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Lutheran Church of Hope - Ankeny

A place of sanctuary and connection within a rapidly expanding contextual environment

Lutheran Church of Hope - Ankeny

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Lutheran Church of Hope-Ankeny is the suburban satellite campus of a large Evangelical Lutheran Church in the heart of Iowa. The church is a place of sanctuary and connection within a rapidly expanding contextual environment composed of mixed-use development along an arterial street connecting multiple neighborhoods. As phase one of development for a fast-growing congregation, the programmatic functions include a 700-seat flexible worship space, a gathering space, 24/7 chapel, coffee shop, nursery, offices, and educational facilities. In addition, the ministry provides a kitchen and food pantry function for those in need within the larger community. To support this new satellite congregation, the structure creates a setting for connection, community and sanctuary.

Impact + Innovation

The volumes of the Lutheran Church of Hope-Ankeny are contained within a simple rectangular footprint wrapped by smooth, white concrete walls. The elegant form sits in stark contrast to the earth tone sided and shingled environment of its surrounding suburb. The 24/7 chapel anchors the structure to the site, reaching upward with a symbolic cross. The wall of the main gathering space, which grows from the chapel form, gradually increases in porosity to provide views to and from the worship environment. Within the worship space, folded wall surfaces continue to wrap space and volume and culminate in a glass cross that is revealed through light. These porous walls will always remain the primary focus, serving as an organizing device to inform facility growth over time. The twenty-acre site is developed with low-maintenance native vegetation and a pond to manage storm water for the larger series of residential and commercial lots surrounding it. Over time, a prayer walk and a memorial grove of trees will surround the pond.

Lutheran Church of Hope - Ankeny

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Lutheran Church of Hope - Ankeny

Awards

AIA Kansas
Merit Award, Excellence in Architecture
2016

AIA Central States Region
Honor Award, Excellence in Architecture
2016

AIA Kansas City
Honor Award
2015

AIA Iowa
Excellence in Design, Honor Award
2015

Lutheran Church of Hope - Ankeny
Lutheran Church of Hope - Ankeny