St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church and School

For the Archdiocese of San Antonio, the Architects were commissioned to prepare a new master plan for St. Margaret Mary parish located in southeast San Antonio. The inner-city campus is completely surrounded by retail and commercial development, but has a large congregation and was in need of new facilities. After a programming process that involved the interview of over 50 areas of ministries, the architects developed a plan that softens the physical “asphalt-laden” appearance to a landscaped destination with new spiritual devotional spaces.

One aspect of the site was the reduction of impervious cover to aid drainage problems, while still increasing parking needs for the handicapped. New structures include a Parish administration center, renovation and additions to the school building and new liturgical site gathering spaces.