Fall 2011 Multi Faith Worship Center
THE MULTI FAITH WORSHIP CENTER IS A PLACE WHERE MULTIPLE FAITHS AND CONGREGATIONS USE THE SAME FACILITY. THEY SHARE THE BUILDING AND EACH HOLD THEIR OWN SERVICES AT DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. I TOOK CONVERGING FAITHS AS A STARTING POINT OF TWO CONVERGING AXIS THAT LEAD TO THE WORSHIP CENTER. THIS IS REPRESENTATIONAL OF EACH FAITHS DIFFERENT PATH, BUT SAME ENDING FOCUS ON ONE GOD. THESE AXIS FORM THE BUILDING, THEY DEFINE THE EDGES OF THE WORSHIP CENTER AND ALSO CONVERGE INTO IT.
THE REST OF THE BUILDINGS SHIFTS AND BRANCHES OFF FROM THE CONVERGING AXIS. THIS ALLOWS THE WORSHIP SPACE TO BE THE FOCAL POINT. IT IS FRAMED BY THE REST OF THE BUILDING AND THE COURTYARD CREATED IN PLAN. THE WALLS OF THE WORSHIP SPACE ARE WHITE TO CLEARLY DISTINGUISH IT AS MOST IMPORTANT AND THE HOUSE OF GOD.
THERE ARE ALSO FEATURES THAT TIE INTO EACH FAITH, YET DO NOT OFFEND THE OTHERS. THE CEILING IN THE WORSHIP SPACE HAS A DOME LIKE PRESENCE, WHICH THE ISLAMIC FAITH APPRECIATES. THERE IS ALSO A QUIBLA WALL WITHIN THE SPACE. THE WORSHIP SPACE HAS 12 SLANTED WINDOWS REPRESENTING THE 12 TRIBES OF ISREAL AND THERE COMMON FOCUS AROUND GOD. THERE IS ALSO A PROGRESSION INTO THE WORSHIP SPACE STARTING IN THE EXTERIOR COURTYARD, THE OUTER COURT, INNER COURT, AND HOLY PLACE. THERE ARE ALSO MANY DIFFERENT SEATING ARRANGEMENTS AND LAYOUTS TO ALLOW FLEXIBILITY IN THE SPACE.