{"id":1440,"date":"2025-10-03T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:46:00","slug":"aranchii-architects-designs-ukrainian-church-with-community-air-raid-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/03\/aranchii-architects-designs-ukrainian-church-with-community-air-raid-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Aranchii Architects designs Ukrainian church with community air raid shelter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An underground air raid shelter<\/a> designed to ensure “comfort and dignity” will form part of the Holy Trinity Church, which Ukrainian studio Aranchii Architects is designing in Kyiv<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 812-square-metre church<\/a> is being built for the Ukrainian Greek Catholic community in the capital’s Obolon district, which is among those that have been impacted by the ongoing full-scale Russian invasion.<\/p>\n

Construction is currently expected to begin in 2026, though the context in which they are designing means that “it is difficult to be certain about timing”, Aranchii Architects<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

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Aranchii Architects has designed a church for Kyiv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Our goal is to create a contemporary sacred space that also serves the local community in daily life,” chief architect Dmytro Aranchii told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“We propose a fully accessible shelter integrated into the church, open to the wider community,” he continued.<\/p>\n

“The emphasis is on comfort and dignity: a safe space with light, ventilation, showers and sanitary facilities, offering a sense of belonging rather than merely functioning as a bunker.”<\/p>\n

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The building will be elevated on an underground\u00a0air raid shelter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aranchii Architects’ design for the Holy Trinity Church is being developed in response to the absence of a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church in the area.<\/p>\n

It will be raised on an underground shelter, which the studio said is now a necessity in Ukrainian architecture, and surrounded by a landscaped public square.<\/p>\n

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The design draws on traditional Ukrainian churches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Since the full-scale invasion, shelters have become an essential requirement for new buildings,” Aranchii explained.<\/p>\n

“Most existing Soviet-era residential blocks lack adequate shelters, and older ones in schools or institutions no longer meet updated safety standards.”<\/p>\n