RELIGIOUS PROJECTS

Sunnyside Baptist Worship Center

I worked on this project while working for Thomas Weems Architect in Johnson City, TN. My duties included construction documents, finish sample review, site photography, and meeting documentation. Sunnyside Baptist Church has been serving the Sunnyside community since 1947 and has continued to grow rapidly in mission and influence. Thomas Weems Architect was enlisted to design a multi-phase worship center to expand their campus in response to their growth. The first phase of the worship center will feature an expansive gathering area with enclosed cupola and an 800 seat sanctuary. It will also include a brand new classroom wing with multi-purpose spaces to increase flexibility of use and modifications to add covered drives to existing entrances. The second phase will double the capacity of the sanctuary and finish off the classroom wing, while also adding a smaller entrance to expanded parking. The final worship center will fuse the history of the existing campus with the promise of the future.

Holston United Methodist Home for Children - Christian Life Center

I worked on this project while working for Thomas Weems Architect in Johnson City, TN. My duties included construction documents, visualization documents, interior renderings, finish sample review, and meeting documentation. From its inception in 1895, Holston United Methodist Home for Children has dedicated itself to providing a home for children who are unable to live with their loved ones and fostering a strengthening environment for children and families under hardship. In an effort to expand activities and spur community involvement on its 155 acre campus in Greeneville, Tennessee, HHC sought to implement a new Christian Life Center with the help of TWA. The new building will feature an expansive two-story gathering hall incorporating natural stone and wood timbers and an observation deck overlooking the site entrance. It will also accommodate a 100 seat chapel, 250 seat multi-purpose room, an activities room, offices, and meeting rooms. The completed center will bring a new visual presence to the campus while equipping HHC to grow and engage their community. The new Christian Life Center is the first part of a long range master-planned expansion to develop a new public image for the 150 year old campus.