OVERVIEW

A Liturgical Design consultant wears many hats: Rolf Rohn of Rohn & Associates Design, Inc. is a Liturgical artist, Designer, educator, construction consultant and appraiser. He has dedicated his professional career to the study and execution of sacred art, architecture and liturgical design, educating leadership and communities about how art, architecture and liturgy work together on over 3,000 projects worldwide. Rolf specializes in the development and implementation of comprehensive worship environments from master planning, fundraising support, space and functional needs, and sacred art using the guidelines articulated in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture and Worship, as well as the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, the rite for the Dedication of a church.

Most designers and architects lack the liturgical expertise essential to address the liturgical requirements of a sacred space. Rolf is an expert at opening the hearts and senses of all parties to the Holy Spirit and translating that into a holistic harmony of space, devotion and liturgy that is faith-affirming. Liturgical environments have completely different functional needs: they must be designed from the altar outward, with active and passive spaces and clear sightlines that interact to bring harmony to promote a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Proper space formation, liturgical furniture, appointments and interior design should work as a cohesive whole. In doing so, this gives the community a clear sense of the sacred and encourages a sense of participation in the sacred liturgies and sacraments, while at the same time teaching about their ministries and iconography that make it a truly Catholic environment.

A Liturgical Design consultant’s scope of work includes but is not limited to:

• New construction

• Interior and exterior building renovation and restoration, including 3D scans to determine structural limitations and conditions of historical buildings that would need to be addressed

• Water or fire damage restoration, as well prevention of future environmental damage space formation (including entry ways, restrooms, and seating that meet ADA requirements, as well as prayer gardens)

• Money saving state-of-the-art lighting control and acoustical systems that set scenes to focus on liturgical actions, devotions and inspiring art and are easily controlled via iPads, as well as updated heating systems and acoustics for music ministries

• Interior decoration and liturgical artwork (this includes flooring, furniture, appointments, murals, stations of the cross, statues, art glass, and mosaics, etc.)

• Development and landscaping of exterior grounds, and the introduction of columbariums to increase potential revenue opportunities

• Parish education programs for master planning

• Fundraising support