St Michael the Archangel
Our Lady of the Angels Garden Crypts
Palatine, Illinois
- Original Complex
- Cross and stained glass feature adorn the complex
- Original Garden Crypt and Niche Complex
- Original Garden Crypt and Niche Complex
- Original Garden Crypt and Niche Complex
- Committal Chapel
- Administration Area
- Cross and stained glass feature
- Columbarium Units
- Columbarium Units
- Columbarium Units
- Garden Crypts and Niches Expansion in the foreground with Original Project in the background
- Garden Crypts and Niches Expansion in the foreground with Original Project in the background
- Garden Crypts and Niches Expansion
- Garden Crypts and Niches Expansion
- Mosaic Niches in the Expansion
Project Description
Mekus Tanager designed the original complex in 1994, which included 1,200 cyrpts, 200 niches, garden feature areas, chapels, administrative offices, and workrooms. The original master plan also included provisions for expansion.
The new construction includes crypts and niches which extend in a radial pattern from the center point of the garden, gradually stepping down the hillside. Ceramic mosaic art tablets adorn the end of each axis, creating a major focal point.
The new construction phase brings the total number of crypts to 3,400 and 2,900 niches. Mekus Tanager’s master plan also provides for an additional phase of crypt expansion on the east end of the complex, when additional inventory is required.
Quick Facts
- Client: Catholic Cemeteries – Archdiocese of Chicago
- Project Size: 6,300 Interments
- Services Performed: Architecture, Planning, Interior Design
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