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South Main Baptist Church 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Houston, TX
Located in Houston's developing "Midtown", this church sought to update its facilities and present a more welcoming and identifiable "Front Door". The new welcome center forms a transition in style between the beautiful, richly detailed Romanesque sanctuary and the sparse, flat roofed education buildings. A new glass walkway above the existing cloister connects existing second floor education buildings to the sanctuary, also located on the second level. Renovation of existing buildings has created a more light-filled, appealing environment. . A new second floor "concourse" level connects existing second floor education buildings to the sanctuary with a new glass walkway above the existing cloister. (Project of Hall/Merriman Architects. Bill Merriman was principal and lead designer.)