This is a prototype ‘mission church,’  built by volunteer labor in approximately three weeks.  Front of floor plan has central entry foyer flanked by restrooms and classrooms/offices.  Behind the sanctuary is small fellowship hall with compact kitchen and storage.  Since there was no room on site to expand this building, the congregation moved locations and […]

My favorite church project so far.  It has been duplicated in two other states.  This congregation’s first facility had been a former package store – very cramped quarters!  Incidentally, I had another church client in Iowa who also had met in quarters behind a liquor store.  They said they offered new wine as opposed to […]

A typical application of my favorite design components for auditoriums, this time using a flat ceiling throughout the space.  I much prefer the recessed incandescent canister lighting to the fluorescent troughs, but the economy and durability of the fluorescent fixture  is hard to beat.  I just find it too ugly for a worship space.  The […]

As part of a residential remodeling effort, the client requested a covered front entry in Mediterranean style that turned out to be exaggerated almost to the point of caricature.  This night-time shot during the Christmas season best showcases this element that otherwise goes over the top in upstaging the rest of the house.  But, as […]

This is another application of the suspended ceiling in an auditorium space, but this time using a ceiling with a scalloped profile similar to concert halls where stage lighting and sound amplifier clusters are concealed from audience view.  Side walls were segmented and staggered to conceal those approaching the stage so as to minimize visual […]