The church campus remained in active use while a 1,000-seat worship room and two-story education wing were added.
Details
Kansas City, MO
Architect: Mantel Teter
41,507 sf (Worship Room: 20,519 sf / Education Addition: 20,988 sf)
A 1,000-seat worship room and two-story education wing were added to an existing church campus. The project was planned to allow the campus to remain in active use during construction.
Phase 1
The worship room is built on a tilt-up concrete structural wall system and features a 32-foot LED wall system mounted on a raised concrete platform, a built-in recessed baptistry on stage, and a curtain wall entry vestibule opening to a commercial café and coffee shop. A large parking lot expansion was completed with stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) management systems, and new septic sanitary wastewater systems with leaching fields were designed and installed to serve the expanded facility.
Phase II
The two-story education addition is distinguished by a series of thoughtful architectural details. A recessed glass-and-concrete display feature in the floor showcases rocks contributed by the congregation, each bearing messages, scripture, and personal commitments to the building’s mission. An aluminum-clad stair tower provides a distinct exterior design element. Ground and pathway lighting is integrated along accessible ramp approaches to the building entry. A curtain wall vestibule at the entry channels natural light into the access corridor, and a reclaimed lumber feature wall defines the second-floor lobby space. An aluminum and glass handrail system at the balcony overlook completes the interior architectural sequence.
“I’ve always defined a ‘successful project’ as one that ends with everyone involved being proud of the results and the relationships formed. To be able to finish and enthusiastically say, ‘I’d like to do this again with these people’ is what brings a ‘win’ in my books. I feel that we had a successful project.”