The Church of St. Timothy (Anglican)

BB&R Architect carried out an analysis of responses to our questionnaire to determine the core issues that needed to be resolved in a much-needed renovation. The issues were the provision of barrier free access into and throughout the building and upgrading the facilities generally dating from the mid-1950's. The project involved gutting the auditorium area of the building and demolishing its under-utilized stage area on the main floor and extensive redecoration and some renovation in both the basement and the second floor areas.

Barrier free access was provided at both the main worship space entry via a ramp to a side narthex entry and at a mid-week entry with a lift to the main floor and basement levels. Circulation throughout the ground floor was reworked to enable uninterrupted use of the various meeting spaces. A stair lift enabled barrier free access from the worship level to the fellowship level. The church office was re-organised to accommodate readily accessible storage. The church nursery space was relocated from a hard-to-find mid-basement level to the former stage area. An undersized servery space off the original auditorium was enlarged and renovated to provide the main service space for church functions. The original large kitchen in the basement off the gymnasium/ dinner hall was updated with existing cabinetry refurbished.

The project was tendered and was completed in 2000 in time for the congregation to celebrate its 70th anniversary.