Inspirational messages within the creche
The presentation to a critical audience
Today was the groups second chance to meet the client team and present work in progress up to this point, proving to be encouraging, insightful and uneasily docile from the client. Some of the more telling points from the meeting (in no particular order) were;
- the building is seen as a hub and want people to come here and want to attract people there to use the building
- All Hallow's Church has tenuous connections with the other local community centres but wish to strengthen relationships with these other community and religious centres
- we should consider the duality of approaches to the building (front and back facias)
- wishes to make visible the activity within the building to the outside
- building should be considered to have a fluidity of movement patterns and overlapping of uses
- the 'greening' of the building should be considered as a tool of engagement with the community
- skill sharing of the building and community users should be explored in more depth to help place with building within a community context
- considering the site boundary as a 'green island'
- enjoys the play of light within and around the building
Project deliverables and progression were;
- the production of a strategic funding document to aid grant applications and a future visioning of the organisation, starting small and gradually growing to more extreme propositions
- exploration of religious networks to All Hallow's Church
There was a general consensus that the problems the church currently faces are much bigger than just the physical maintenance, but also includes social engagement and outreach as the congregation is quite isolated due to their radical viewpoints.
"Leave the religion to us"
Steve - All Hallow's Church 2010
