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 Initial Concept – Floor PlanPlan
HallHall ChurcChurchh
EntranEntrancece
EntranceEntrance
NarthexNarthex
“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 Exterior Concept
Exterior Concept Exterior Concept
There are many ways that the church accomplishes such a feat, but three primary elements well define the aesthetics of the church building:
• Verticality Verticality
• PermanencePermanence
• IconographyIconography
A church …must look like a church.