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Brawer Hauptman & Larkin is a Philadelphia based architectural firm specializing in healthcare, higher ed (colleges and universities), and religious architecture, especially churches, synagogues, and Jewish institutions such as JCCs and community centers. Our healthcare projects include small in-hospital renovations to larger free-standing care centers. We also specialize in adaptive reuse and historic preservation.
Murphy Bema
In order to make the Sanctuary space at Temple Sholom as flexible as possible -- allowing for the Social Hall to expand and to fully accommodate nine classrooms -- it was necessary to find a way to remove the bema platform and conceal the ark.
The idea for a "Murphy Bema" was developed. The platform uses spring-loaded hardware that allows for easy operation. The underside of the bema presents an attractive decorative pattern of stained woods.
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