The new, $292 million General Assembly Building opens Wednesday in Richmond, home to offices, public meeting spaces and committee rooms.
The main House committee room in Virginia’s new, $292 million General Assembly Building on Capitol Square in Richmond. The building, six years in the making, opens Wednesday. RICHMOND — Virginia’s General Assembly convenes every year in a building designed by Thomas Jefferson to resemble a Roman temple, which imparts a certain grandeur to the
It has some showy flourishes — an oval-shaped dome over the main lobby is painted to look like a blue sky with clouds — but in some ways the major selling points are space, technology and more space . Oh, and a pizza oven in the cafe.“This was a labor of love for all of us,” said Susan Clarke Schaar, the longtime clerk of the Senate, who helped oversee the project. “It was a little frustrating at times but thank goodness we made it through.
Surprisingly — given the Capitol’s long history — this is the first purpose-built office building the General Assembly has ever had, its past locations having been cobbled together from existing structures.The intent, Nardo said, is to make Jefferson’s design and the new GAB feel related, despite being separated by 235 years. Iron railings along the central staircase in the new building echo the pattern on rails in the Capitol.
Better public access was a key driver of the design of the new building. It includes a “constituency center” where members of the public can sit in padded chairs, charge their phones, make copies and just hang out as they wait to attend meetings or drop in on lawmakers. Nearby is a room for media conferences, featuring a vivid blue wall that will make politicians and state flags stand out on video.
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