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Unified Expansion
Taking design cues from the existing facility is important when designing expansions. The new building should have an identity of its own while being sensitive to others buildings around it. Creating a design that does not dominate the surrounding context but enhances and compliments it is the key goal of the new building’s exterior design. […]
Success Starts and Ends in the Parking Lot
“The quality of the guest experience starts and ends in the parking lot.” Have you ever turned into the parking lot of a shopping center, school, or church and found yourself frustrated as you try to maneuver through the chaos? We find that this happens all too often. You can see the front door but […]
6 Things to Consider as you Move Toward a Building Project
Each church is unique and the worship center design should reflect the vision and personality of your ministry goals. Here are six essential aspects of the design concept that each worship team must consider to begin establishing the image of their church. Have you ever found yourself squeezed into an old building or retail center […]
Budget
Continuously throughout the design of each project, we are considering the affect each design element, each finish, each construction detail, has on the overall budget. Rather than reaching the end of a design phase, pricing out the project, and discovering we need to cut things out for budget purposes, we collaborate with contractors and engineering […]
Architect + Owner + Contractor Approach
We have found that every church’s dream always exceeds the funding. Maintaining the appropriate balance between the dream and the reality of the budget is as important as reflecting who the church is in the design of the building. We encourage working within a church-architect-contractor team approach, as creating the right image and requirements depends […]
Partnerships in Projects
Better Together Our innovative approach to working with our church clients is a proven difference in planning church projects, working with a team of local and national expert consultants that have a strong history of working together on projects of similar type and program. When thinking about innovation in a project, it’s easy to go […]