The goal of the project was to design a new location for an existing church in Providence RI known as “The Feast” church. We were to incorporate a “transcendent” experience, or one that would bring occupants beyond normal human experience into an other-wordly one. The building’s form is a series of horizontal bars that shift, each containing different programs. Residing between the sacred space and the fellowship hall is a glazed circulation area, where the grid breaks and a bar shape exists that goes in the opposite direction. The entry is from the North along Bridgham Street, which is the busiest street. The entry is shaded and appears dramatic yet welcoming. This main entry leads into the central circulation area, with the open-plan fellowship hall right off of it. The mood of the hall is meant to be cozy and similar to that of a cafe. Two staircases lead upstairs to the classrooms, student lounge, and offices. Both the fellowship hall and classrooms have views of the sacred space on the opposite side of the circulation bar. This setup also ensures that parents sitting in the sacred space can look up behind them and see their children if they happen to be sitting in the lounge. The sacred space is a 30 foot tall, soaring space with rows of seats facing a raised stage. The space is also intended to be able to host plays by the children during certain times of the year, such as the holidays, or other performances. Lastly, the backyard functions as a grilling area, which is off of the kitchen, and a playground in the southernmost part. The design includes a sawtooth roof that incorporates a transcendent material in its skylights. The material selected was thin travertine panels on the inside layer protected by a layer of glass on the outside. The stone’s rough, imperfect texture with its varying thicknesses creates a panel where the light emitting through also varies. Travertine specifically, is a material that creates a warm, golden, diffuse light. The placement of the transcendent material on the ceiling/roof encourages visitors to look up, which has religious significance. The skylights occur on the shorter end of the “y’s”. Light is able to bounce and diffuse nicely through these skylights due to their angled positions. The design incorporates large spans, especially the one in the sacred space. The structure chosen was glu-lam. Massive 5’ by 18” columns support y-shaped glu-lam members, which in turn support the system of skylights and the pitched roofs. The wall separating the stage from the backstage is a masonry bearing wall, as is the wall separating the sacred space from the circulation hall. The design uses a lot of wood, stone, and warm colors to create a welcoming feeling.