Location: Acapulco, Mexico.

Architect: Bunker Arquitectura.

The client brief for this project was simple: the chapel had to take full advantage of the spectacular views, the sun had to set exactly behind the altar cross, and a section with the first phase of crypts had to be included outside and around the chapel. Two elements obstructed the principal views: large trees and abundant vegetation, and a behemoth of a boulder blocking the main sight of the sunset. To clear these obstructions, the level of the chapel was raised by at least five meters and the footprint of the building was reduced to nearly half the floor area of the upper level. Acapulco’s hills are made up of huge granite rocks, so the chapel was made to look like a colossal boulder atop the mountain.