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September 20, 2017

Bellevue church wins AIA award

By JOURNAL STAFF

Photos by Lara Swimmer Photography [enlarge]
The project turned a 1970s office building into Bellevue First Congregational Church.

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Undulating cross laminated timber washes indirect light from skylights and side windows.

A project that turned an office building into a new home for Bellevue First Congregational Church won an award from Faith & Form Magazine and an AIA group called the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture.

The project at 11061 N.E. Second St. in Bellevue won in the religious architecture: new facilities category. The award will be presented at the AIA National Convention in New York City next June.

The church was completed in 2016.

The 48,926-square-foot, steel-frame structure — built in the 1970s — was cut open to insert a 6,000-square-foot, 47-foot-high sanctuary.

Architect atelierjones said that while the new sanctuary is steel-framed, the north wall consists of a series of 39-foot high cross-laminated timber folded plates made by Structurlam in Penticton B.C.

The architect said the undulating CLT washes indirect light from skylights and full-height side windows in the sanctuary, and provides the backdrop for the Northwest's “subtle daylight experiences.”

The team included Richard Leider and Rob Larsen of Trinity Real Estate, owners' representatives; Goudy Construction, contractor; DCI Engineers, structural and civil engineers; Blanca Lighting, lighting designer; and Arup, acoustical design.




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