The parish church of St Augustin in Coburg was designed in the neo-Gothic style from 1855 to 1860 according to plans by the architect and ducal building councillor Vincenz Fischer-Birnbaum. In 2014, the 21-month general renovation, redesign and extension of the church began, culminating in its ceremonial reopening in March 2016. The result is a transparent and open church interior with a clear concept - a space that is open for various forms of liturgy, festive services, a small circle of devotion and quiet prayer. The harmonious design concept does justice to the history of the church. The past centuries remain tangible despite the modernisation. The simple, modern and bright liturgical objects such as the altar and baptismal font harmonise with the slender luminaire bodies of the Aoca pendant luminaires, which are subordinate to the architecture and discreetly support the spatial effect. Photos: André Mühling, Munich | Architecture: Brückner & Brückner Architekten, Tirschenreuth, Würzburg
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