Christ Church Campus Plan
Amphitheater View from the top the amphitheater down to the event stage. The event space is mainly for the churches choir. Project Type: Urban Planning / Campus Planning Location: 166 Market Street Lexington, Kentucky Size: 3.2 acres Time: Fourth Year - Second Semester Existing Issues: Low connectivity between church owned properties. Poor circulation, and vehicle traffic. Parking is only large enough for 1/3 of the congregation.
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Christ Church Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral is the oldest church in Lexington, Kentucky established in 1796. The church has been acquiring property to accommodate its’ expansion in congregation and community works. The church has asked for a comprehensive plan for the future growth of the church and their current needs. This design meets all of their requirements, notably more safer accessible parking, outdoor green space, and outdoor venue for their renowned choir. Christ Church is located in downtown Lexington, this is an interesting challenge. The goal is to bring people from
Eric Michael Lee / Landscape Architecture
downtown venues to the site. During services, members of the congregation walk up to a 3/4 mile from their parking. This is a problem, the fact that a church of this size does not have ample parking for its members. Granted parking in a downtown setting is hard to come by, this will be a constraint in the program forcing logical parking vertical. The key is for the parking to not over power the church in height or architecture. The next task that is pressing is safe crossing from parking to services. This plan achieves this with a change in road materials and colors.