Farmington City Hall Submitted by Hughes General Contractors The Farmington City Hall is a two-story, 19,300-sq-ft, wood-framed building with horizontal shiplap siding and brick veneer. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges Several walls are full, two-story glass curtain walls that provide views of the adjacent mountains. It was constructed with steep-pitched, 55-ft-high roofs as well as a cupola in the center rising 15 ft above the rest of the structure. The cupola is topped with an 8-ft-tall, functioning copper weather vane. Although it provides more than 19,000 sq ft of workspaces, City Hall is organized into four smaller constituent
CB Richard Ellis Corporate OfficeSubmitted by Interior Construction Specialists When moving into its new offices at 222 South Main St., CB Richard Ellis required a complete tenant build-out totaling more than 10,000 sq ft. The firm occupies the entire fourth floor of Salt Lake City’s newest office tower. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges The project was completed in a 10-week schedule to facilitate the client’s desire to move to its new offices during Christmas Break, which required preordering dual duct boxes and expediting light fixtures, millwork, storefront systems and finishes. The entire building was designed to the highest
State of Utah Fifth Judicial District CourthouseSubmitted by Spectrum Engineers The new state courthouse in St. George, Utah, totals 95,550 sq ft. Designed with eight courtrooms, five standard district courtrooms, one large district courtroom and two juvenile courtrooms, and the ability to expand to 16 in the future, the courthouse incorporates advanced security and technology features appropriate for current justice activities. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges Each courtroom is equipped for digital-audio recording and video conferencing. Auxiliary court spaces include judges’ chambers, jury rooms, witness rooms, attorney-client conference rooms, deliberation rooms, shared judicial support rooms and a library.
Dave Johnston Units 3 & 4 FGD ProjectSubmitted by The Industrial Co. Wyoming Inc. The Dave Johnston Units 3 & 4 FGD project reduced sulfur and particulate emissions for Unit 3 (230 MW) and Unit 4 (330 MW) with tie-ins for each unit scheduled for March 2010 and March 2012, respectively. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges Major installations included a 500-ft-tall chimney housing, parallel flues for each FGD train, two 5000 HP ID fans for Unit 3, two 7000 HP ID fans for Unit 4, ductwork to tie in each FGD train to the air heater for each
Davis Medical CenterBed Tower AdditionSubmitted by J.E. Dunn d.b.a. R.J. Griffin The Davis Hospital and Medical Center Bed Tower addition is a three-story, 67,000-sq-ft patient bed tower addition to the existing Davis Hospital in Layton, Utah. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges This was a CM-at-risk services project that added a state-of-the-art intensive care unit, women’s services rooms, a psychiatric unit and a two-story bridge connecting the new tower to the existing one. In the existing tower, the project team renovated 10,000-sq-ft of the first and third floors, adding a gift shop, admission area, expanded pediatric services and a
The historic Salt Lake City Library, built in 1905, was converted to a planetarium in 1965 and many of the original architectural features were lost. After the planetarium closed, O.C. Tanner purchased the building for conversion into its new flagship retail store.
Montana State University Gaines Hall RenovationSubmitted by BNBuilders Inc. Located in the center of the Montana State University Campus, Gaines Hall is an 85,500-sq-ft, four-story structure. This 1960s-era building is attached to the largest lecture hall on campus and houses the Dept. of Administration, support activities, classrooms, student and faculty workspace, teaching and research labs, support spaces and offices. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges Using the CM/GC method of delivery, this $32-million renovation project included complete demolition down to the concrete structure and major structural upgrades throughout the building, including more than 100 micropiles and grade beams installed
In late 2007, the Associated General Contractors of Utah was in need of a new home for its administrative operations and training activities after weekly training events had outgrown available space at its existing 40-year-old building. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges For the new headquarters, a primary design goal was to reflect the purpose and spirit of the organization in multiple ways throughout the project. Heavy civil contractor’s work is reflected in the use of deep cut trenches, boulder-lined detention ponds, concrete pedestrian bridges, tall concrete sign panels and rusted corrugated-steel
222 Main Office Building Submitted by MHTN Architects Inc. and Okland Construction Co. Inc. This project features more than 350,000 sq ft of Class A office space on 22 stories. It is a state-of-the-art building—seismically engineered, energy conserving, equipped with fiber-optic voice/data capability, redundant power and fully automated building systems. The building is clad in a high-transparency, low-reflective exterior glazing. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2010 Judges The tower’s double-height entry lobby, nine-ft ceilings and continuous window lines are highlighted by high-end interior materials. The building’s design and adjoining retail space will add to the historic and revitalized Main Street