A relatively new and modern building, built in the early 2000s, the St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church wanted to balance the modern design of the church with more traditional decor and materials. A primary goal was to bring the focus away from the architecture of the space and toward the altar and the religious spaces. Additionally, the Church Enhancement Committee had issues of Church Code vs. Building Code they wanted to address. I worked with Caryn Wohn, Principal of InterArc, LLC on this project. My contributions included producing the Photoshop renderings of the proposed changes to be presented to the Church Enhancement Committee and the head pastor of the parish. In addition, I assisted Ms. Wohn in converting the proposed changes into AutoCAD for the contractors.

Construction changes included removing a temporary platform on the altar and building a set of steps leading up to the tabernacle, which was moved from its previous location; adding wood paneling and replacing stained glass in the previous location of the tabernacle, adding wood veneer around the soffit (and proposed around the stained glass windows but was restricted due to budgetary concerns); building out the walls of the altar to provide space for statuary niches; faux painting the altar with a star pattern to draw the worshippers' eyes forward; among others.