The White Chapel seems to hover mysteriously above the lake in front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Visible constructional details were avoided wherever possible. The roof drainage, for example, runs in a narrow joint around the eaves. All the more striking is the mesh of steel rings behind the frameless glazing along the south face. Here, decoration and construction form a homogeneous whole.
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