Before being preserved and integrated into the new building, the historic facade was temporarily supported by external bracing towers. In addition to the temporary stabilization, additional reinforcing was required to maintain the facade’s stability once integrated into the permanent building.
Rendering by Michael McCann for Robert A.M. Stern Architects.
- Rendering by Michael McCann for Robert A.M. Stern Architects.
This new building for Virginia’s state legislature incorporates the 1912 limestone facade of the now-demolished General Assembly Building that previously occupied the same site on Richmond’s Capitol Square.
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Before being preserved and integrated into the new building, the historic facade was temporarily supported by external bracing towers. In addition to the temporary stabilization, additional reinforcing was required to maintain the facade’s stability once integrated into the permanent building.
The building’s structure is a steel frame with composite metal deck slabs and a concrete core; new exterior walls are clad with precast panels. Several levels within the 15-story building contain multiple large rooms for public functions, requiring complex structural transfers.
Foreground: Virginia General Assembly Building under construction.
Background: Richmond Old City Hall (left, work ongoing), and the Virginia State Capitol Building (right, work completed in 2007).
Background: Richmond Old City Hall (left, work ongoing), and the Virginia State Capitol Building (right, work completed in 2007).
