St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church

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Century-old Catholic parish’s new sanctuary integrates tech sophistication with inspiring traditional design

Going “traditional” in form doesn’t mean forfeiting cutting-edge functionality, and what went inside the new “old-world style” at St. Michael’s the Archangel Catholic Church proves it.

The worship facility, located in McKinney, Texas, is designed for the century-old parish, but it conceals several sophisticated technological components inside. Yet, the exterior appearance, a tall, stone-clad parish, is built in the European cathedral cruciform pattern of a cross while retaining its place as a sacred byway on the one-time unsettled north Texas prairie.

But look again. Even the native stone and exposed wood slat walls and ceiling are “miracles” of quality manufacturing, not of good quarry or mill work. By installing materials that look authentic, perform better and cost less than the real thing, the designer and builder, Dallas-based Beck Group, optimized features and value for more effective ministry to the people who come through St. Michael’s doors.
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