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Broad Street United Methodist Church Stone Replacement

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Broad Street United Methodist Church Stone Replacement

Location:
Columbus, Ohio

Architect:
Rogers Krajnak Architects, Inc.

Construction Cost:
$1.5 million

 

Built in 1885, this gothic revival style church with Victorian influences was built with serpentine stone facade. The stone is a gorgeous building material with rich veining and flecks of mica, but is very porous. The church was experiencing water infiltration and spalling which had been patched with stone mortar, but many of these repairs only furthered the deterioration of the stone.

The decision was made in 2006 to remove and replace the serpentine stone with a new, synthetic cast stone designed to replicate the color, size, and texture of the original. Because the church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the stone replacement needed and received unanimous approval from the City’s Historic Resources Commission.

The original exterior walls were constructed of several layers of brick interconnected in a dovetail manner with the serpentine stone. The painstaking process to remove the serpentine stone on the exterior while minimizing cracks on the interior plaster included the installation of steel braces and needle beams. The original serpentine stone was methodically removed in small sections exposing the brick within the wall. New cast stone was installed in small sections anchored with stainless steel connectors and mortared in place. Subsequent sections of serpentine stone were removed followed by the installation of sections of new cast stone in multiple sequences until the stone replacement on each façade complete.

The project also included cleaning and repairing other sandstone and limestone elements including the existing sills, lintels, columns and watertable. The wood windows and pressed metal trim were painted. Various Victorian elements that were lost over the years due to weather and neglect were repaired or replicated to complete the project.

 

Awards:

  • 2009 Ohio Historic Preservation Office Award
  • 2008 James B Recchie Design Award Finalist

Broad Street Presbyterian Church Addition and Renovation

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Broad Street Presbyterian Church Addition and Renovation

Location:
Columbus, Ohio

Architect:
Rogers Krajnak Architects, Inc.

Construction Cost:
$6 million

Project Size:
73,500 SF

The project included 9,000 square feet of addition and 64,500 square feet of renovation of the historic church that was originally built in 1887 on the east side of Columbus.

One of the major challenges of this project was working with the previous five major renovation projects that had been done on this building. This challenge made us come up with a different solution for every portion of this structure, because the previous renovations interlapped each other. The final building reorganized the layout of the church’s rooms so that the circulation and use of each room will serve the congregation for years to come.

Salvation Army Worthington Woods Chapel

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Salvation Army Worthington Woods Chapel

Location:
Worthington, Ohio

Architect:
Davis Wince, LTD

Construction Cost:
$1.9 million

Project Size:
23,000 SF

The Salvation Army of Greater Columbus provides spiritual and social support to the community with a total of five area centers for worship and service. The new 23,000-square-foot facility in Worthington, Ohio contains a chapel, gymnasium, multi-purpose room and offices. It also houses a food pantry for local distribution. The chapel features glued-laminated timber trusses and wood decking, creating a warm and inviting space. The facility also features glulam trusses at the entrance, which protrude to the outside walkway.

The team encountered a number of challenges on this project such as the need for deep foundations in response to a deep sewer pipe through the site and poor soil conditions. SMBH used deep foundations to allow the pipe to stay and to limit the settlement in the masonry bearing walls.

Another challenge was the number of different roof levels and moving lateral loads through them. SMBH was also required to develop an innovative system to brace the high south masonry wall of the chapel. Perpendicular glulam trusses were utilized to connect the wall back to the gravity trusses. Steel saddles connect these perpendicular trusses to a masonry bond beam on the high wall.

Worthington Christian Church Addition

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Worthington Christian Church Addition

Location:
Worthington, Ohio

Architect:
Phillip Markwood Architects

Construction Cost:
$6 million

Project Size:
34,775 SF - New
22,760 SF - Remodeled

When the rapidly expanding congregation of the Worthington Christian Church needed more space, they embarked on a project to add 34,775 square feet of new space and remodel more than 22,760 square feet of their existing space in Columbus, Ohio. The $6 million renovation and expansion project was completed in less than two years and the current facility boasts a large two-story education wing with 21 classrooms, worship and activity areas, administrative offices, a large lobby area and an enclosed courtyard. The total floor space for the completed project is 80,000 square feet. The variety of roof planes required meticulous attention to the shop drawings and presented constant challenges in the field. The construction of the ever-changing pitches required precise supervision and cooperation from all trades. In 2006, this extensive project won a “Build Ohio Award” for excellence in construction in the New Construction Under $10 million category. “This award was ‘icing on the cake’ for a long and challenging project that proved the value of the contractors, architect, engineer and owner working together to meet the owner’s needs,” said Tom Oswald, Project Manager from R.W. Setterlin.