Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Kings Highway Methodist Church- Option 2
Kings Highway Methodist Church- Option 2
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Kings Highway Methodist Church- Option 2
STATUS
Concept
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
The King’s Highway United Methodist Church in Brooklyn has a diverse and thriving congregation as well as an active youth ministry and after-school care program. The existing church sanctuary dates from 1924 and is located on a large and prominent open space/garden corner lot at East 37th street and King’s Highway.
Rather than building an annex to the existing church, which needed to undergo restoration, for community-based programming, the Pastor wanted to create a new worship space, coupled with additional programming. Conceptually, a portion of the existing garden is lifted up and supported by the worship hall and community-based ministries for youth and after school care. The elevated garden at the roof of the worship hall may be developed into a vegetable/herb garden thus becoming the impetus for rooftop community farming. In addition to the roof garden as a gathering space, the front entrance for the church is now on Kings Highway, allowing greater visibility and access to the surrounding neighborhood. The portico provides a new gathering space for before and after services.
The massing of the new building has a continuous ribbon of glazing at the perimeter, which will fill the double height worship hall with natural light. This transparent band creates the illusion of the roof garden hovering over the space below. The design of the new building will appear to float above the garden, suggesting a delicate touch to the earth. A ribbon of glazing is also present at the ground level, allowing light into the youth program space, and giving the illusion of floating, solid center mass. This solid gray brick zone is punctuated by a griddled colored glass opening, the worship window, which acts as window seat at the worship hall and provides views to the main garden.
Rather than building an annex to the existing church, which needed to undergo restoration, for community-based programming, the Pastor wanted to create a new worship space, coupled with additional programming. Conceptually, a portion of the existing garden is lifted up and supported by the worship hall and community-based ministries for youth and after school care. The elevated garden at the roof of the worship hall may be developed into a vegetable/herb garden thus becoming the impetus for rooftop community farming. In addition to the roof garden as a gathering space, the front entrance for the church is now on Kings Highway, allowing greater visibility and access to the surrounding neighborhood. The portico provides a new gathering space for before and after services.
The massing of the new building has a continuous ribbon of glazing at the perimeter, which will fill the double height worship hall with natural light. This transparent band creates the illusion of the roof garden hovering over the space below. The design of the new building will appear to float above the garden, suggesting a delicate touch to the earth. A ribbon of glazing is also present at the ground level, allowing light into the youth program space, and giving the illusion of floating, solid center mass. This solid gray brick zone is punctuated by a griddled colored glass opening, the worship window, which acts as window seat at the worship hall and provides views to the main garden.
Product Spec Sheet
Were your products used?
Join as a manufacturer to add your products.