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Designers preview interior floor plans, one‑stop service model and security zones for new county center
Summary
Architects presented preliminary interior floor plans that concentrate public transactions at a first‑floor one‑stop, create shared collaboration zones, key‑fobbed employee areas, and multiple security levels; the team and legislators discussed storage, copy rooms, lactation spaces, bike parking and operations impacts.
Architects presented detailed preliminary floor plans for the proposed Center of Government at the Sept. 2 Downtown Facility Special Committee meeting, describing a first‑floor "one‑stop" for public transactions, shared collaboration nodes on each floor, three security levels and provisions for back‑of‑house operations.
Bernard Best of Holt Architects walked legislators through the floor‑by‑floor layout, saying the design uses a three‑tier access model: public access after passing security (green zones), employee key‑fob zones (blue zones), and fully restricted floors where elevators require an additional key swipe. "So the only way public goes up there is if they're escorted directly by an employee," Best said.
Nut graf: The interior plan is intended to combine public service efficiency with staff collaboration; it centralizes common services (shared…
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