Seton Hall University Immaculate Conception Seminary LOCATION South Orange, NJ SIZE 2,240 square feet
CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Located on the campus of Seton Hall University, the worship space for Immaculate Conception Seminary is located within one of the oldest extant structures on the campus. Completed in 1882 as a place for university alumni to gather and fraternize, the second floor of the building has served as a gymnasium, a chemistry lab and a lecture hall before its present incarnation as a worship space. The design team at DCAK-MSA were directed by the seminary administration to create a worship space that would be in keeping with the preparation of men for twenty-first century priestly service. The request was made that the design scheme should also celebrate the rich artistic tradition of the American Catholic Church. The design chosen draws inspiration directly from Alumni Hall’s Pugin inspired English Gothic style.
Onyx one of the semi-precious stones mentioned in the Bible, was utilized for both the mensa and decorative inlays of the new altar. The existing arched trusses of the ceiling were brought back to their original beauty and a new tongue and grove ceiling installed that replicates the original. The frames designed for new Stations of the Cross, celebrant and deacon chairs as well as new chandeliers were all executed in a Gothic style of similar tableau. Such unity of design with these appointments have successfully created a since of harmony and unity.
CHAPEL OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Located on the campus of Seton Hall University, the worship space for Immaculate Conception Seminary is located within one of the oldest extant structures on the campus. Completed in 1882 as a place for university alumni to gather and fraternize, the second floor of the building has served as a gymnasium, a chemistry lab and a lecture hall before its present incarnation as a worship space. The design team at DCAK-MSA were directed by the seminary administration to create a worship space that would be in keeping with the preparation of men for twenty-first century priestly service. The request was made that the design scheme should also celebrate the rich artistic tradition of the American Catholic Church. The design chosen draws inspiration directly from Alumni Hall’s Pugin inspired English Gothic style.
Onyx one of the semi-precious stones mentioned in the Bible, was utilized for both the mensa and decorative inlays of the new altar. The existing arched trusses of the ceiling were brought back to their original beauty and a new tongue and grove ceiling installed that replicates the original. The frames designed for new Stations of the Cross, celebrant and deacon chairs as well as new chandeliers were all executed in a Gothic style of similar tableau. Such unity of design with these appointments have successfully created a since of harmony and unity.