The original 3,500-SF sanctuary was barnlike with a wooden silo and an interior space with steps, tiered seating, and hard surfaces. These elements made the space inaccessible, acoustically challenged, and dark, despite its existing windows.

Landau|Zinder prepared a Master Plan for reworking the public spaces, including varied conceptual design options and estimates. The decision was made that a complete remodeling (partial demolition and replacement) would be the most cost-effective way to resolve the multiple issues with the Sanctuary.

The new Sanctuary provides a single-level floor with moveable seats, allowing for multi-minyan setup and for services to face east or south. The cedar panels that wrap the space were salvaged and reused from the original space, providing a continuity to the original space, allowing people feel connected to the new space as still their spiritual home. The curved south wall (Jerusalem Stone interior and fiber cement rainscreen exterior) was inserted to soften the space. The randomly sized window slots in the wall represent the 12 Tribes of Israel, each unique but providing their own light to the community. These windows and new LED lighting brighten the space, while new acoustic panels and concealed speakers modulate the acoustic requirements. New monitors and cameras provide technology to support the religious service needs of today. Landau|Zinder also designed a new Ark to house the Temple’s Torahs.