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A new facility for Grace Church's 6,500 members was designed for a 62-acre setting with a goal of maximizing views while accommodating the church's 2,000-car parking lot. The church includes an auditorium to seat 4,500 parishioners, as well as a restaurant-sized kitchen, dining/visiting area and more. The Grand Lobby features a bookstore and reception area, while the education & administrative areas include preschool areas, assembly rooms, gym/recreation room, basketball court and staff offices.

The façade uses architectural precast concrete panels in a variety of textures and finishes. These include panels with a rough, stone-cut appearance that were used at the base and spandrel panels with textures reveals and bullnoses that provide additional texture and visual interest. Limestone-like sills were provided at stairways, curtain-wall tops and around windows.