We have shown many very recent 'Before and After' projects, but I wanted to turn the clock back to the year 2008 when Granda Liturgical Arts and Evergreene Architectural Arts completed a renovation of the Immaculate Conception Chapel at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.
The project in question involved bringing the sanctuary back toward a more classical configuration that was closer to its historical configuration and more appropriate to the gothic style of the building. In addition to this, a new reredos structure and tabernacle were installed, along with other liturgical furnishings, and the muralwork and other decorative painted works were also refreshed and restored.
A view from the nave will give a better sense of the look and feel of the new ordering compared to its immediate predecessor.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
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| The new tabernacle by Granda |
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| The canopy over the altar |
A very nicely done project that has revivified the chapel interior with richer colour along with a sanctuary that now better emphasizes the centrality of the altar.
As usual, here are a some views of the "before the before" that shows the chapel as it was historically. As you will see, it has gone through quite a number of incarnations in its brief existence.
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| The chapel in 1955. Unfortunately this image comes from a book so the central part of the photo has been cut off, distorting the view of the altar. |
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| The chapel as it looked in 1931 |
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| The chapel as it looked in 1910 |
