University of Thessaly
School of Architecture
P38 | METOCHI. St. Savva's Monastery in Bethlehem.
by Yazan Kokaly / Andreas Tegousis
The purpose of the project is to design a contemporary accommodation for the monastery of St. Savvas the Sanctified in the city of Bethlehem. The monastery, referenced also as Lavra, operates continuously for 1500 years in the desert of Judea in Palestine. This specific place is considered as one of the most important shrines of Orthodox Christianity. The word Metochi is referred to a site in which usually a small chapel and residence, for the monks who cultivate this land, are placed. The Metochion, in ecclesiastical terminology, constitutes a dependent part of the monastery to which it belongs, even if several monks live permanently in it. The Metochi in this project also serves as an intermediary space hosting the monastery pilgrims from around the world. The temple which is dedicated to Saint Savvas serves as parish. This Metochi is developed through a system of courtyards spaces. The weather of Palestine urges the existence and the development of such architectural tradition. The arrangement of the private restrooms is protected from the places of worship and public reception. The solution aims to isolate symbolically the resident, monk or secular visitor, from the ephemeral pilgrim without entirely exclude their encounter and coexistence.
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Yazan Kokaly was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1985. He studied architecture at the University of Thessaly. He graduated in 2013. He worked in professor’s Theoklis Kanarelis and associates architectural office in Athens and Volos. He also participated in various projects and international architectural competitions. He has received awards and distinctions. His work has been exhibited and awarded nationally and aboard.
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Andreas Tegousis was born in Agrinio, Greece, in 1985. He studied architecture at the University of Thessaly. He graduated in 2013. He worked in professor’s Theoklis Kanarelis and associates architectural office in Athens and Volos. He also participated in various projects and international architectural competitions. He has received awards and distinctions. His work has been exhibited and awarded nationally and aboard
P38 | METOCHI. St. Savva's Monastery in Bethlehem.
by Yazan Kokaly / Andreas Tegousis
The purpose of the project is to design a contemporary accommodation for the monastery of St. Savvas the Sanctified in the city of Bethlehem. The monastery, referenced also as Lavra, operates continuously for 1500 years in the desert of Judea in Palestine. This specific place is considered as one of the most important shrines of Orthodox Christianity. The word Metochi is referred to a site in which usually a small chapel and residence, for the monks who cultivate this land, are placed. The Metochion, in ecclesiastical terminology, constitutes a dependent part of the monastery to which it belongs, even if several monks live permanently in it. The Metochi in this project also serves as an intermediary space hosting the monastery pilgrims from around the world. The temple which is dedicated to Saint Savvas serves as parish. This Metochi is developed through a system of courtyards spaces. The weather of Palestine urges the existence and the development of such architectural tradition. The arrangement of the private restrooms is protected from the places of worship and public reception. The solution aims to isolate symbolically the resident, monk or secular visitor, from the ephemeral pilgrim without entirely exclude their encounter and coexistence.
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