Capstone Faith Karen, Design Concept,2021

STATUS Design Concept Masterplan concept for a religious center in Karen The Capstone Karen masterplan concept draws from a series of design drivers all meant to reflect Capstone's foundational brief and various Biblical analogies. The masterplan comprises the ministerial buildings housing and outdoor landscaped area. The design of the ministerial buildings consists of three pavilions – forming a triad of sorts.

The pavilions are The Sanctuary The Administrative Building and The Sunday School Building. They are set in and surrounded by a lush and verdant landscape that rings their positions to create a sense of spiritual tranquil: the place of refuge in a weary land. The three pavilions share a powerful concentric courtyard that unites them – reflecting a three but one triad.

It is a functional and powerful space that can serve for various events and functions. The assembly of buildings are surrounded by two rings of pathways that will be intentionally treed and landscaped to create a comfortable meditative circuit. The aim is to define an interpretive experience that tells the ministry story as congregants and visitors use the space.

The very entrance and arrival experience is similarly envisioned to be a powerful one incorporating waterways gardens and appropriate drop-offs/ pickup points. At the forest edge of the campus are a few residential cottages that will sit within a quiet and forested neighborhood.