Communication is essential to understanding
the goals and aspirations of each client.
Outstanding architectural design requires a creative
use of materials, attention to detail
and overall project coordination.
REDEEMER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The new Redeemer Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan represents a dramatic transformation of a circa-1913 parking garage into a worship space and community center. Beyond the entrance, which doubles as a café, is the Sanctuary seats 870 congregants. As daylight is limited, the design concept focuses on the controlled play of artificial light on a complex pattern of folded plaster planes rendered in various white and off-white textures. These wall and ceiling surfaces envelop the fan shaped form, which is emphasized by curved pews in warm rift-cut oak.
Design team of sanctuary space included Angela Dirks while at Gertler & Wente Architects
Photography by Norman McGrath
