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Church Master Planning Considerations
NATURAL SURROUNDINGS CUTTING-EDGE DESIGN
• Views/Vistas • Curriculum/Programming
• Buffers/Separation • Technology/Media/Communications
• Governmental Controls • Youth Experiences
• Unique Features • Ministry Values, Schedules
• Sustainability + Resources • Attitude/Atmosphere/Setting
COMMUNITY PRESENCE COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS
• Visibility • Growth/Expansion/Phasing
• Public Use/Resource • Flexible and Multi-use Spaces
• Events, Activities • Constructability/Building Systems
• Contextual Fit
• Community Values & Culture ECCLESIAL REFERENCES
CAMPUS VS. COMPLEX • Heritage/Memories/Tradition
• High/Open Spaces
• Outdoor Rooms between Buildings • Theological Symbolism
• Orientation/Intuitive Layout • Liturgical Orientation
• Circulation Efficiency & Safety • Use of Light & Materials
• Design Theme & Variation • Reflection of Values
Strategic Stewardship
PHASED DEVELOPMENT OUTDOOR ROOMS
One of the main benefits of having a multi- One of the key components of campus
phased campus master plan is the ability planning for us is providing spaces between
to plan successive construction phases to buildings. The ‘outdoor rooms’ formed
accommodate your church’s growth and by neighboring buildings, walkways, and
development incrementally, up to the site features are critical to the fabric of a
capacity of the campus. Assigning portions campus. A visitor to your campus will usually
of the planned construction to various phases encounter these outdoor rooms before
has two main objectives: entering any of your buildings, and thus they
The first objective is to align your play a key role in rendering your facilities
program (i.e. space needs) with your budget either welcoming and beautiful, or awkward,
so that each step in the plan is attainable, neglected and disconcerting. One of the best
and support the functional requirements of things about outdoor rooms is that they are
your ministries as your grow. the least expensive physical environments
you can build.
The second objective is to anticipate
each built space’s function for its lifespan, in
the context of the long-term facilities master
plan. This vision enables us to invest our
design focus and construction budgets wisely.
