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West Sacramento Civic Center
West Sacramento, California
Photography:
Whittaker Photography
Providing one location to efficiently serve the needs of city residents was this project’s challenge. Before the Civic Center was open, city offices were scattered across town in rented quarters. Now the building’s three-story wing provides citizens with “one-stop” access to most city services. The goal for staff was to have a single work place environment allowing for better communication between departments and more efficient operation of the city.
The 63,000 square foot, $11 million facility includes a three-story City Hall with offices for Planning, Engineering, Fire Prevention, and Permitting. Adjacent to the City Hall is a two-story state-of-the-art Council Chamber and Galleria. This flexible space accommodates community displays, art galleries, and expanded meeting room space.
The construction is steel frame masonry and tile with stucco exterior wall finishes. Masonry is used for the building’s base, column covers, and lower floor walls. Two integral colors and two face finishes of masonry were used to create visual diversity and develop horizontal banding. Masonry was selected for aesthetics, durability, longevity and lower construction costs.
Additionally, our intent was to provide the most cost effective and energy efficient design solution. Our use of day-lighting, sunscreens, variable volume air conditioning units and efficient lighting resulted in exceeding the Title 24 energy requirements by over 28%.
Architect:
DLR Group
1931 H Street
Sacramento CA 98514
Ralph E. Vitiello,
AIA,
Principal
Structural
Engineer:
Buehler & Buehler
Associates
General
Contractor:
Brown
Construction
Masonry
Contractor:
Straight Line
Masonry
Block Producer:
Basalite Concrete Products,
LLC
Owner:
City of West Sacramento
