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Valley Bible Fellowship – The Soul Factory

Vision

• Create an innovative, customized space to fit a growing 12,000-member church for the lowest possible cost.
• Build a facility that matches the industrial structures in the surrounding area.
• Portray the Pastor’s vision of “Turning the Church Inside Out.”

Challenge

• Get it designed and built in 8 months, on time and on budget.
• Local quotes all came in too high and they needed at least 40,000 square feet of space.
• Reduce HVAC costs and noise control.
• Design acoustics and stage for a good rock ‘n roll feel, as well as large productions.

Solution

• The design build team value engineered a solution to come in at under $200.00 a square foot for a total of $7.5 million, compared to the initial bid of $12 million.
• CharestCorp designed a 190-foot clear span metal frame structure which literally turned the church inside out by revealing the structural steel on the outside of the building.
• The sanctuary capacity of 3,900 people was designed for future expansion. It was specifically engineered to be “ready-made” for a mezzanine that would eventually seat an additional 2,500 church members.
• VBF’s HVAC system was designed to be high volume and low velocity for the large space. It was built into the stage (underneath) and still today is completely silent.