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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 […]
Architecture 101
Schematic Design We start with the Conceptual LIVE Session concept and develop the design into more detail. This allows the contractor to provide schematic design pricing with greater accuracy than the initial LIVE Session pricing. This will be used to refine the design and establish the budget in greater detail. Design Development Develops the project’s […]
Designing Flexible Performance Spaces
Red Mountain Theatre | Birmingham, AL Red Mountain Theatre’s main theatre has reconfigurable seating (to accommodate both traditional and cabaret), and an orchestra pit that allows for different stage elevations or a 15-piece orchestra. Over the years, we have designed over 100 performance and worship venues. The primary trend in recent years has been towards […]