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PRITCHARD BUILDING

The Pritchard Building is part of the State of Washington Legislative Campus in Olympia, WA. The existing, historic landmark building was originally constructed in 1958 to be a library but is no longer used for that function and is underutilized. The building will be partly demolished and renovated with an adjacent addition. The existing historic portion is approx. 18,000 sf and the addition behind will add an extra 58,000 sf to the project. The building will be used for administrative functions to support the overall Legislative Campus, with a café, hearing rooms, retaining the historic reading room in the basement.

The existing Pritchard Building is a cast-in-place concrete-framed building constructed in 1957. The northern half of the existing building is one story above grade, while the southern half is multiple stories that were built to serve as the library stacks. As part of the project, the southern half will be demolished and a new three to four-story steel-framed building will be constructed. The existing portion to remain will be one-story plus a basement and will be used as the main public entry to the building. The façade of the existing portion generally consists of punched windows that attach to the existing concrete structure. Below the existing windows, a concrete-framed sill wall clad with stone runs between the concrete columns. As part of this project, the first-floor windows within the existing construction will be replaced in a manner that will mimic the original 1957 façade. The façade of the new portion will primarily consist of precast panels and glazed curtain wall or punched window systems, though the Design Team is also considering use of alternative opaque materials such as GFRC (glass-fiber reinforced concrete), stone veneer panels, or terra cotta.

Role

Core design team member for the historic landmark library renovation within the State of Washington Legislative Campus in Olympia, WA. Led the coordination efforts among mechanical, electrical, and lighting design teams, in addition to driving interior design decisions.