Right now the big question concerning the YLM building that burnt down recently is whether to repair it, knock what remains down and rebuild, or to do a combination. Before, the building was designed as two apartments with two bedrooms each. It has been used to house volunteers and missionaries over the years. In the earliest days with was used for various youth group activities as well. Our hope is to rebuild in a way that would provide flexible housing for the sake of missionaries and students of the Lutheran Hispanic Missionary Institute. Below is a basic drawing of the original building and a “conversation-starter” drawing that would repair the existing structure with additions that would result in three apartments. With the opening and closing of certain doors, each apartment could be configured as a one bedroom to 4 bedrooms. (Disclaimer: The drawings below were done by a vicar with no design experience. Suggestions/critique is welcome.) We are still in the process of negotiating with Church Mutual Insurance regarding their coverage of the tragedy and obtaining restoration estimates from builders.
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- Missionary/Student Apartments after fire
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- Floor plan of building 4 before the fire.
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- A “conversation starter” drawing of a three aparment design with flexible room connections.
May 8, 2009 at 11:05 am |
Greetings and Blessings from St. John’s in Bakersfield, CA.
We are interested in building a team of our talented congregants in the construction business to help re-build Rita’s building.
Do you plan to use servant teams to help with the (re)construction? When do you suppose you will begin with demolition and construction?
How can we help beyond financial and prayer support?
Thanks,
Gregg German and Janet DeHart
Missions Steering Committee Co-chairs