Our People
A successful civic and religious adaptive reuse precedent demonstrating how a transparent, curved glass and metal addition can bridge between historic stone structures.
- What we like about this project
- The undulating curved roof sweep gracefully echoes the slope of the historic stone roof behind it while maintaining a distinct modern identity.
Materials
- glass
- stone
- steel
- metal
Visual identifiers
- curved-glass-facade
- historic-stone-juxtaposition
- metal-canopy
- churchyard-setting
Style tags
- contemporary
- historic-context
- translucent
- architectural-juxtaposition
Visual tags
- historic-preservation
- adaptive-reuse
- contemporary-addition
- transparent-pavilion
- religious-architecture
- Geometry
- A fluid, curved glass and metal canopy structure inserts dynamically between traditional stone masses, linking a historic nave and a medieval-style bell tower.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall structural glazing with curved steel roof profiles and clerestory bands.
- Structural guess
- Steel framing supporting curved roof elements with glazed curtain wall infill.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story historic massing anchored by a taller stone bell tower; the transparent addition reads as a two-story connective volume at human scale.
- Lighting
- Late afternoon or morning golden hour sunlight striking the stone tower and reflecting off curved glass panels, casting soft shadows across the entry plaza.
- Atmosphere
- A respectful yet striking dialogue between aged stone masonry and lightweight contemporary transparency.
- Environmental context
- Historic churchyard setting with turf, paved paths, and low grave markers surrounding the building.
- Spatial experience
- The approach moves from an open historic churchyard up a series of shallow stone steps into a transparent, luminous foyer that juxtaposes old and new structural languages.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical window mullions and curved roof lines contrast sharply with the heavy, orthogonal ashlar stonework of the tower.
- Style reading
- Contemporary intervention juxtaposed with historic stone architecture
- Program
- Ecclesiastical community hall and church entrance
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- glass, stone, steel, metal
- Visual identifiers
- curved-glass-facade, historic-stone-juxtaposition, metal-canopy, churchyard-setting
- Style tags
- contemporary, historic-context, translucent, architectural-juxtaposition
- Visual tags
- historic-preservation, adaptive-reuse, contemporary-addition, transparent-pavilion, religious-architecture
- Geometry
- A fluid, curved glass and metal canopy structure inserts dynamically between traditional stone masses, linking a historic nave and a medieval-style bell tower.
- Facade system
- Curtain wall structural glazing with curved steel roof profiles and clerestory bands.
- Structural guess
- Steel framing supporting curved roof elements with glazed curtain wall infill.
- Spatial scale
- Multi-story historic massing anchored by a taller stone bell tower; the transparent addition reads as a two-story connective volume at human scale.
- Lighting
- Late afternoon or morning golden hour sunlight striking the stone tower and reflecting off curved glass panels, casting soft shadows across the entry plaza.
- Atmosphere
- A respectful yet striking dialogue between aged stone masonry and lightweight contemporary transparency.
- Environmental context
- Historic churchyard setting with turf, paved paths, and low grave markers surrounding the building.
- Spatial experience
- The approach moves from an open historic churchyard up a series of shallow stone steps into a transparent, luminous foyer that juxtaposes old and new structural languages.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical window mullions and curved roof lines contrast sharply with the heavy, orthogonal ashlar stonework of the tower.
- Style reading
- Contemporary intervention juxtaposed with historic stone architecture
- Program
- Ecclesiastical community hall and church entrance
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture