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SUFI-TEMPLE
S.J. VAN EMBDEN, 1969-1970
Zuidduinseweg 5, Katwijk aan Zee
ARCHITECT(URAL OFFICE): Sam van Embden BUILDING TYPE: Religious buildings PUBLICATIONS: Bouw 1972 p. 1344; de Architect 1982-12
A plastic cupola allowing daylight into the meditation hall dominates the sober concrete-block facades of this meditation centre for followers of the Sufi cult. Less-tall ancillary spaces around the rectangular hall blend into the surrounding dune landscape, scattered about which are a number of meditation areas.
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