In 2017, Lanzini & Sons designed, fabricated and installed a tabernacle niche finished with gold mosaic for Saint Columban Catholic Church in Garden Grove, California. The commission created a new setting for the parish’s tabernacle within the existing reredos.
Fitting the new setting into the reredos
Setting before new niche/marble work → completed niche
Before
After
We cut an opening in the reredos and installed a custom marble platform within it. The platform had a floating appearance, providing a place for the tabernacle while the surrounding woodwork framed the new niche.
The mosaic lining and light
We fabricated the arched niche as a separate component, finishing its curved interior and surround with gold mosaic in the workshop before installation. The completed niche was then fitted into the opening above the marble platform.
LED lighting inside the niche allowed the warmth and tone of the scene around the tabernacle to be adjusted.
Our Divine Mercy mosaic for Saint Columban was a separate 2018 job.
Project location: Saint Columban Catholic Church, 10801 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840.
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