Rabieh Chapel

 

My friend David Barry is a Presbyterian Missionary in Lebanon.   One of his projects is to make architectural improvements to a room in the school where he teaches.  The room is architecturally not much different than a classroom, but it has been designated for use as a chapel.  All raytracings were created using AutoCAD 2002, ACAD2POV, and POV-RAY v. 3.6, with some retouching in Photoshop.  The radiosity calculations for the scenes with both natural and artificial light took 40 hours to process.

The existing room (rendering)

 

Idea #1: Add stained glass panels to the security bars

 

The existing room in the evening (rendering)

 

Idea #2: Create fabric baffles for the light fixtures

 

Idea #3: Add banners to the front of the room

 

Idea #4:  Create an illuminated art wall opposite the windows

 

 

The existing room

(photo by David Barry)