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A Capitol View HDR/Berggren Architects Provider Number A CAPITOL VIEW Title Course Number Michael Dixon, FAIA Date April 5, 2019 Credit(s) earned on completion of This course is registered with AIA this course will be reported to AIA CES for continuing professional CES for AIA members. Certificates education. As such, it does not of Completion for both AIA include content that may be members and non-AIA members deemed or construed to be an are available upon request. approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. ___________________________________________ Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation. Course Description The Capitol Building project is a major historically sensitive renovation of a National Historic Landmark. Michael Dixon, FAIA, will discuss the needs for the project and how the completed project will provide for a safe, highly usable structure for future generations. Learning Objectives At the end of the this course, participants will be able to: 1. Analyze and discuss the importance of a historic capitol building, examining why this Wyoming State Capitol has such an important place in the history of our nation as well as for modern society. 2. Describe existing health, safety and welfare issues in the Capitol which have been addressed in the rehabilitation project for the building. 3. Explore the symbolism and heraldry found at the Wyoming Capitol as it represents the constitution, government and values which today’s civilization holds. 4. Acquire knowledge regarding the project’s magnitude in scope and participant involvement and explore project guidelines to improve the building’s safety and code compliance issues. April 5, 2019 Summer, 2019 96: A presentation by MICHAEL DIXON, FAIA, Historic Preservation Architect A $299 million project / 36 months of construction WYOMING STATE CAPITOL BUILDING / Cheyenne WYOMING STATE CAPITOL BUILDING Capitol Historically Sensitive Renovation $116 million Herschler Building Remodel & Expansion 57 million Central Utility Plant Replacement: 19 million Connecting Tunnel Remodel & Expansion 19 million Site Work & Landscaping 8 million TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS $219 million THE ROAD TO CHEYENNE THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS COMMITTEE ON HISTORIC RESOURCES appointed in 1990 elected to the College of Fellows in 1995 ON TO CHEYENNE! BLACK SEA Mike’s Peace Corps service countries / 2011-2016 Wyoming’s Capitol has never had a comprehensive renovation in its 130-year history Laying of the cornerstone May 18, 1887 2019 Drawing by MICHAEL DIXON, FAIA Historic Preservation Architect Grand Reopening July 10, 2019 William Dubois, architect 1917 1890 David Gibbs, architect 1888 ❖ Saving and planning has been underway for over 15 years ❖ Many studies were conducted in advance of this project ❖ The Legislature saved over $100 million before the project started ❖ Critical infrastructure failures needed to be addressed to protect the Capitol for future generations ❖ Sufficient space needed to be provided for the public to more fully participate in the legislative process Fire Danger ❖ The Capitol had no smoke detection, smoke evacuation, or fire suppression systems ❖ Fire and smoke could spread quickly, because there were no reliable fire partitions Egress Challenges ❖ There were tripping hazards in the Chamber public galleries ❖ The exterior fire escapes were slippery and dangerous in winter ❖ The Capitol did not meet many of the requirements of the ADA Infrastructure Failures ❖ The HVAC system was obsolete and parts had to be made in-house ❖ 25 percent of the building had no heating or cooling capability ❖ Electrical system was hazardous, overburdened, and didn’t meet code ❖ The plumbing systems were badly corroded and leaked ❖ Add critical life-safety infrastructure ❖ Replace outdated building systems ❖ Repair and replace damaged exterior materials ❖ Address public space needs ❖ The invasive work allows for the restoration of historic features ❖ Concrete floors in the basement are being removed and micropiles are used to strengthen the foundation ❖ Micropiles are built using high-strength, small-diameter steel threaded bar and grout pumped deep into the ground ❖ Micropiles provide new structural support throughout the building GARDEN LEVEL THE ASSEMBLED TEAM Owner’s Representative Salt Lake City, Utah Oversite Architects Denver, Colorado & Omaha, Nebraska Historic Interior Consultants Boise, Idaho Site Architect and Historic Consultant Lincoln, Nebraska/St. Charles, Illinois General Contractor Denver, Colorado Mechanical Engineers Washington, DC Electrical Engineers Princeton, New Jersey Plumbing Engineering New York City Interiors and Furnishing Boise, Idaho Communications Engineering Denver, Colorado Structural Engineering New York City Fire Protection Engineering Baltimore, Maryland Lighting Consultant Ann Arbor, Michigan Decorative Sheet Metal Belvidere, Illinois Stone supply Rawlins, Wyoming/Ft. Collins, Colorado Masons for exterior stone work Lemont, Illinois Stone cutting and tooling Chicago, Illinois Mechanical contractor Cheyenne, Wyoming Electrical contractor Cheyenne, Wyoming Decorative Painting/Historic Restoration Brooklyn, New York Window shades Omaha, Nebraska Windows Kansas City DECORATIVE SHEET METAL ENTABLATURE MILESTONES Capitol sheet metal entablature WYOMING STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE April 6, 2018 November 5, 2018 Capitol Building book authors Linda Fabian And Starley Talbott Stained glass removed at the rotunda laylight Jaime Carpenter / Evergreene Architectural Arts DELISSALDE, sculptor ROTUNDA, at the first floor 1888 stair, baluster upside down Amish artisans commonly inverted a single baluster to symbolize the belief that no person or law is perfect but only God can attain perfection…usually the third one down from the right to symbolize the Holy Trinity At the second floor level, east landing at the Senate Chamber ceiling laylight House Chamber laylight HOUSE CHAMBER SENATE CHAMBER PAUL BROWN DRAWING ❖ Location of the 1888 Territorial House Chamber, which became the Supreme Court Chamber in 1890 ❖ Wyoming’s Constitutional Convention was held in this room back in 1889 ❖ This room is historically significant because of its role in women’s suffrage ❖ Will become the largest meeting room in the Capitol, seating about 70 people TERRITORIAL HOUSE CHAMBER / SUPREME COURT Trompe l‘oeil decorative painting to be restored and recreated in the Territorial House Chamber, later the Supreme Court Chamber Sketch by Paul Brown EverGreene Architectural Arts Craftsmen Tracing stencils in the Second Floor corridor In the former Secretary of State offices FAN COIL UNITS HISTORIC 1926 STATE TREASURER’S OFFICE VAULT DOOR RELOCATED FOR DISPLAY C. T. Johnston, Wyoming State Engineer, was a laborer for the Capitol Building project in the late 1880’s Hidden above the dropped ceilings on the First Floor Moresque Harbor Scene Romeo T. Berra (1842-1913) Swiss / Italian Fresco Painter, trompe l’oeil artist Found door from 1888, hidden in a wall from a 1970’s renovation Hardware from found 1888 door A plane from the 1880’s, still with a sharp blade! EverGreene Architectural Arts / craftsmen in the House Chamber Stripping the historic cherrywood wainscot Wyoming Capitol Craftsmen First lady of the Capitol, Patsy HEROES OF THE CAPITOL WYOMING STATE MUSEUM This concludes The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems Course Michael Dixon, FAIA / Historic Preservation Architect 847.502.3136 [email protected] For more information go to: www.Wyomingcapitol square.com or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WyomingCapitolSquare.
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