We are excited to see several of our projects starting on site this month. Yoker Evangelical Church The refurbishment of Yoker Evangelical Church looks to accommodate the growing size of the congregation while addressing the spatial constraints imposed upon the church due to a number of piecemeal building modifications and extension projects which have been carried out over the years. The existing church lacks natural light and the décor of brown and beige brickwork coupled with yellow varnished pine leads to a dark interior which can feel gloomy on overcast days. The introduction of rooflights, painting out of the brickwork, and sanding back of the existing timber will create a bright, airy and uplifting atmosphere. A darker datum has been introduced to the lower half of the walls which acknowledges the existing brick soldier course in the main church hall. This datum ties the two hall spaces together while also grouping the new curtain, in-built furniture and wall linings into one zone. A careful rearrangement of the existing church layout allowed to accommodate more people during services without extending the building’s footprint. The key move, which unlocks the plan of the building, is to re-orientate the direction of the church’s services so the congregation face perpendicular to the existing church hall. This move is facilitated by removing a set of cupboards and a glazed partition to join the two main hall spaces together. A suspended curtain provides flexibility for the church, allowing them to reduce the size of the halls for smaller services or to run separate events in each hall. @harleyhaddow #odonnellbrownarchitects #odonnellbrown #architecture #glasgowarchitects #yoker #yokerchurch #churcharchitecture #community #retrofit #refurb #glasgow #churchdesign #design #architect #axo #axonometric #diagram