KINGDOMCITY – NEW CHURCH AT MANDURAH

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KINGDOMCITY – NEW CHURCH AT MANDURAH

The client asked us to design a new church to be built for their Mandurah community to accommodate 500 people in the church auditorium and a space for 200 children for the kids program.

We applied for a Joint Development Application Panel Application (JDAP) approval to change the land use from Special Residential to Public Use. A Bushfire Management Plan was generated which assisted us to locate the building most advantageously on site to reduce the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating.

We carefully integrated the building and carpark into a 3.1 hectare greenfield site, close to Goegrup Lake off Lakes Road, Mandurah.

We designed the foyer as a multifunctional space linking the church auditorium with the kids spaces and commercial kitchen. Offices for staff were provided upstairs.

Special shallow stormwater drainage cells and swales were required to deal with the stormwater disposal on the site, due to the high-water table. Working with the landscape architect, we specified Melaleuca trees to provide shade in the carpark and to soak up excess moisture from the ground.

KINGDOMCITY – NEW CHURCH AT MANDURAH

PROJECT DETAIL

Location: Mandurah
Reference Person: Chad Harding
Date completed: 11/2019
Cost: $5.5 million
Status: Complete
Sphere Architects has a wide range of experience, including design and supervision of commercial and public buildings projects, as well as church and community centres. Always with a focus on accessible buildings design.
External view
Foyer looking back at the entrance & bridge
Staircase to bridge
Church auditorium and stage
Hospitality area with lawn for picnics