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Architects present Level 2 design for Riverton State Office Building; agencies generally supportive
Summary
Design teams presented a Level 2 feasibility package for renovating the Lehi L. Larson (US Energy) building in Riverton, noting dated utilities, noncompliant egress and a small elevator; agency representatives from Workforce Services, YDOT, Revenue and Health said the proposed layout largely meets their needs. CMAR FCI Constructors has been hired to support construction documents and the task force will tour the building after adjournment.
Prospect Studio and Anderson Masonville Architects walked the Riverton State Office Task Force through the Level 2 feasibility drawings for the recently purchased Lehi L. Larson (US Energy) building, describing existing conditions, proposed demolition and a conceptual plan to consolidate several state agencies into a single renovated facility.
The design team said much of the existing building can be retained but that multiple mechanical, electrical and accessibility components must be upgraded. "Most of the utilities in this building are quite dated," said Danny Wick, a principal with Prospect Studio. He and other designers flagged the elevator as "quite old" and said the shaft will need expansion or replacement to meet current needs.
The conceptual site plan separates public parking from secure state-vehicle parking, regrades drainage and reserves a southern portion of the parcel for potential future state campus expansion. "By removing one of those [garage accesses], it allows us also to better use the lower level garage area for mechanical systems," Wick said.
Workforce Services and other agencies participated in repeated programming meetings, the designers said. "We met with the agencies multiple times to make sure we got exactly what they needed," said Dave Webb, construction management supervisor, State Construction Department. Deanna Crofts, manager for the Riverton workforce center, said she had been part of discussions and deferred more technical comments to the agency designee. Jason Wolf, deputy director of the Department of Workforce Services, said extensive discussions had occurred with the architect team and that Level 3 may permit only minor rearrangements.
Sharon Reen of the Department of Revenue said the agency was "very happy" to be brought into a consolidated site. Tina (Department of Health) said the proposed space "sufficiently meets our needs." Department of Family Services raised a Level 3 question about converting a shared conference room to interior space to allow two exterior-facing offices; the design team said retaining two doors preserves shared access and would review the option in Level 3.
The task force learned that FCI Constructors of Cheyenne has been engaged as the construction manager at risk and that representatives from the firm will join the site tour and the next phase of work. The design team said they have completed multiple test fits of the building footprint and feel the current plan is the most efficient layout to house the proposed agencies.
The task force will tour the building after a brief adjournment and move into Level 3 work to develop construction documents and finalize agency adjacencies.
