‘Way of Four Gates’ Higher Seminary of the Polish Province Resurrectionist and Church of Emaus
The urban layout is a non-rectilinear plan of masses intersecting themselves in many dimensions that create variegated interiors and mise-en-scènes. There is a discernible air of theatricality yet it is ‘underlined’ by mystics. Post-modern architecture ties in with the symbolism of the ‘Way of Four Gates’ i.e. Initiation, Hope, Knowledge and Faith, transposed into the thought, idea, myth and mystery of a convent as based on traditional opinions on that subject. The first gate expresses doubts of a candidate to the seminar, whereby the second one, articulated by an expressively torn wall leads to the edifice of the alumni. The third one creates a kind of a clearance between the gates in which staircases are placed. The fourth gate is a synthesis of that what is divine and what is human. Poster-like colour scheme and treatment of forms evoke associations with painting.