Boulder
Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is a work in progress these days. We
have an architect, we have drawings, elevations, a plan, and we exceeded our
fund raising goal.
The Building Committee is working tirelessly with the
architect, the builder, acoustician, landscaper and many other entities to
bring our long sought expansion into reality.
Wall coverings, colors, counters,
flooring, and lighting are just some of the basics of what needs to come
together in an integrated way.
To do this and more, a DESIGN TEAM was created.
We consist of two members of the Building Committee, an Aesthetics Team
representative, Rev. Lydia, and four others who add gender and age diversity,
including 2 parents with young children.
We
have met several times, including a 3 hour charrette (intensive session) with
the architect to begin hammering out how we work together, make basic
decisions, and how to interface with the congregation.
A
design vision for our building project was drafted and approved by the Building
Committee and Board:
DESIGN VISION
Making Room for Our Future
The Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
envisions a renovated existing building, new sanctuary, and
education wing and outdoor environment that:
+Welcomes all ages,
abilities and backgrounds, provides warmth of spirit, beauty, and hospitality,
through our interior and exterior design;
+Embodies our UU
Principles, SOURCES and our mission to be a
Center for Spiritual
Exploration and Justice Making:
+Exemplifies the
integration of voices of our Fellowship community;
+Encourages clear
communication and beautiful music through good
acoustic design;
+Uses environmentally
friendly design and materials and employs energy efficient technology.
+Maintains fiduciary
responsibility to the congregation, keeping in mind,
“Smart design can
overcome humble materials;”
+Is user-friendly,
easily cared for, durable and safe; and
+Is an example to our
community in our processes, our design and
construction.
Towards this end, we
take pride and joy in ownership of this building.
Here’s what’s coming: Advisory Groups for comment on
specific areas of the project such as the sanctuary, the kitchen, the Religious
Education wing, and the entry ways.
Let us know of your interest by emailing designteam@bvuuf.org. Listening Sessions are being
scheduled in September to provide opportunities for your general input.
We are excited about what is unfolding at 1241Ceres Drive
and know you are, too.
Opportunities are coming for adding your voice. Watch
Connections and the Building Committee blog for dates and times.
THE
DESIGN TEAM
Diana
Forest, Wendie Highsmith, Jon Holmberg, Jess Kent, Debbie Lane, Rev. Lydia,
Robin Churchill Rathweg, and Eric Williams.
