Design Challenge:

Utilizing property to the rear of the existing Church, design a traditional looking facility to house a new flexible seating Church, a new Gathering Area and new Classroom space.

Design Solution:

Primary to the design of the church was the parish’s desire for a flexible worship space with a very generous gathering area. Working with our design partners, Architect’s Design Studio, and Liturgical Design Consultant Marchita B. Mauck, the plan developed around a square shaped worship space with an antiphonal seating arrangement. The altar platform itself is moveable and all seating can be rearranged for various religious rites. The site and the exterior were designed with familiar materials and scale to the area while the arrangement of spaces within the facility are unique in the Diocese.