SELECTED PROJECT:
Greek Orthodox Church

Completed in 2001 in Tallahassee, Florida with a Construction Cost of $900,000. The Greek Orthodox Church in Tallahassee struggled for years to plan their annual Greek Food Festival around their existing facilities; a glorified catering kitchen, an 85-seat hall and a big tent. When it was realized how these old, cramped facilities were limiting their fundraising ability, they asked Johnson Peterson Architects to design a new Fellowship Hall (capable of seating 300, banquet style) and a commercial grade kitchen large enough to feed several thousand people at the Food Festival.

The Kitchen includes a steam heated serving line with roll-up windows, large walk-in freezers and refrigerator; hooded fry stations and convection ovens as well as extensive stainless steel lay out counters and dry storage.

The Fellowship Hall and Restrooms not only accommodate the constant “turning of tables” but also includes acoustic treatment and a major sound system. Because the Church desired a warm and refined space, they opted for an exposed glue lamwood structure with tongue and grove wood deck.

Because the larger, more efficient facilities have allowed the Greek Church to increase their annual profit, the entire new addition could be paid off in only eight years!

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