Ahmad Assi

Cultural  /  2024

Sts. Peter and Paul Church

Rendered outdoor scenes for the grounds of a Melkite Greek Catholic church in Ottawa, covering the open air structure, the stage and the event tents that share the plaza.

Project type
Church grounds, open air structure and event spaces
Location
Ottawa, Ontario
Status
Design development
Area
Outdoor grounds and pavilion
Role
Visualisation, with Muzaiko Architecture as project architect

The grounds of Sts. Peter and Paul, a Melkite Greek Catholic church in Ottawa, where the outdoor space has to do several jobs across a year: an everyday forecourt, a place for a stage, and a plaza that takes marquees for feasts and community events without being permanently occupied by them.

The long open air structure is the fixed piece. A steel frame carries a shallow roof over a paved terrace, deep enough to shelter a crowd and open enough that it does not read as a building. Everything else is arranged around it and can be struck down: the stage, the food tent, the shisha tent, each rendered in place so the church could see how the plaza works when it is full rather than only when it is empty.

The building and the grounds are a Muzaiko Architecture project and the design development set is theirs. My part is the visualisation.

Aerial render of the church grounds showing the long open air structure, the event tents on the plaza and the domed church beyond
Second aerial render of the grounds from the opposite side, showing the plaza, the canopy and the surrounding trees
The grounds from above. The plaza is planned to take marquees and crowds without being given over to them permanently.
Render of the open air structure, a long steel framed canopy over a paved terrace with seating beneath it
The grounds from above. The plaza is planned to take marquees and crowds without being given over to them permanently.
Render of the outdoor stage set up on the plaza with seating in front of it
The event set up. Stage, food tent and shisha tent, each rendered in place on the plaza.
Render of the food tent with tables and servery on the plaza
The event set up. Stage, food tent and shisha tent, each rendered in place on the plaza.
Render of the shisha tent with lounge seating under a marquee
The event set up. Stage, food tent and shisha tent, each rendered in place on the plaza.

Drawings

Title sheet of the rendered outdoor scenes presentation showing the grounds with the canopy, the event tents and the church
Outdoor scenes presentation, title sheet