UUMC Building Addition – The Atrium

Rendering July 2009

A new look that blends with the existing and lets the public know that we are open for business with lots of glass to the south. The atrium is made up of 2,860 square feet of new space that includes:

l  Handicapped accessible restrooms convenient to the Sanctuary and the Education Building

l  Full-sized elevator to Fellowship Hall

l  Expanded interior Narthex space which will expand our ministry to connect with each other:

�  Coffee Fellowship after services

�  Coffee bar to make and serve coffee and refreshments

�  A place to meet and greet after funerals and weddings

�  Attending a lecture or class

�  A quiet setting for meditation and prayer

Special features of the project include the ability to add the Atrium without having to modify the external structure of the Education Building, brick to the west to help reduce heat load in the Atrium, and a circle drive with handicapped parking which includes drop off locations for the Sanctuary and Education Building through the Atrium and for University Hall.

Project cost is estimated at ~ $700,000 which includes $600,000 for the Atrium and $100,000 for the Circle Drive.  Not included in this estimate are the costs of preparing to build (architect fees, permits, site preparation, etc.), the cost of the furnishings, and the cost of the projector and retractable screen for lectures.