Floor Plans & Layout discussion

I realized my post fits better here, so I'm copying it here:

I'd like to propose a different configuration.
No matter where the stage it, it seems like the best place for hospitality is NOT by the stage, but on the side or in the back.
With the stage on the West wall:
1) Nothing to the left or right except what will help us focus on worship-- art. plants, banners etc.
2) Prayer happens in front of the stage, but when the Holy Spirit falls or we have different things going on, we move to the side
3) Communion stations to to the sides also (Moving to do this weekly)
4) As people come in the door they are met by greeters and ushered the hospitality area.(No Table here. It will create a traffic jam)
In the NE corner we have a huge display with everything we do, photos of our activities and leader, take-home flyers, how to get involved etc. The words WELCOME CENTER is visible from the door, and people can stand with their cup of coffee, browse around and talk to small group leaders who are there to answer questions and help them connect.
5) The kitchen, coffee bar and fellowship area with small tables and chairs are scattered where the stage is now. People can sit there even during the service, but the coffee bar is closed during the service. This area is part of our welcome and exudes welcome, coziness, a place to hang out and visit even after church since people are coming from long distances. Here we can even serve lunch and invite students to hang out.
6) It we really need extra storage besides the 2nd mens room and what is left over in the kitchen, we can build it where the nursing mother's area is now.
7) The office can hold comfy seating for moms with toddlers and a partition for those who want to nurse in private. Sound piped in.
8) The other option is to have one of the kitchen areas outfitted to be a private mom's corner. How much space do we really need for this, and how often?
9) The thing that is sorely lacking is a teen room. We have few now, but what about later? We can probably use the 2nd men's bathroom for the teens instead of storage, which means building storage space in the sanctuary, again, probably where the nursing mom's area is now.
10) If we think the door will be awkward for people, we can put a curved wall/partition there to direct people with some privacy toward the back.
11) I strongly suggest that the kids do NOT enter through the hallway. It will most probably be dark, and it will be awkward for people who want to get through to the sanctuary. Sean, I thoughthad the idea of having the kids drop off inside the doorway off the foyer. That will eliminate foyer chaos too.

I don't know how to create these floor plans, so I just wrote over Corissa's. Hope it's visible.
How can I get a blank floor plan?

I totally agree with you about this Lauren.  I thought we were dreaming big, and putting everything we hoped for someday into a final "hopefully-some-day-we-can-afford-this" plan. At least that is the impression that I have gotten from other proposals people are making.  As far as what we will have for August, there is a way to put a Nursing Mom's Room into the Kids Church area for now. I just want to make sure there is a space RESERVED for it in designs (preferably in the Sanctuary) for later when the Kids Church population grows (about 20%) and we need the former Nursing Mom's Space for extended nursery space.

I think realistically we are going to be able to pay for & have time to complete only covering the asbestos floors and doing the absolute minimum we need to function in the new space for September.  (And by absolute minimum I'm not talking about the "functional" minimum Dave discussed last Saturday.  I mean a lower level the of functionality that will still be somewhat uncomfortable.)

I am leaning toward the west wall stage at this point. I think it gives us the best options for all the things we want to do in the space. I like the corner idea, too, but having all the entrances so close to the stage really pens us in. I'm not so worried about latecomers (of which I am often one) as I am about traffic flow before and after the service. I'd like to see some more discussion of why people are interested in the corner concept to help me process that if we're still considering it.

I have detailed dimensions for main room and kids area in sketches including utilities. Have not had time to draw up yet kids area yet. Welcome to sketches in meantime.