 | | Church design - what is right? —Sonnich Jensen
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| | | Hello! I just putted my church online ( (URL) ), but that doesn't mean that my design will no longer change. I have had the following questions for a long time: 1. The tower is always towards West?!?! My local church points east if I am right. 2. If (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | | | | Re: Church design - what is right? —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | (...) So then no, the steeple isn't always to the west. :D Doors are usually at the end of the nave (see below), or at least on one of the transepts. (...) Tower is usually called the "Steeple". The small additions on the sides are called (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | | | | | | Re: Church design - what is right? —Amy Hughes
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| | | | | | (...) Or bell tower, or campanile, particularly if it isn't attached to the church. (...) These often have a chapel underneath them, but I believe they are called the chancel. If you are refering to the area where the altar is. Amy (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Church design - what is right? —Eric Lind
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| | | | | | Churches often have some sort of underground rooms. Cathedrals generally have crypts for notable dead people underneath them, or for relics or whatever. Crypts for notable live people are kept elsewhere. Campaniles are generally part of the Italian (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | | | | Re: Church design - what is right? —John Matthews
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| | | | | Here is a link to a plan diagram of fairly typical cathedral. Cathedrals derive their plan form from the basilica. (URL) Tower should face West (often referred to as the West works) 2. Front door at the West, under the Rose Window -- the whole West (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | | | | | | Re: Church design - what is right? —Sonnich Jensen
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| | | | | | (...) thanks, that's pretty useful. I friend told me that the transepts should be mote towards the tower, and the door on the southern side. He is correct about the door(s), but about the transepts position . I guess it will stay that way. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | | | | Re: Church design - what is right? —Brad Hamilton
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| | | | Nice. I like a lot of different things about it. I like the very small transept and choir. Usually small churches are purely rectangular. Only larger buildings tend to exhibit the cross-like geometry. I like how this one has the mini-transept and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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