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Begelow Chapel | Church of St. Mary | First Unitarian Church | Glavin Family Chapel
Holy Rosary Chatholic Church | Leaf Chapel | Ring Chapel
St. Stephen's Episcopal | Seaside Interfaith Chapel | Temple Bat Yahm Chapel

Holy Rosary Catholic Church Complex
St. Amant, La.
Trahan Architects

the People

Owner
Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Architect
Trahan Architects, A.P.A.C
445 North Boulevard, Suite 570
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
225.924.6333; 225.924.6498 (fax)
www.trahanarchitects.com

Partner in Charge/Designer:
Trey Trahan, AIA

Design and Production Team:
Brad Davis; Kirk Edwards, AIA; Bryan Hammond; Michael Monceaux;
Melissa Duhon; Lisa Hargrave, AIA; Jason Hargrave, AIA

Interior designer:
Lauren Bombet Interiors
Lauren Bombet

Engineer(s):
Structural and Civil Engineers:
Schrenk & Peterson Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Wayne Peterson; John Endom (Structural)
Jim San Martin (Civil)

Mechanical/Electrial Engineers:
APEX Engineering
Chelsea Knight (Electrical)
Bill Laurie (Mechanical)
www.apex-engineering.com

Consultant(s)
Quality Design and Construction, Inc.
Bart Melancon (Project Manager)
Steve Fontaine (Superintendent)

Photographer(s)
Timothy Hursley
501.372.0640

 

the Products

Exterior cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall:
1/2" Structural Glass Wall -
Architectural Glass & Metal

Concrete:
Walls/Floor Finishes/Ceiling Linings - The concrete used for this project (i.e. walls, floors, ceilings) was a blend produced by Sorrento Lumber Co, Inc. located in Sorrento, Louisiana. SLC used 4000-PSI Concrete from white Portland cement and class C Flyash, which gave the desired Architectural Color required for the project. Special aggregate blends and add mixtures were used for placement in the walls to achieve the desired appearance. The finished product met the specifications and achieved the desired natural look.

Roofing
SBS Modified Over Tapered Insulation - Johns Manville www.jm.com

Glazing
Skylights:
1/2" Structural Glass - Architectural

Doors
Entrances:
1/2" Low Line Glass - Architectural Glass & Metal

Hardware
Locksets:
Corbin Russwin www.corbinrusswin.com

Hinges:
Hager www.hagerhinge.com

Closers:
Rixson www.rixson.com

Pulls:
Architectural Glass & Metal (fabricator)

Interior finishes
Carpet:
100% pure wool (felted) – Ruckstuhl www.ruckstuhl.net

Furnishings
Reception furniture:
Conventional plaster - Quality Design and Construction, Inc. (steel framework) and Southern Stucco (plaster)

Fixed seating:
Church pews/benches - teakwood - Benchworks (fabricator)

Upholstery:
Maharam: Pebble Wool www.maharam.com

Altar, ambo, tabernacle, cross:
Tallix www.tallix.com (fabricator)

Plumbing
Fixtures:
Vola www.vola.dk

Sink:
Custom cast-in-placeconcrete

 

     
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