Grotto Design supports the renewal of traditional Catholic church design and construction by bringing to mind the necessary architecture features that make the church building a worthy intersection between earth and the heavenly liturgy, inspiring us to bring Christ into our daily lives and out to the world.
The inspiration for the chapel at the farm for the Glory of God was probably 15 years in the making before any shovel hit the ground. The location at the farm was chosen near the ‘grotto’ where a statue of Our Lady of Grace resides in an orchard. Groundbreaking was in December 2010 with construction …
It has been a few years since I have been to Chimayo and I can't find my pictures. My niece Anne Marie sent me this great picture and it is supplemented by images from Wikimedia Commons. The church design is classic northern New Mexico. More Mexican than Indian. It is a descendent of Spanish Colonial that …
Capella San Carlo is a bishop approved personal chapel in Texas. The chapel facade is patterned after the facade of Santa Susanna in Rome designed by Carlo Maderno, the nephew of architect Carlo Fontana (but apparently no relation to Domenico Fontana who erected the 327 ton Egyptian obelisk in St. Peter's square in 1586). The facade of …
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