"Simple elegant lines and the harmonious use of natural form is what I used to bring an easy grace to this spiritual home."
Paul N. Poloz

Poloz clearly understood the paradox that underscored this project-that he will never have success in following the traditional way of church architecture and in the same time, he knew that any new and irrational design would have an even greater chance to be rejected by the Church Design Jury. In the end, Poloz went with his gut and created a design that he believed needed to be fresh and 21st century-like.

The design ended up being a most unconventional one for a church as it may more likely be found as an art museum. Albeit the proposal was exceptionally avant-garde for a church, the competition's Jury fell for the design and ultimately, named Poloz the winner.

The aesthetic intent of the Church design is to create an elegantly rugged concrete structure that conveys the essence of both religious faith and novel architecture.

The freestanding concrete sculptural walls surrounding the Church are abstract in form, as they seem to be growing from the ground in the shape of cliffs or fault thrusts.

These walls wrap around the building, encasing it in a garden of stone. The church itself holds an oval dome shape to it, where, coinciding with the surrounding sculptural walls, it creates a very new environment-as if it is a new piece of natural scenery.

One enters the church under a monumental arch and through a set of 20-foot Brazilian Cherry Wood doors cast in bronze, which comply with the sense of grandeur of the building

The interior is a bit less reserved than the outside, but not by much. The foyer welcomes the guest with ten twenty-foot, white stone columns standing in an arc formation with an opening between them leading to the grand hall. Above is a glimpse to a second-story opening, which is Poloz's acknowledgment that a building this large needs vertical as well as horizontal space.

As the guest continues past the tall pillars, they walk through the grand hall, which is enhanced with live greenery and white stone and cherry wood flooring. At the end of the hallway is the heart of the building: the sanctuary.

The sanctuary contains an elegant flow of space, which directs the energy of the room toward the cross at the head of the sanctuary. Poloz wants to use large, thick crystal glass tesserae for the cross opening, which will create a translucent emotional impact.

Segmented arches transition between the auditorium and ambulatory on the two sides of the sanctuary, which help redirect the manipulated natural light back into the sanctuary.

The intensity of natural light on the geometric shapes emphasize the curvature of the walls as the light penetrates through the hidden window openings above, thus providing a sense of life, purity, and beauty to the interior.

The interior ceiling design of the sanctuary gives the impression of clouds, with light penetrating through.

As the ceiling clouds gradually raise, the floor slightly rakes downward, thus enhancing a greater sense of splendor. The ceiling clouds then gradually lower as the floor dramatically rises to the Baptism Basin, thus creating a central focal point for the guest.

Paul N. Poloz desires to fascinate the visitors of the future church through the irrational designs of the large monumental forms. The composition of these forms seek to depict a festive air-the effervescence of life. They reflect an exploration for meaningful symbols and moods. This project also demonstrates that in the effort to integrate diverse and fearless architectural style, the architect may cause them to serve different purposes, either as the keynote of the composition or as a virtue of their sculptural and simplified figurativeness.

Whether one is fond of this erratic architecture or not, they have to admit that it attracts them either way. It draws their attention with either love or detest and it holds that attention nonetheless. Although the interpretation of the design is left open, one has to acknowledge that with a constantly searching fantasy, in his design, Poloz sincerely promotes a lyrical spirit.

Poloz stated, "Although architecture does not necessarily save the world, it does give the continued life meaning and a connection to the world unknown."