Beautiful facilities on a five acre site
The challenge was to design a phased expandable new church facility for a young growing congregation that is moving from a rented public school space into their own building for the first time. Township Planning Commission requirements for the project included giving the facility a residential feel and scale. DBA also needed to make the look and design blend into the surrounding rural residential neighborhood using the Prairie School style of architecture.
The Exterior
The structure is wood frame with a siding, glass and stone veneer exterior. Building, parking lots, and storm water retention ponds are blended together into a rolling open site.
The Interior
The building interior features a light well in the lobby, stained concrete floors, and exposed structure for the ceiling in the worship center.
Community Spaces
The building includes a 260 seat sanctuary, lobby/gathering space, offices, classrooms, kitchen, restrooms, and related support spaces.
Project Scope
11,000 square feet of new space | Site work $250,000 | Total cost $1,300,000 | Completed 2012