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To address barrier -free accessibility as well as the desire for a larger kitchen at St. George's
Anglican Church, Blyth -based architect John Rutledge had to consider all options. With the
church not wanting to lose any space from its hall (the left part of the structure shown above),
he sought space to expand the building's footprint and found it between the two main
structures shown above. The proposed renovation will see the space between the two
structures closed off, as shown below, creating more space for an accessible washroom, ramp
to the premises and will allow the kitchen to expand. (Denny Scott photo, photo submitted)
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however, was complicated by
drainage.
"There is water draining from two
different directions where the
proposed renovation is," he said.
Because the Parish Hall and the
existing Sanctuary both drain into the
same area, putting a roof between the
two, no matter how it is sloped,
would result in significant drainage
requirements. In the end, Rutledge
decided that a sloped roof, a wall and
a lower roof would be needed to
make sure water didn't pool against
the stained glass of the Sanctuary and
wouldn't leak into the new structure.
"The water drainage is a
significant concern and it's going to
require precise planning and
implementation," he said. "It will
also require a contactor who will
properly install roof flashing.
"It's a very, very interesting
addition," he said. "It's challenging,
but, at the same time, it's going to be
a new kind of project for me with the
interior walls being the exposed
exterior brickwork of the Sanctuary
and Parish Hall."
The buttresses of the existing
Sanctuary Apse create three
contained areas that will become
features of the new space. One will
have a sink as part of the barrier -free
washroom, one will become a long,
open closet space for coats and one
will have a bench installed.
The space will also feature a
unique floor -to -ceiling window that
will separate the new architecture
from the exterior walls. Rutledge
also said the addition will match the
church exterior.
As a result of the creation of the
new space, the existing stairway in
the Parish Hall will need to be
moved from the southeast corner of
the hall to the southwest corner of
the hall which will block off the
existing entrance, allowing it to
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become part of the kitchen.
"That will allow the kitchen to be
enlarged internally," Rutledge said,
"killing two birds with one stone"
The renovation is really "thinking
outside the box" according to
Rutledge and, as stated above, one of
the most challenging designs he has
ever tackled.
Rutledge said the renovation is
indicative of his experience with
older churches, saying they are
either very intricate and challenging
projects or very simple ones.
"There is no middle ground," he
said. "I wish there was, but it's either
a very complicated solution or a very
simple one"
Rutledge knows as well, having
renovated the Fugitive Slave Chapel
in London, Lucknow Presbyterial
Church, Melville Presbyterial
Church in Brussels, the Brussels
United Church, the first Baptist
Church in Goderich and the Bayfield
United Church.
Rutledge also worked on the
Brussels Library barrier -free
renovation several years ago.
For more information on
Rutledge's work or to contact him,
visit his website at
www.johnrutledgearchitect.ca
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