"Brueggemann characterizes Sabbath as both resistance and alternative: a disruption of economic and social structures that prioritize output over presence. Within this framework, rest is understood not as leisure or escape, but as a deliberate suspension of continuous labor and performance. The project translates this conceptual position into architectural form, using space, material, and sequence to support moments of pause, reflection, and communal presence."
"The design positions art and architecture as practices aligned with Sabbath principles. Like Sabbath, artistic production resists strict quantification and optimization, creating space for contemplation, slowness, and non-instrumental experience. In this context, architecture is treated not as a tool for maximizing efficiency, but as a medium for shaping alternative rhythms of use and occupation. Gordon College and student center site plan | all images courtesy of Yena Jung"
A student center at Gordon College translates Sabbath as resistance into built form, framing rest as a countercultural practice that interrupts constant productivity, consumption, and efficiency. Rest appears as deliberate suspension of continuous labor and performance rather than leisure or escape. Space, material, and sequence are used to create moments of pause, reflection, and communal presence. Art and architecture are positioned as practices that resist strict quantification and optimization, fostering contemplation, slowness, and non-instrumental experience. Located near Coy Pond within a wooded campus, the building balances enclosed rooms for solitary recalibration with open areas for informal gathering and collective rest.
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