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MFR-007 / Ericeira · Life by the sea

Misericórdia Church

Largo da Misericórdia, n.º 11, Ericeira

Misericórdia Church · Archive photograph
Misericórdia Church · Archive photograph · Photographed on 2021-05-23
Photo source and licence

Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Cropped preview; see the original photograph. The photograph does not confirm the venue’s present condition.

01 / Building stories

Read a building, discover a way of living.

The church’s story connects fishermen’s participation with worship, shelter and care. The former lodging house and hospital became the Archive-Museum.

The municipal page currently marks the Archive-Museum as temporarily closed. Begin with the façade from the public street and confirm reopening before planning an interior visit. Consider how an institution of care becomes recognisable within a town.

What to notice

Observe entrances from the public street; do not plan an Archive-Museum visit while it remains closed.

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02 / I Ching reflections

Yi · Making help reach others

Yi turns attention towards the recipient. An intention to help needs a clear point of access, reliable arrangements and care that can continue.

Start with the architecture

The proximity of worship and care brings ritual beside everyday needs. From outside, compare the visibility of entrances without assuming what happens inside.

Bring the question into everyday life

Before helping, confirm the need. Moving from “what I want to offer” to “how to make help accessible” may change the order of action.

Try an observation here

Think of one small change that makes asking for help easier.

What kind of help avoids creating another burden?

A contemporary cultural reading by Xiaoxiong inspired by the I Ching. The connection with the building is an editorial perspective, not the architect’s intention or a documented historical influence. It is not fortune-telling.

03 / Nearby life

A nearby table

Dining map records within three kilometres in a straight line of the reference point. Walls, railways and slopes may lengthen the journey. Check the entrance and whether the business is open.

The map may omit businesses. Records do not confirm trading status, menus or bookings. Records with an address are shown by default; you can include the others.

04 / The travellers’ Bench

Sit for a while. Leave an observation.

What kind of help avoids creating another burden?

Open this building’s Bench →