Mary Chapel

At the edge of De Nieuwe Plantage in Rotterdam stands a small house that once formed part of the town's former gasworks. In 2024, this house was given a new purpose as a mary chapel for the local community.

Commissioned for the project, Mikal Brejaart spent six months creating the windows for the chapel. She drew inspiration from the traditional religious color palette and the distinctive Flemish Primitives, with each color carrying its own symbolic meaning.

Contemporary in design, the windows are made solely from melted glass, without using the traditional stained-glass technique. Each window is hand-cut, resulting in a window 6 mm thick. The interplay of line and surface gives the chapel a modern appearance, harmonizing with the surrounding neighborhood and the contemporary park.