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St. Thomas Episcopal Church and School
Owner:
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Architect:
Merriman Holt Architects
Size:
113,243 sq. ft.
Category:
Liturgical / Faith Based
Our work with St. Thomas began with creating a Master Plan. The Master Plan is comprehensive and provides facilities that will support significant growth for both the church and the school. Many old, worn-out buildings, several of which flooded in Hurricane Harvey, are replaced with new, larger buildings. The current campus has 106,000 square fee and the Master Plan revises that figure upward significantly to 220,000 square feet. The church, also flooded by the storm, was completely renovated. The Master Plan has a holistic goal of unifying the church and school, with many spaces serving both. The new buildings in the Master Plan are multi-story to provide the needed space for growth and to preserve the open areas on campus that are so important to St. Thomas. The Phase 1 project was completed in the spring of 2022 and includes a 106,000 square-foot, four-story new classroom building, a complete renovation of the church, and a renovation of the lower school building. St. Thomas is in the flood plain, and to meet code requirements the new building is elevated six feet above grade. Structured parking is provided under the building. The addition includes instructional space for middle school and upper school, administration space for church and school, and space for Student Ministry. The architectural character harmonizes with the Mediterranean style of the original buildings, which were inspired by buildings at Rice University.





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