紐西蘭利特爾頓　里修聖德蕾莎小教堂

這座小教堂以一位加爾默羅會修女為名——人們稱她為「小花」。她一生隱居於法國里修的修道院中，過著低調而內省的修道生活。德蕾莎所提出的靈修方式，被稱為「小道」：一條以謙卑與純粹為核心的成聖之路。這並非關於宏大的行動，而是在日常之中，將愛投注於每一件看似微不足道的小事。「小道」所回應的，是對「微小」本身的珍視——真正重要的，從來不是壯舉，而是以極大的用心與細膩，完成那些平凡卻真實的行動。

The chapel borrows its name from the Carmelite nun, affectionately known the 'Little Flower' who lived a cloistered life of obscurity in the convent of Lisieux, France. Thérèse developed a simple and humble approach to spiritual life called ''The Little Way'' – a path to holiness focused on performing small, ordinary acts with great love. ''The Little Way'' is a reflection on the joy of smallness. It’s not about grand gestures, but performing small, ordinary acts with great care and attention to detail.

教堂面積僅 17 平方公尺，尺度克制而內斂。建築朝向利特爾頓港的里帕帕島，這座島嶼曾作為監獄使用，關押過多位奧特亞羅瓦歷史上重要的毛利先知。入口之門以「聖三一」為意象，象徵聖父、聖子與聖靈；外牆則選用紅色聚碳酸酯，其色彩承載著多重宗教與靈性寓意。建築外覆訂製的 B/OS 天然陽極氧化鋁板，柔和的弧線輪廓帶有細膩而內斂的女性氣質，呼應「小花」之名所象徵的精神特質。

The chapel is 17m2. It's orientated towards Ripapa Island in the Lyttelton Harbour, which used to be a jail housing some of Aotearoa's most celebrated Māori prophets. The door is a play on the holy trinity – the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Red polycarbonate was chosen for its multitude of religious and spiritual connotations. It is clad in a custom B/OS natural anodized aluminum weatherboard. Its curvature is soft and feminine befitting its namesake. 

室內空間鋪陳以紐西蘭原生里木，取自南島西南岸的一條河流。這批木材在河中沉睡了約 600 年，而在那之前，樹木本身已生長超過 1,000 年。如此漫長的時間尺度令人動容——這棵樹，甚至是在耶穌行走於世後數百年，才真正長成。教堂中的耶穌像與十字架，則由毛利雕刻家 Johnny Hauraki 以心材考里木親手雕刻完成。這座小教堂，最終作為 O'Sullivan 家族獻給基督城的一份禮物，靜靜地立於風景之中。

The interior is lined with native Rimu extracted from a river on the south-west coast of the South Island. It had been in a river for 600 years, and before that was alive for over 1000 years. There's something quite beautiful about a tree that came to fruition a few hundred years after Jesus Christ walked the planet. Jesus and the crucifix were carved by an accomplished Māori carver, Johnny Hauraki, out of heart kauri. The chapel is a gift to the people of Christchurch from the O’Sullivan Family.

主要建築師：麥可・歐沙利文

結構工程：麥可・歐沙利文

施工單位：麥可・歐沙利文

建築面積：17 平方公尺

主要材料：訂製 B/OS 鋁製外牆板．Danpalon 聚碳酸酯．紐西蘭原生沼澤里木（Rimu）室內襯板

主要結構：木樁．木構架．焊接鋼構門式框

座落位置：紐西蘭利特爾頓

影像：瑪麗・高汀

文字：布爾・歐沙利文建築事務所

採訪：張薰云

Principal Architects：Michael O'Sullivan

Structural Engineering：Michael O'Sullivan

Contractor：Michael O'Sullivan

Building Area：17m²

Principal Materials：Custom B/OS Aluminium weatherboard．Danpalon．Native New Zealand swamp Rimu lining

Principal Structure：Timber piles．Framing with Welded Steel Portals

Location：Lyttelton, New Zealand

Photo：Mary Gaudin

Text：Bull O'Sullivan Architecture

Interview：Hsun-Yun Chang