The First Baptist Church of Dallas

摘要

For their centrally located urban house of worship, the members of the First Baptist Church of Dallas wanted the building to reflect the modern and aesthetically pleasing sensibility of the community. The church campus occupies a prime area on the north side of downtown Dallas between Thanksgiving Plaza and the Arts District. All portions of the facade face downtown streets and had to blend with the local architecture. That wasn't easy, says Jon Mindrup, associate principal of Beck Group LLC, the architect for the project. The existing campus was a collection of aging, mismatched buildings, and the design team was tasked with creating a cohesive master plan of new structures, all of the same design concept and in concert with the church's vision for a welcoming public campus. The church needed a glass curtain wall on the portions of the building that faced north and served public spaces, but they also needed an attractive, energy-efficient, durable solid wall for the south half of the building that would complement the curtainwall.