Before it is preserved and integrated into the new building, the historic facade will be temporarily supported by external bracing towers. In addition to the temporary stabilization, additional reinforcing will be required to maintain the facade’s stability once it is 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 will incorporate 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 it is preserved and integrated into the new building, the historic facade will be temporarily supported by external bracing towers. In addition to the temporary stabilization, additional reinforcing will be required to maintain the facade’s stability once it is integrated into the permanent building.
The building’s structure will be a steel frame with composite metal deck slabs and a concrete core; new exterior walls will be clad with precast panels. Several levels within the 15-story building will 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).
