Brown, Brown & Associates Architects Takes on Revitalization of Custer Road United Methodist Church Design
Summary
As we began the project, we saw that it was a leftover hole in the Church campus complex, serving in a perpetual ‘garage-sale’ type role, storing bags of donated items.To break out of just making the space ‘nicer’ as opposed to a relaxing and inviting social and fellowship area, we challenged ourselves at every decision point to pick the more exciting rather than the safer path.As we began the project, we saw that it was a leftover hole in the Church campus complex, serving in a perpetual ‘garage-sale’ type role, storing bags of donated items.To break out of just making the space ‘nicer’ as opposed to a relaxing and inviting social and fellowship area, we challenged ourselves at every decision point to pick the more exciting rather than the safer path.This is because the success of that time largely determines whether the church becomes merely a performance or a family of believers.To that end, Brown, Brown & Associates – Architects maximized the impact of the coffee area as it is a familiar, cultural issue to help people feel at home and welcome.The design concept opened up 2 current class rooms south of the Church’s Fellowship Hall and removed much of the wall delineating the Fellowship Hall from the main Hallway.