New Center

Building Design

The architectural firm, Hajian Associates, based in Watertown, MA, was hired by our parish to perform the Master Planning on where to site our new building.  Following that, the parish hired this firm to design our new parish center.  The following are some helps to visualize this new center.  It will be roughly 60 by 65 feet, and include three full stories, one of them being a full basement.  Total space is in the vicinity of 15,000 square feet compared with about 8,700 total square footage of space in the building that was lost in the fire.  That building did not have a full center, only a foundation with a crawl space and furnace room.
Above is a three dimensional prototype of our building under construction.  This view is as the building would be seen facing Hamilton Street.	This view moves to the side, standing at the rectory and looking at the new building.  To the left with the angled roof is the chapel, parish offices would be located toward the right.  The overhang covers the door that would be accessed from the parking lot.	This view moves more toward the parking lot and would be viewed from the site of the former garage.  Here the chapel is seen on two sides at the corner.  The far end of the building is where a conference room would be located.  Beyond is the TCA building.	This view would be seen from a higher vantage point and is where the new building and the school building share a common service area.  The building to the lower left corner is the pre-school area behind the gym.  The area between the buildings will be a securedcourtyard.
The building will be constructed of masonry.   The current plan is to use a manufactured stone that has a yellowish brown hue with rose colored accent stones.  The following are two colored drawings to render an idea of what the building might look like in living color!
	The drawing to the left is of the front of the building as it would face Hamilton Street.	The drawing to the right is the side of the building that will face toward the rectory and the church.  The chapel is on the left and the offices to the right.  The extensions in the front are the porches and their railings on the main and second floors.
To the right are the floor plans for each of the levels of the new building.
In the center of each floor design is the elevator and opposite it the stairwell that links all three levels.  To the right of the elevator are lavatories on each level.	This is the basement.  To the back is a large storage area.  In the front, on the right is the food pantry; to the left, a large room for groups and meetings.  To the right of the building is an access area to the cafeteria and a doorway.	The main floor will see the most activity.  In the lower left corner are the parish offices; above them a chapel that can seat 40-50 people.  In the upper right corner, a conference room, below that a kitchen, and in the lower right corner a multi-purpose room for meetings.	The top level will be used primarily for Religious Education classes and overflow parish meetings.  There are eight different sized rooms with two different spaces that can serve as offices or a lounge or parish parlor.

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