St. Patrick’s Church
Project
This new 400-seat, 10,000-square-foot church replaces the existing church across the street. The architecture is a mixture of traditional elements blended with contemporary details creating a “Post-Modern Gothic”. The church is oriented towards the corner and the congregation moves through a cloister defined by free-standing columns before entering the main doors leading to the narthex. The nave is bathed by natural light which enters on the eaves of the wood ceiling and hammer-beam trusses, as well as the main skylight over the sanctuary. A major stained glass window, retrieved from a closed church in Scranton, depicting the ascension rises above the crucifix.
Challenges
- Budget
- Schedule
- Parcell for new church was occupied by existing Rectory
Solutions
- Value engineering during design assisting the design professional and parish representatives in making appropriate decisions. Continued VE effort with contractors pre-award to save additional funds
- Actively supported the approval process with the Town officials. Fast-tracked construction including overlap of trades and off-shift work where appropriate
- Moved the Rectory onto an adjacent lot
Construction Details
L.R. Costanzo experts also procured, supervised, coordinated, and installed:
- Restored fine stained glass removed from closed churches with the Diocese and set them into the new design
- Fine mosaic tile & marble top finishes at the custom altar, baptismal and statue pedestals
- Porcelain tile Sanctuary floor and Narthex floor
- Decorative concrete block and brick facades and columns
- Two major triangular skylights, one above the entrance lobby and one above the Sanctuary tower
- Full span hammer-beam timber trusses
- Fine millwork finishes
- Stained concrete floor in the Nave
