Solano County Government Center
Fairfield, CA
The Solano County Government Center houses more than 600 county employees and consolidates 16 public agencies into one facility. The project includes a six-story County Administration Center (CAC), a two story Probation Building, and a five-level parking structure. Awarded through a design-build competition, the owner expressed a desire for a long-life, sustainable, landmark structure. The most challenging goal considered by the team was to offer an enhanced level of seismic performance for the CAC while competing for cost against other designs based on code-minimum seismic standards. This goal was achieved through the use of a Performance-Based seismic design that employs a combination of steel special moment resisting frames and non-linear viscous fluid dampers.
Quick Facts
- Size: 342,500 SF; 1,050 stall parking garage
- Architect: KMD Architects
- Performance-Based Design for Immediate Occupancy
- Construction Cost: $82,000,000
- Contractor: Clark Construction
- Utilized 60-foot spans to provide a column-free space on each side of the core
Awards
- 2006 ASHRAE Technology Awards - First Place
- 2005 DBIA National - Merit Award (Public Sector Building $15M+)
Photo credit: Whittaker Photography
