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April 2002 |
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"Plans fail for lack of
counsel, Allow FSF to help enlarge your vision and broaden your perspective.
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PEACHCREST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Loganville, Georgia |
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Peachcrest Christian Church dedicated their new multi-purpose building on March 3rd, 2002. After the decision to relocate, the church did a thorough search and demographic study to select a site in a high growth area. Their study concluded that a first phase building should be a sanctuary as well as a recreation facility, filling the local need for both worship and recreation. The interior was designed to be highly durable as well as pleasing to the eye. The blacked out ceiling area creates a theatrical feel as well as hiding the buildings' exposed structure and mechanical system. The 14,000 square foot building was completed by Sparks - Grizzard Construction for a cost of $1,200,000. The facility has a multipurpose sanctuary / gym / fellowship hall, classrooms, kitchen, nursery and foyer. Visit this project and others on our website. |
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| Interior
and Exterior Design Guidelines by Jeffery M. Seeley
Many churches need a place to start their discussions on how big a new facility should be. Here are just a few of the many guidelines for church design: Preschoolers needs 35 s.f. per child in classroom space. Adult classrooms need 15 s.f. per person. Sanctuaries need about 15 s.f. per person depending on the size of the sanctuary and the liturgical style. Pew spacings are 12" back to front, unless the row exceeds 14 people. At that point spacing increases depending on row length. There should be one parking space for each 2 to 2.5 people in attendance. A site can support about 100 members per usable acre. Usable acres are the actual acres minus setbacks, buffers, easements, flood plains and any unusable terrain. There are many more rules of thumb that can be found in the interior guidelines and exterior guidelines that are available on FSFarchitects.com |
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HARTWELL FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Hartwell, Georgia
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new addition to Hartwell First Baptist is currently under construction and
expected to be completed this Fall. The building will house a
weekday preschool as well as the new choir suite and fellowship hall.
Visible on the right of the picture is the new entrance
that provides a new foyer and accessibility to the sanctuary
building. A new elevator is included for providing access for the addition as
well as the existing buildings.
The exterior of the new building is designed to complement the existing traditional Sanctuary Building in downtown Hartwell. The 20,000 square foot facility is being construction by Trehel Corporation of Clemson, South Carolina for an approximate cost of $2,000,000. |
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| Peachcrest
Christian Church dedicated their new multi-purpose facility on March 3rd.
FSF has been commissioned by AirLine Baptist for the design of their new 700 seat sanctuary. The site is very scenic, located on the top of a large hill just north of Gainesville. Jerry Fountain presented Selecting and Working with an Architect at the annual Georgia Baptist Convention Building Conference. An addition to Campbell High School is the latest project received by FSF from Cobb County Schools. It will be a multi-media classroom addition. The addition to East Side Elementary has just been completed by Ward Construction. Christ Presbyterian Church in Marietta has selected FSF to complete a Master Site Plan. |
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