AN EXISTING CHURCH SPACE WAS BUILT-OUT TO CREATE THE FIRST-EVER LDS TEMPLE IN THE NEW YORK METRO AREA. THE FACILITY SERVES MORE THAN 42,000 CHURCH MEMBERS FROM NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, AND CONNECTICUT. THE DESIGN INCORPORATES ELEMENTS OF THE CHURCH’S INTERNATIONAL HEAD- QUARTERS IN UTAH, WHILE BLENDING INTO THE SURROUNDING URBAN LANDSCAPE. IT WAS BUILT WITHIN AN EXISTING BUILDING, RISING SIX STORIES HIGH, ONE BLOCK WEST OF CENTRAL PARK. THE TEMPLE HOUSES RELIGIOUS ORDINANCE ROOMS, BAPTISMAL FONT, TOILET ROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS, AND CHURCH OFFICES. A CUSTOM-DESIGNED SOUND- PROOFED SHELL CREATES  A QUIET AND PEACEFUL ATMOSPHERE, WHERE MEMBERS CAN ENJOY SPIRITUAL REFLECTION.