Work in Progress: Our New Sanctuary

Work in Progress: Our New Sanctuary

Follow the progress of the building of our new sanctuary!

Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #8

Progress continues on the new sanctuary as we move forward ahead of schedule in anticipation of our rainy season. At this point the concrete pad has been poured and the open trenching has been backfilled. Next the structural steel components will be installed after which the wooden framing can proceed. Exterior walls will be erected first followed by placement of the roof trusses. The construction team will hold its every-two-week meeting this Thursday in the Victoria Room and at the…

Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #7

We have a foundation! We passed all our inspections and were able to pour the concrete last Monday, October 21st. Check out the webcam! Now comes the fun part as they begin the rough framing and our building really starts taking shape. The next few weeks we will get walls, roof trusses, and the rough framing for the raised part of our sanctuary. (They call it a chancel, but I’m not sure I’m ready for that! We’ll figure it out.)…

Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #6

Another week of preparation for the foundation as expected. The rebar is mostly in place, and it is easier to visualize the footprint of the building now. The diagonal trench will be the location of the wide nanodoor, and the trenches in front of that are for the supports for our awning. We don’t have a date for the pour yet but are expecting it will be sometime next week.

Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #5

Another week of preparing for our foundation. We had a couple of hiccups as they found some unexpected pipes, concrete, and leaks in the foundation footing areas. This is not unusual with construction. We are not sure yet whether this will cause any delay. The good news is that we have some new pipes sticking up, so we can euphemistically say the building is starting to go up.

Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #4

Work this week continued with preparing the site. The soil is prepped and ready for the foundation. The outline of the building has been marked in orange spray paint on the soil. It is hard to see on the webcam, but easier on site. The squares closest to the coffee cart spot are for poles to support the awning. We are getting a bigger sanctuary! The next couple of weeks will be busy with getting all the underground infrastructure ready…

Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #3

The old building is really gone now, with just a small pile of rubble left. The old building’s foundation was 8 inches deeper on one side than the other. Yikes! It’s all gone now. The web cam is making it easy to check our progress, and the time lapse videos are just so much fun! Check the web page! Work this week has been focused on preparing the site. They dug down several feet and found our soil is wetter…

Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #2

What a week of progress! Hoffman & Associates’ construction crew started off the work week on Monday, September 9 by removing the exterior parapet walls and removing material from the interior of the building to prepare for its demolition. “Demolition Day” followed on Wednesday, September 11 with a large CAT (Caterpillar brand) excavator tearing away the rear of the building. The activity was out of range of the construction camera but Rev. Sian and Bob Loeschen were there to document…

Sanctuary Construction Update – Week #1

Following our groundbreaking event on Sunday, September 1, our contractor began the day after Labor Day (September 3) to prepare the site for demolition. Bricks and pavers in the courtyard were removed to be reused later in the project and a chain link construction fence was installed surrounding the work site. They also capped the sewer and water supply and Edison removed the electric meter, de-energizing the building. Recyclable materials, including lumber, were removed from the building. A kick-off construction…

Construction is Coming!

Construction of the new sanctuary is right around the corner. The builder has the permits and has been ordering materials for our project. A construction trailer and storage trailer have been delivered and set up in the rear of the property along with two portable toilets.  The official groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 1 immediately following the Sunday Service on the church courtyard. Please plan on joining us to celebrate the transition of this space into our beautiful…

November Sanctuary Update – part 2

According to our sanctuary architect Toni Pyjar from domusstudio, who is our primary liaison with the City of Costa Mesa, things have been moving along this week: PlanningThe new planner assigned to the project, Christopher Aldana, has communicated with us many times this week. I’ve found him to be very responsive and service-oriented. A much-deserved breath of fresh air from the planning dept.He reviewed the site photometrics and the existing parking lighting passed entirely, except one area in the southwest…

November Sanctuary Update

Here is the latest update provided to our new OCUUC sanctuary project team from Toni Pyjar, our project architect contact at domusstudio, who is our primary liaison with the City of Costa Mesa. “We have some good news for you. We received some plan check comments from the City! Upon first review, they appear to have no significant architectural impact on the project scope. We will request clarification of some of their comments and; of course, advocate with the church’s…