is what add color to the chapel. There are direct lights, reflective lights, shade, and shadows being used to add to interior of the chapel.  Holl intentional made it so no one was able to directly see the outside world from the windows; they were mainly used for the lighting inside. In the chapel, Steven Holl made sure that every part of his structure was symbolic and had a meaning to it from the reflective pool outside to the beeswax wall that is what makes the St. Ignatius Chapel so intriguing.