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When a church builds, it builds for the future.  The next generation may have different ministries.  They may have a different style of worship.  But they will have your building.  If you design well, you will leave them a flexible, adaptable building, one that can be expanded in an orderly, logical way.

• Locate the entry where it will work for your present building, and where it will continue to work as the building grows. 

• Lay out the corridors so that they remain clear and orderly as additions and expansions are made.

• Make simple, basic rooms that can adapt to future uses.

• Evaluate the amount of land that future generations will need.

A well designed building is the legacy of good stewards.  If you design the building to grow and change, the dollars you invest now will increase in value through the years.  And future generations will thank you for your foresight.

Sound financial planning is a critical aspect of every design effort.  It is important that the scope of the construction project align with its cost.  Too often the size of the building grows during design as scope is added, unrestrained by the cost implications.  People become emotionally invested in a too-large building.  But when bids come in, the congregation is disappointed that they cannot afford what they hoped to get.

Bring the budget into the design early, rather than designing a dream building and then facing the reality that it is unattainable.

Want to find out how this could work for you?  Call us!  We design buildings for churches.