Frank Synagogue
Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Temple Adath Israel
Merion Station, PA
B’nai Abraham
Philadelphia, PA
Barrack Hebrew Academy
Bryn Mawr, PA
Beth Chaim Reform Congregation
West Chester, PA
Bruckmann Memorial Chapel of St. Joseph Cabrini College
Wayne, PA
Camp Ramah in the Poconos
Lake Como, PA
Chabad Jewish Enrichment Center
Wilmington, DE
Congregation B’nai Israel
Rumson, NJ
Congregation Or Ami
Lafayette Hill, PA
Drayton United Methodist
Retreat Center
Gloucester County
Community Church
Washington Township, NJ
Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke
Broomall, PA
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Wallingford, PA
Lower Providence Presbyterian Church
Norristown, PA
Old First Reformed Church
Philadelphia, PA
Old St. Joseph's
Church and Rectory
Philadelphia, PA
Old St. Mary's Church
Philadelphia, PA
Olde St. Augustine's Church
Philadelphia, PA
Old York Road Temple Beth Am
Abington, PA
Or Chadash Reform Congregation
Flemington, NJ
Orangetown Jewish Center
Orangeburg, NY
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Trinity Parish Center
Southampton, PA
Park Slope Jewish Center
Brooklyn, NY
Society Hill Synagogue
Philadelphia, PA
St. Anselm Rectory
Philadelphia, PA
St. Barnabas Bethsaida
United Methodist Church
Philadelphia, PA
St. John Fisher Parish Center
Boothwyn, PA
St. Katherine of Siena
Philadelphia, PA
St. Olaf Catholic Church
Williamsburg, VA
St. Peter Claver
Evangelical Center
Philadelphia, PA
St. Rose of Lima Parish Center
North Wales, PA
Tenth Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia, PA
Tiferet Bet Israel Synagogue
Blue Bell, PA
Villa Joseph Marie
Campus Master Plan
Villa Joseph Marie High School
Villa Joseph Marie Convent
Holland, PA
Washington Chapel at Valley Forge
Valley Forge State Park
Valley Forge, PA
Young
Israel of the Main Line
Bala Cynwyd, PA
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Churches
and other Christian Institutions
Synagogues
and other Jewish Institutions
We believe that every Church or Synagogue project, whether it is a new building or a renovation, should begin with a Feasibility Study or a Master Plan. Similar in scope and purpose, these two reports are essential tools for creating a program; identifying the code, site and cost parameters; and exploring various design options. The result will be a “blueprint” for going forward with a project that may be constructed all at once or over a period of time. It ensures that a phased project progresses logically, avoiding costly reversals or missteps. The document that is produced becomes an institutional record of the thought process that led to the project’s final outcome and a springboard for successive building committees to complete unfinished phases of a long-term capital campaign.
In keeping with our design philosophy, we embrace the United States Green Building Council’s “Design Charrette” methodology, even if the client chooses not to pursue LEED certification. A “charrette” is an intensive workshop session where the participants, the design team as well as the client stakeholders, work together in groups to tackle important design issues specific to that project. The Design Charrette is an exciting tool for designing a building. It is productive, collaborative, energizing and inclusive. Our religious clients find it to be invaluable for community building. It helps to ensure that all voices are heard, all options are discussed, and that there is buy-in on many levels. The participants come away feeling that they have contributed to the process, and that they have stake in the results. Depending on the project and the client, a charrette can be a one-day event or span several evenings. The outcome, while still very conceptual, forms a solid basis for the more detailed work to come. For most participants, the experience is memorable and sometimes transformational, having fundraising and membership engagement benefits for a long time into the future.
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