Strang has been selected as the architects for a large expansion to Door Creek Church. The project involves cafe-like multipurpose community spaces, a new 300 seat chapel/worship space, education and office space. The goal of the project is to create a sense of community by drawing on the best characteristics of gathering spaces in our contemporary culture, like coffee shops, “Third Places” and retail environments.We are currently working on concept design and schematics, and creating a site master plan and exterior rendering for fundraising purposes.

In 2000, we completed the existing Door Creek Church. Our original master planning for Door Creek’s mixed-use development on a 32-acre site involved a Specific Implementation Plan. We worked with the church to plan a new facility to accommodate this spiritual community’s future growth. Phase I construction included an expandable auditorium, library, classrooms, meeting rooms, nurseries, administrative offices and a multi-purpose space. The prairie style of the building relates to the residential neighborhood. An atrium serves as a central gathering hub, while a flexible quad of four contiguous spaces provide educational and meeting areas with state of the art projection booths, stages and lighting. A flexible, multi-purpose worship space accommodates 750 to 800 people and is expandable to 1,200 people.