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The Orcas Adventist Congregation wanted to have a small "country church" facility in a separate building yet close in proximity to the school building. Their site was on a partially wooded 3-acre site just north of Eastsound. The Orcas Christian Church and School fulfills the worship needs of the Orcas Adventist Congregation and provides a private school open to all children K-6 on Orcas and The San Juan Islands.
The chapel is 1,620 square feet and seats approximately 60 people. A separate building of 4,600 square feet includes two classrooms, office, restrooms and a fellowship space that serves the church, school and community. The church building has a full-immersion baptistery. It is bridged by oak planks and is located under the pulpit. There is an authentic antique brass bell, rung by a pull rope in the foyer of the church building. The sound system is balanced with through-the-wall speakers and bass traps in the corners above the cry room and music room. The sound is rich and bright off the real wood surfaces. We successfully met the client's design goals of creating two structures similar in form, but expressive as to their use: a simple but elegant country church and a school building with a fun, creative learning environment. Lewis Architecture + Interior Design received a Millennium Award for religious architecture from Faith & Form Magazine for the Orcas Christian Church and School Facility on Orcas Island. |
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