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I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” There the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, As it was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. - Psalm 122. Survey Plan – Overall Property. Site Options for Church. Initial Concept – Site Plan.
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I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” There the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, As it was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. - Psalm 122
Number of Seats in church • 600-800 permanent seats • Seating Design • Traditional Nave • Modern Circle • Hall • Seating capacity 300
Initial Concept – Floor Plan Entrance Hall Church Narthex Entrance
Initial Concept – Floor Plan Narthex
Exterior Concept “Visible churches are not simply gathering places but signify and make visible the Church living in this place, the dwelling of God with men reconciled and united in Christ . . . In this ‘house of God’ the truth and the harmony of the signs that make it up should show Christ to be present and active in this place.” - Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1180-1181
Exterior Concept must look like a church. A church … • There are many ways that the church accomplishes such a feat, but three primary elements well define the aesthetics of the church building: • Verticality • Permanence • Iconography