Herschel Street Church Renovation

herschel street church renovation

The Herschel Street Church Renovation revitalizes the 1964 Church of the Holy Cross, designed by Thomas William Hainze Architect, as Trinity Church Dallas’s second campus, allowing a growing urban church to continue to serve its neighbors as a spiritual home on both Sundays and throughout the week. Located on a corner lot in the vibrant Oak Lawn neighborhood of downtown Dallas, the once-walled-off cloister now leverages the dual street frontage to become an open gathering place for visitors. By replacing the previously sealed side with an open street front cafe and fellowship hall, the adjoining central courtyard connects seamlessly with the original entrance becoming a community space that reaches beyond the physical walls to the neighborhood public realm. A carefully selected palate of natural materials brings light and warmth to the strong geometry of the sanctuary, establishing a deeply rooted sacred space defined by the rising heavy timber frames that reach across the aisle to form a colonnade of timber arches.

Design Architect: Reach Architects
Architect of Record: DSGN Associates
Landscape Architect: Bud Creative