This client’s design aesthetic was more towards smaller country churches or New England chapels and they wanted to avoid it evolving into an ostentatious cathedral. Following intense user/architect design charrettes, the church selected a very traditional cross plan with a balcony and a tower was placed at the entry to act as a focal point and circulation node through which all pedestrian traffic enters the Sanctuary. The overall outcome of the design was a charming church that blends beautifully with the surrounding coastal influences of Skidaway Island and Savannah.