Westhill Community Church

This project involves the construction of a church consisting of a 370-seat sanctuary, six meeting rooms of varying sizes including a dedicated youth room, offices, crèche and community café on a green field site in the Westhill area of Aberdeenshire. The building is designed around a feature sanctuary with glulam structure expressed internally.

A single storey foyer terminates with a public cafe and external patio offering view across the low land and adjacent SUDS pond. Small room accommodation comprising meeting rooms, offices and a creche are grouped in a two storey linear building positioned parallel to the sanctuary.

External materials comprising silicon render, zinc, hybrid curtain walling and facing brick offer a high quality, low maintenance finish.
High levels of insulation minimise heat loss through the building envelope. Large windows and roof lights flood the building with natural light. The use of natural ventilation has been maximised and a biomass boiler system offers an environmentally sound heating solution. The building achieved an A Energy Performance Rating.