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Saint Rose of Lima
Franklin, Indiana
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The church was in need of additional space for their school, but they also wanted to be able to utilize the additional space for functions beyond school. The addition is attached to a cia. 1960 school portion of the church. The existing building had no means of access from the 1st to 2nd floors for a person in a wheelchair. It was decided to provide a “transition” space, which later became a lobby with the addition. |
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The new lobby was attached on the end of the existing building, which also allowed for a slight turn in the linear layout of the building. The lobby (picture to right) utilizes the sandstone exterior of the existing as part of the aesthetic of the interior. The new lift is located at the top of the stairs The structure of the building utilizes three basic materials; Wood (mainly for the lobby), Concrete block (used for the lift shaft), and Steel (for the gymnasium and classrooms) The 25’ eave height of the gymnasium allowed for the one side of the gymnasium, were the stage is located, to continue down for the classrooms. The exterior of the building was a challenge, because the existing building was all limestone, the church could not match this do to cost. The solution was to utilize sandstone mainly at the front elevation area and incorporate integral colored split-faced concrete block with metal on the sides and back elevations.
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