Community of Jesus
Church of the Transfiguration
Project
Church of the Transfiguration
Client
Community of Jesus
Location
Orleans, MA
Completion
Ph1 Church: 2000, Ph2 Chapter & Paraclete Houses: 2004, Ph3 Bell Tower: 2012
Size
70,000 GSF
Partner Firm
James Hudson Crissman, FAIA (Ph1)
This “Ecumenical Abbey” on Rock Harbor in Orleans, MA is the religious center for a 350-member residential order of the Community of Jesus. The buildings are organized around a ‘community common’ that forms the nucleus for the order. The first phase included a basilica church, a cloister, and clergy offices. Subsequent phases included an atrium, a chapter house, choir and orchestral rehearsal spaces, refectory and assembly spaces, and a bell tower.
Awards + Recognition
2012 Faith&Form Magazine/IFRAA International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture Merit Award for New Facilities
2012 Faith&Form Magazine/IFRAA International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture Merit Award for Visual Arts
2003 International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Craft Award for Best Region 1 Stone Project
2002 International Masonry Institute New England Golden Trowel Award
Project Consultants
Structural Engineer | LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.
Mechanical / Electrical Engineer | TMP Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer | Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
Landscape Architect | Child Associates (Ph1)
Lighting Consultant | Ripman Lighting Consultants
Acoustical Engineer | Kirkegaard Associates
Liturgist | G. Thomas Ryan (Ph1)
Food Service Consultant | Food Service Design, LLC. (Ph2)
Photographer | Robert Benson