The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, designed by 5G Studio Collaborative, aimed to address the needs and desires of the growing community through sustainable capital improvements on the existing campus that sought to reflect the past and contemporary contexts. Through dialogue, observation, and reimagination, the potential to reposition the existing underutilized courtyard as the centroid of the Church’s social life became evident. Beginning with the courtyard and progressively outwards to the lot perimeter, the new campus design creates places of varying moods and moments to enrich the Church’s environmental and social connectivity with its neighbors. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Landlocked on all sides, its campus is among typical suburban residential subdivisions. An existing Church, a private school, and a failing multi-purpose building define the campus’ three edges, enclosing an undistinguished courtyard with disorganized placement of paths and accessorial structures.
