PRAISEBUILDINGS FLOW

PraiseBuildings need to be multifunctional. It needs to have classrooms in session in one part of the complex, services in the main part of the worship center, a board meeting in another, and volunteers setting up the fellowship hall for an event all at the same time. In order to achieve this successfully, a building must be large enough that it will lend itself to the creation of this type of flow.

When one looks at a structure for conversion into a PraiseBuilding, visualize all of these various activities taking place in the converted structure simultaneously. Does the size and shape of the structure under consideration seem to lend itself to the creation of the necessary flow?

Will ample hallways exist without taking away from the size of the classrooms and main worship area? Many times one can see this flow by drawing a floor plan of the space as it currently exists and a second overlay plan using tracing paper, showing how the congregation would propose to build out the space.

By doing this, one should be able to see how these activities will work within the space. Remember, as a building designed for public assembly, the PraiseBuilding will be required to have hallways and exits throughout the complex that meet state building and fire codes.

By Stephen Ferrandi, Director, KLNB Regious Properties

Stephen Ferrandi is the Director of KLNB Religious Properties, a real estate firm serving religioius clients in Maryland, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Virginia. He is one of the top experts in land development in the region. Mr. Ferrandi frequently contributes real estate related articles to both print and online publications.