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St Pauls &
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Church Redevelopment, Broughton by lee boyd, Edinburgh
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Redevelopment of St Paul's & St George's Church

ST PAULS AND ST GEORGES EPISCOPAL CHURCH - lee boyd: PR 2005
The Church of St Pauls and St Georges has an expanding and
vibrant congregation that is currently struggling to function effectively
in the impressive Gothic Revival building on York Place. The purpose of
this project is to address this issue and make the building fit for its
purpose and to sustain its use as a place of worship and congregation
for years to come. The new works will act as a symbol of the Churchs
intention to look forward and give an outward expression of their faith.
The project can be separated into three main areas of work, each dealing
with a different set of Client requirements:
St Pauls and St Georges Church need to increase their capacity
from 400 to 700 and therefore the principle concern of the project is
to construct three new balconies in the main Church space. These will
be constructed to minimise the inevitable impact on the existing volume
and to allow as much space and light around the expressive structure as
possible. The stepped rake of the seating is expressed on the underside
and will be clad in oak.
The Church have many internal groups and organisations that require flexible
accommodation. The existing single storey hall to the North of the church
is not flexible and is difficult to access. The proposal is to demolish
this hall and, using the deep solum, construct a new three storey extension
which will provide multi purpose space for meetings and a dining and kitchen
area at the same floor level as the Church. This will be accessed through
a new opening in the North wall. The extension will be clad in a combination
of bronzed copper cladding and render. The extension will
have its own dedicated entrance accessed from the front of the Church.
St Pauls and St Georges Church sits adjacent to one of Edinburghs
busiest roundabouts and is therefore often passed without a glance. The
Church want the building to better represent their open, inclusive approach
and therefore the third part of the project is a glass bronze entrance
pavilion in front of the West gable and main entrance. This pavilion will
be very transparent and refined in detail to limit the impact on the existing
fabric. Nonetheless the intervention of the form expressed in a bold contemporary
manner will give a distinct point of reference and welcome for visitors
and an expression of the Churchs progressive attitudes.
Edinburgh Churches
Also by lee boyd in mid-2005:
Traverse Flats
Greyfriars Flats
Previously by lee boyd: Adobe Headquarters,
Edinburgh
Princes Street
Scottish Parliament
Rosslyn Chapel
Calton Hill
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