Episcopal Home Chapel

EPISCOPAL HOME

CHAPEL

Location
Louisville, Kentucky

Client

Episcopal Church
Home, Inc.

Type
Church

Size
9,900 sq ft

A chapel sensitive to the needs of Alzheimer’s patients.

This chapel’s primary focus is to provide a worship space for residents in various stages of Alzheimer’s disease of the adjacent assisted living facility. Particular focus was given to lighting, materials, furnishings, room shape and height to provide a comforting and familiar worship space.

  • Integrated wheelchair and chair seating
  • An Inclusion Room for severe Alzheimer parishioners
  • Chancel and Sanctuary’s full embodiment of Universal Design concepts
  • High-efficiency lighting and HVAC system
  • Use of natural light and minimization of glare