Download - St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church architectural presentation

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St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church…… United In One Spirit

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PROPOSED CHURCH

EXISTING BUILDING

Master Plan


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Looking From Cross Creek Blvd Towards New Building


Existing Family Life Center

Conservation Area

Labyrinth

Conservation Area

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Looking From Conservation Area Towards Path From Piazza To Devotional Area


Existing Retention Area

Piazza

Rosary Walk andWay of the Cross

Cross Creek Blvd

Memorial Walls

Cross at Rear Of Sanctuary

Existing Bldg

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Looking From Conservation Area Towards Path From Piazza To Devotional Area


Existing Retention Area

Piazza

Path from Piazza to Devotional Area

Grotto

Grass Parking

Memorial Walls

Daily Chapel

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Looking Towards New Building From Piazza


Easter Fire Area

Exterior Covered Gathering

Covered Walkways

Conservation Area

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Looking From Existing Family Life Center Towards New Building


Easter Fire

Conservation Area

Covered Walkways

Piazza

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Approaching Covered Exterior Gathering Space and Church Portal


Exterior Covered GatheringCovered Walkways

Curved Entrance Walls

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At Church Portal


Church Portal

To Covered Porte-Cochere

Entrance to Daily Chapel

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Church Floor Plan


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SPACE LEGEND

1Exterior Covered Area2Narthex3Seating, Gift Shop,

Hospitality, Restrooms4Liturgical Narthex5Reservation Chapel6Reconciliation Chapel7Wake Chapel8Special Needs9Choir10Sacristy11Nave12Baptismal Font13Sanctuary14Daily Chapel Narthex15Daily Chapel16Cross

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Narthex

As you enter the building from the exterior gathering space, you are welcomed by a sunlight-filled Narthex.

This space acts as a threshold from the outside to the Liturgical Narthex to allow the believers to make the transition from everyday life and, after the liturgy, it helps them return to daily life with the evangelization message and to live out the mystery that has been celebrated.

This space also provides an area for social gathering where you can sit down in a “Living Room” atmosphere.

This space also acts as an area of access to the Daily Chapel.

In this space, people come together to move in procession and to prepare for the celebration of the Eucharist. It also allows for the gathering in which many important liturgical moments occur: Easter Vigil, Rite of Welcoming, Funeral Rites, etc.

Entrance Narthex Looking Towards Liturgical Narthex


Narthex Skylight

To Seating area, gift shop and

restrooms

Liturgical Seasons color wall

Portal to Liturgical

Narthex

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Liturgical Narthex

This space is created as a transitional space between the Narthex and the Nave allowing the assembly to enter into a deeper spiritual sense as the journey continues to the Eucharistic Table.

The Blessed Sacrament Chapel located in this space allows for the personal prayer before entering the communal celebration space of the Nave.

Celebrations such as RCIA rites, processions, etc., are carried out in this place. To the bottom at the curved wall is a space for wakes locating the deceased in visual proximity to the Baptismal Font.

Seasonal arts and appointments can be located in this space to remind us of such special days in the liturgical calendar including statues celebrating saint feasts, banners, etc.

Liturgical Narthex Looking Towards Wake Chapel Curved Walls


Liturgical Narthex Skylight

Reservation Chapel

Portal to Nave

Art wall At Wake Area

To ReconciliationChapel

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Liturgical Narthex

This space is created as a transitional space between the Narthex and the Nave allowing the assembly to enter into a deeper spiritual sense as the journey continues to the Eucharistic Table.

The Blessed Sacrament Chapel located in this space allows for the personal prayer before entering the communal celebration space of the Nave.

Celebrations such as RCIA rites, processions, etc., are carried out in this place. To the bottom at the curved wall is a space for wakes locating the deceased in visual proximity to the Baptismal Font.

Seasonal arts and appointments can be located in this space to remind us of such special days in the liturgical calendar including statues celebrating saint feasts, banners, etc.

Inside Reservation Chapel


Doors to Liturgical Narthex

Tabernacle

Skylight

ArtGlass

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Reconciliation Chapel

This important sacrament should remind us of the gift of God’s forgiving love.

The chapel will allow the faithful to prepare his/her thoughts before participation in the sacrament of reconciliation. A separate space has been provided with seats and devotional art space.

The design of the rooms will allow for face-to-face confession or anonymity; sitting, kneeling or standing as the penitent chooses. In addition, ample space has been provided to allow movement of persons with disabilities.

……"The integrity and holiness of the ritual of penance demands

an honored place reserved for it alone." Markita Mauck

RECONCILIATION CHAPELWake

Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Reconciliation Chapel


Penitent Room

LiturgicalArt

Penitent Room

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Liturgical Narthex Looking Towards Nave Portal


Liturgical Narthex Skylight

To Special Needs Room

Portal to Entrance Narthex

Portal to Nave

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Nave - Seating

SEATING

When we sit down for dinner in our homes, we gather around the meal table.

Gathering around the Table of the Word and the Table of the Eucharist provides the parish of St. Mark a sense of belonging as a worshipping community where everyone will share the Meal. The strong axis created by the radial seating radiating out from the Altar reinforces the “Gathering around the Table of the Lord”.

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Nave – Baptismal Font

As one continues the journey from the Liturgical Narthex by making a right turn, the Nave welcomes the faithful. As you enter, you encounter the Baptismal Font, one of the sacraments of Initiation. This prominent location conveys the theology that “Through the waters of baptism” we are called to celebrate and re-live the Paschal Mystery brought about every week.

BAPTISMAL FONT

The font in a shape of the Womb brings about a “Birthing Experience” as each new member of the community is welcomed and embraced into the Parish of St. Mark. Baptism by immersion will convey the theology of dying and rising:

“and you were buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him.” (Col 2:12)

It is located into the sacramental axis with the Table of the Eucharist and Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

LITURGICAL

NARTHEX

FONT

At Nave Entrance From Liturgical Narthex (Baptismal Font With Floor Covering Removed)


Devotional Space

Opening to Daily Chapel

Baptismal Font at Easter Vigil

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At Nave Entrance From Liturgical Narthex (Baptismal Font with Floor Covering)


Devotional Space

Opening to Daily Chapel

Baptismal Font with floor cover

Sanctuary

Paschal Candle

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Nave – Ambulatory

AMBULATORY

Ambulatory or Aisle: in architecture, one of the lateral or longitudinal divisions of a church, separated from the nave by rows of piers, pillars, or columns.

Aisles existed in the Roman basilicas and in the majority of Christian churches of all periods.

In our church, the aisles around the Nave permit the assembly to circumambulate the entire Nave without entering the central vessel.

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CIRCULATION AROUND NAVE

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Devotional Spaces

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DEVOTIONAL SPACES

Several devotional areas have been provided throughout the church in separate alcoves so that permanent statues or icons can be displayed. In addition, space have been designated as the shrine for an image that is being venerated on a given day or for a period of time, such as the image of a saint on his or her feast day or other requirements during the liturgical seasons.

The religious art in these spaces should move you and should also invite your imagination to go beyond the literal part of the statue. It should take your mind and heart to think how to get closer to God.

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Looking At Ambulatory Space with Devotional Chapel


SanctuaryBaptismal Font

DevotionalChapel

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Ambulatory Space

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Nave – Clerestory

The arrangement of the nave and aisles was also derived from the basilica. Although there are local instances in which the aisles rise to the height of the nave, all the great cathedrals inherited the higher nave elevation.

The effects of the upper light thus obtained have much to do with the mystery and power of these buildings.

The upper portion of the nave rising above the rest of the space and ambulatory is called the clerestory. In our church, this elevated area will allow for natural light to come into the space below.

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Looking Towards Sanctuary And Baptismal Font From Daily Chapel


SanctuaryBaptismal Font

DevotionalChapel Beyond

Ambulatory

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Clerestory

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Daily Chapel

The daily chapel has been located in close proximity to the piazza in order to allow for a separate entrance to the space.

In addition, the daily chapel will contain large operable panel walls that will allow for overflow seating having access directly from the Nave

DAILY CHAPEL

PIAZZA

NAVE

OVERFLOW SEATING ARRANGEMENT

NARTHEX

Looking Towards Daily Chapel from Nave


Sound ControlRoom

Sanctuary Steps

Opening to Daily ChapelWith panels retracted

Visual Screen

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Looking From Inside Daily Chapel Towards Sanctuary


Window Wall to Conservation Area

Opening to Nave withPanels Retracted

Glass WindowTo Nave

Sanctuary Beyond

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Nave - Sanctuary

The central focus of the liturgical action is provided in the midst of the assembly. It will be raised by three steps.

This special space contains:

The Altar on which the Eucharistic Sacrifice is offered as the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of our life of faith and worship.

The Ambo from which God's Word is proclaimed.

The Chair for the Priest , signifies his office of presiding over the gathering and of directing the prayers. A rear curved wall helps embrace this space as well as provide a visual backdrop for the Sanctuary.

Access to the Sanctuary is also provided by a gentle sloping surface that invites members of the parish with disabilities to participate in the liturgical action as readers, deacons, etc.

Baptismal Font

NaveSanctuary

LiturgicalNarthex

Narthex

Daily Chapel

At Sanctuary


VisualScreen

VisualScreen

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