This year, the Knowledge Resources Committee of Interfaith Design has started sharing monthly case studies on the blog. February's case study was the 2017 Faith & Form award-winning
Liberty United Methodist Church designed by Dake Wells Architecture.
The sanctuary at Liberty UMC stood out to me as a "
space which proves that the black box sanctuary type common to contemporary Protestant Christian worship need not preclude architectural subtlety." The idea of furthering more robust architectonic solutions for this style of worship has been on my mind after attending the "Contemplating Warehouses and Worship" symposium at Cal Baptist last year. I'm curious if anyone else has any good examples or concepts that similarly improve the quality of these types of spaces while maintaining the informality, technological integration, and other attributes these congregations value.
Rather than relying on AV-driven models, superficial stage sets, and borrowed typologies, how can our buildings satisfy the media and budget requirements of these worship spaces while more fully expressing the identity of the local community?------------------------------
Jason John Paul Haskins, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Locus Iste | Church-building from Liturgy & Worship |
http://locusiste.orghatch + ulland owen architects |
http://huoarchitects.com------------------------------