Project Data:

Completion Date:     7/1/2019

Square Footage:      62355

Building Use:           Cathedral

Project Description:

This cathedral, originally designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee, has undergone extensive improvements to the all-glass 2000-seat interior, transitioning this important architectural landmark into a Roman Catholic place of worship. The design addresses sunlight control, acoustics, and environmental comfort. This historic opportunity restores and respects the original building while creating a unique sacramental space within the framework of the original classic modern structure. The historic shell of the building has been maintained and restored. The new interior plan is a cruciform. Its three principal entries have been reconfigured. The main entry is now fully glazed with the addition of two bronze pivot doors which comprise the Bishop’s Door. One of the most complex aspects of the renovation is the interior treatment of the space frame. The design of the interior shell is at the nexus of many symbolic and technical issues. As the new stone floor and lower walls recall the earth, so the glass vault overhead recalls the heavens. Advanced performance-based tools were utilized to design a complex series of quatrefoils made up of white triangulated metal sails in various stages of openness. By arranging variously open and closed “petals” on the inside surface of the space frames with regard for their solar orientation, natural light can be modulated throughout the day, glare can be reduced, and rich translucent patterns define the interior shell by day and by night. The renovation was completed in July 2019.

Firm Name:              Johnson Fain

Completion Date:     7/1/2019

Square Footage:      62355

Building Use:           Cathedral

Location:                 Garden Grove, CA

Project Description:
The project was a renovation of an existing all-glass building, adding a new mechanical heating and cooling system to a previously naturally ventilated and heated building. The building was modernized with a new high efficiency VAV air distribution system connecting to a campus chilled water and heating water distribution system. An extensive shading and glare control system was implemented to control solar gains and natural illumination for thermal and visual comfort. The existing operable windows at the top of the building are part of the airside economizer.

Design Architect:
Johnson Fain

Associate Architect or Firm:

Landscape Architect:
Rios Clemente Hale Studios

Owner / Developer:
Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange

Engineer:
TAIT & Associates, Syska Hennessy, Inc.

General Contractor:
Snyder Langston

Consultant:
Liturgical Consultant: Br. William J. Woeger; Structural: Nabih Youssef & Associates; Quatrefoil: Lindner USA, Inc.; Stone: Carnavale & Lohr, Inc.; Pipe Organ Builders: Fratelli Ruffatti; Festal Door: R&S Production Services, Inc.; Elevator Consulting: HKA; Fire/Life Safety & Code Consulting: AON Fire Protection; Water Feature:STO Design Group. INC; Facade Maintenance: Lerch Bates Inc.; Specifications: Gary Barnett Specifications; Hardware: Finish Hardware Technology; Metal Work: Washington Iron Works; Acoustics: Idibri; Lighting: Francis Krahe & Associates. Client Advisors: Richard Heim, Clark Construction

Photographer:
Tom Bonner Photography