
The GFF Church Works Studio is a team of highly experienced professionals who focus exclusively on the planning and design of faith based facilities. We see our role in a project as facilitators that will assist the Church in realizing their vision for the project, not imposing ours on you. Our goal is that the design solution for your project mirror the unique qualities, culture and circumstances that exist for your church, not a formula driven solution that has been applied haphazardly without any real thought or consideration for your real needs and limitations.
We have extensive experience with designing church facilities and are very familiar with current trends and the most progressive thinking as it relates to Worship rooms, Children’s Education spaces and meaningful venues for Community Connection. In that light, we believe that Worship venue design will continue to trend toward supporting immersive worship experiences that are heavily dependent on relatively sophisticated Audio and Video systems. There will continue to be emphasis on large Community Gathering spaces and secure, state-of-the-art environments for Children and Youth education. Sustainable design is beginning to emerge as a priority for many congregations. Church campuses are beginning to promote walk-ability, environmental sustainability and mixed-use options that dove-tail and integrate church campuses into the surrounding community.
Stylistically, we believe that many churches are favoring a more ‘authentic’ representation of who they are. The architecture is straightforward and honest, not glitzy and artificial. The modern church is not cloistered and mysterious, it is open and accessible. Creating more transparent buildings can reveal the life of the church and become a visible extension of (and connected to) the community that surrounds the church. Elaborate detailing and expensive materials have given way to more creative uses of inexpensive materials that are durable and easily maintained. Raw concrete is celebrated not concealed, structural elements are exposed and paints and stains have often become the interior finish of choice.
Cost effective construction techniques, like the use of tilt-wall concrete, allow for high quality construction at affordable prices. Energy efficiency should dominate the trend toward ‘green’ design, which will become the mandated norm for most future construction. Parking solutions will seek options for ‘shared’ scenarios, which can reduce the extravagant (and expensive) amount of paving that surrounds (and disconnects) most large church campuses, freeing up budget dollars that can be applied toward landscaping and creating more meaningful outdoor environments.
Soup Mobile – Church Annex
Dallas, Texas
Northridge Presbyterian Church – Education Buildings
Dallas, Texas
First United Methodist Church Allen
Allen, Texas
Harris Creek Baptist Church
Waco, Texas
Life Austin Chapel
Austin, Texas
Chase Oaks Church – Kidzone Renovation & Expansion
Plano, Texas
St Andrew United Methodist Church
Plano, Texas
Woodcreek Church
Richardson, Texas
Coram Deo Academy
Flower Mound, Texas
Christ Fellowship Church
McKinney, Texas
TCU – Robert Carr Chapel Renovation
Ft. Worth, Texas
First United Methodist Church of Richardson – Celebration Hall
Richardson, Texas
Milestone Church
Keller, Texas
Zion Lutheran Church and School
Dallas, Texas
Chase Oaks Church – Worship Center and Education Building
Fairview, Texas
First United Methodist Church of Richardson
Richardson, Texas
First United Methodist Church
Dallas, Texas
First Baptist Church Garland Children’s Hall Renovation
Garland, Texas
Life Austin Amphitheater
Austin, Texas
Central Baptist Church
Bryan, Texas
Woodlake Church
Bixby. Oklahoma
Wheatland United Methodist Church
Dallas, Texas
Coram Deo Academy
Plano, Texas
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church – Sanctuary Renovation
Dallas, Texas
Lucas Christian Academy
Allen, Texas
New River Fellowship
Hudson Oaks, Texas
Vantage Point Church
Eastvale, California
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and School
Prosper, Texas
Horner Family Legacy Museum
Irving, Texas
Cielo Vista Church
El Paso, Texas
Preston Meadow Lutheran Church
Dallas, Texas
First Baptist Church Lewisville Master Plan
Lewisville, Texas
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Dallas, Texas
Visalia First Assembly of God
Visalia, California
Rock Church – Family Life Center
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Chase Oaks Church
Plano, Texas
Christ Episcopal Church Sanctuary
Plano, Texas
First Baptist Grapevine
Grapevine, Texas
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Dallas, Texas
Northwest Bible Church
Dallas, Texas
Criswell Center at First Baptist Dallas
Dallas, Texas
St. Joseph Catholic School and Parish Center
Richardson, Texas
Northridge Presbyterian Church
Dallas, Texas
The Episcopal Church of Transfiguration
Dallas, Texas