St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church
4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
A relatively new and modern building, built in the early 2000s, St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church wanted to balance the modern design of the church with more traditional decor and materials. A primary goal was to bring the focus away from the architecture of the space and toward the altar and the religious spaces. Additionally, the Church Enhancement Committee had issues of Church Code vs. Building Code they wanted to address.
While teaching myself Photoshop, I worked with Caryn Wohn, Principal of InterArc, LLC to complete this project. My contributions included rendering the proposed changes to be presented to the Church Enhancement Committee and the church's head pastor.
Construction changes included removing a temporary platform on the altar and building a set of steps leading up to the tabernacle, which was moved from its previous location; adding wood paneling and replacing stained glass in the previous location of the tabernacle, adding wood veneer around the soffit (and proposed around the stained glass windows but was restricted due to budgetary concerns); building out the walls of the altar to provide space for statuary niches; and faux painting the altar with a star pattern to draw the worshippers' eyes forward.
While teaching myself Photoshop, I worked with Caryn Wohn, Principal of InterArc, LLC to complete this project. My contributions included rendering the proposed changes to be presented to the Church Enhancement Committee and the church's head pastor.
Construction changes included removing a temporary platform on the altar and building a set of steps leading up to the tabernacle, which was moved from its previous location; adding wood paneling and replacing stained glass in the previous location of the tabernacle, adding wood veneer around the soffit (and proposed around the stained glass windows but was restricted due to budgetary concerns); building out the walls of the altar to provide space for statuary niches; and faux painting the altar with a star pattern to draw the worshippers' eyes forward.