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All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles,
exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space. - Philip Johnson

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Christ Community Church - St. Charles
Student Ministry Center - The Hub
22,000 s.f. Addition

Exterior Contractor : Schramm Construction

Interior Contractor : G'Fellers Construction

Interior Design : PWA Design Studio

This addition is a “high-tech and high-touch place for students to pursue a relationship with God and each other. The design includes recreation and programming areas as well as hang-out space for students who need to talk, do homework or find a friend. Student Ministry leaders are on a mission to make disciples that are belonging, growing, serving and reaching - this space is designed to help them accomplish that goal.

Des Plaines Bible Church - Des Plaines
3,100 s.f Addition and Renovation

Contractor : Schramm Construction
Design Build

Lacking in windows, and communicating a cloistered, unwelcoming image, the congregation desired to “open up” the building to make it visitor friendly. This project includes a new elevator, a new main entrance and glass atrium lobby, relocated classrooms and offices to create a larger gathering are and café, new accessible restrooms, and larger and wider corridors to make the Worship Center easier to find.

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Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church
19,000 s.f. New Building

Construction Manager: Shales McNutt Construction

Situated on 7 acres in Huntley, this new building contains a 350 seat multi-purpose “sanctinasium”, large narthex, kitchen, offices, classrooms, and preschool. A Four phase long range master plan was developed.”

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North Suburban Evangelical Free Church
8,300 s.f. Addition and Renovation

8,300 s.f. administration addition.

First Assembly of God - Wheaton
40,000 s.f. New Construction

Working from their initial conceptual design, the church asked us to design a 40,000 square foot building for under $3.5 million dollars. This is the solution that we, along with Glenn E. Johnson Construction, were able to develop for them. It is a two story, concrete panel construction building. This is the first phase of a multi-phase building. It includes a worship space that seat over 500, a secure office and a secure children’s ministry areas.

Christ Community Church - St. Charles
Renovation

Contractor : G'Fellers Construction

Interior Design : PWA Design Studio

Originally office space, this room was converted into a 500 seat multi-purpose chapel. The “chapel” is used for weddings, seminars, banquets and fellowship dinners and contains a sophisticated LED back lighting system that can be programmed to thousands of different color ranges to enhance the décor of any event or season.

Chain of Lakes Community Bible Church
30,000 s.f. Addition

600 seat multipurpose gymnasium and theatrical environment, classrooms, expanded gathering and fellowship spaces, parlor, office and worship space renovation, accessibility.

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Grace Church of DuPage - Warrenville
12,000 s.f. Addition

Contractor : Schramm Construction
Design Build

This suburban Church desired to build a Sports Ministry Complex with performance platform and high school regulation basketball court in order to meet the demands of their growing youth ministry. The new addition is of economical steel building construction with an acknowledgement of the original contemporary styled church building. Several of the features included a new kitchen and multipurpose gymnasium designed to seat 200 to 300 for dining, locker rooms, and office mezzanine suite.

Helmar Lutheran Church - Newark
15,000 s.f. Addition

Contractor : Schramm Construction
Design Build

Located in Kendal County, this rural church desired to build a 15,000 square foot Family Life Center with a performance platform and a high school regulation basketball court in order to meet the demands of their various ministries. The new addition is of economical steel building construction with an acknowledgement of the original architectural Gothic style church building. Several of the features included a new kitchen and multipurpose gymnasium designed to seat 300 to 400 for dining, relocation of existing bell tower to new main entrance, a covered vehicular drop-off, new restroom facilities, large narthex/gathering space, and new classrooms of various sizes. The new addition is heated and cooled with an environmentally friendly geothermal mechanical system.

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Christ Community Church - Dekalb
28,000 s.f. New Building

Contractor : G'Fellers Construction

The design of this new building had several primary goals. First and foremost was to create an economical building. Second, was to project a welcoming image. Thirdly, the church desired a clearly defined education wing that provides for a secure environment for pick-up and drop-off for children. Fourthly, a large Narthex and Fellowship area, complete with a mini café, provides for overflow seating to large screen monitors, and serves as a before, during and after gathering space. And fifthly, the design includes a multi-use gymnasium.

2600 Seat Auditorium

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Wheaton Christian Reformed - Wheaton
2,258 Ministry Center - New Building

Contractor : Airhart Construction

2,258 square foot Ministry Center.
Design Architect - Williams Architects Architect of Record - Carlson Architecture

Salem Korean UMC - Schaumburg
Masterplanning

4,000 square foot, one story addition. New women’s restroom, nursery, offices, youth space.

North Suburban Evangelical Free Church
8,000 Renovation

Contractor : Eiesland Builders

Originally office space, this major renovation included a large meeting room on the upper level for high school and junior high students and hang out space in lower level complete with café, lounge, and stadium style couch seating.

Park Place Baptist Church
2,000 s.f. Renovation

In need of updating, these previously unappealing children’s classrooms were converted into a energizing series of serpentine walls with age appropriate height interior windows.

Christ Community Church - St. Charles
2,000 s.f.Renovation

Contractor : G'Fellers Construction

This state of the art nursery environment includes all the amenities a parent could desire. A large secure drop-off area abuts clean cozy rooms with large drop-off counters and storage cubbies. Each room contains large interior windows to add to the open feel and enhance visual security while providing some limited sound buffer between rooms.

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