HBC Master Plan
In 2007, Highland Baptist Church started working on a Landscape Master Plan. The planning effort arose out of a need to look at the larger picture of the whole grounds, a desire to deepen the care of the exterior of the facility, to create a greater focus on their work days, and to develop a lasting vision for outdoor sacred space. The plan also is intended to be implemented in small manageable portions.
The planning began by looking at other sacred buildings: English Gothic churches. Through that research, it became apparent that landscaping around the sanctuary did not live up to the historical, pastoral character. The landscape committee toured Christ Church Cathedral’s sacred spaces. Through this, we learned about their landscape changes and maintenance. From there we created an inventory and analysis of the HBC property looking at lighting, parking, tree conditions, and current maintenance. This led us to create landscape zones consolidating areas of similar character. A final master plan was compiled and made into a video. The final master plan involved the following areas:
Restoring Landscapes
- Historical
- Ecological
- Meaningful
Creating Sacred Spaces
- Prayer Garden
- Courtyard
- Labyrinth
Installing New Plantings
- Tree plantings
- Lawn alternatives
- Sign/street landscapin
Highland Baptist Church Proposed Master Plan Video
The video below shows the improvements in a three dimensional manner. It travels around the site showing how the improvements match the zone and potential opportunities. To run the video, double-click on the image. Patience is needed to allow it time to download and run.
