Trivers developed and led the communications strategy and community engagement efforts for the Section 106 process at the Moss courthouse and assembled interested local stakeholders. We regularly seek input from this group, but beyond serving as advisors, they have become influential ambassadors for the project. We have been able to incorporate their unique perspective into the restoration, and their support has helped generate buy-in and excitement among other Salt Lake City residents. These individuals have fostered a growing sentiment of ownership in the community that has made our work even more gratifying.
According to ACHP, adverse effect occurs when an undertaking may alter—directly or indirectly—any of the characteristics of a historic property that qualify it for inclusion in the National Register
of Historic Places in a manner that would diminish the integrity of its location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling or association.
We are proud the Moss courthouse project has received a “No Adverse Effect” designation. This is the GSA’s first seismic retrofit project that has received this type of distinction. As such, the GSA plans to use the project as a model for other government buildings in its portfolio.
Furthermore, HOK is leading the design team’s efforts to achieve LEED Gold certification, which can be earned by adhering to prerequisites and credits that address carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health and indoor environmental quality. The U.S. Green Building Council evaluates and awards these prestigious designations.
To meet the rigorous standards required for LEED Gold certification, the renovated structure will use 50 percent less energy and 30 percent less water than a similar-sized building. The design team is pursuing full building electrification. Adaptively reusing the facility also reduces embodied carbon by 59 percent compared to constructing something new.
Buildings have their own personalities, and visitors tend to take them on, displaying them in their own affectations. With its ornamentation and proportion, Classical Revival-style architecture, as well as its neoclassical adaptation, the courthouse evokes a sense of prominence. This is likely one of the reasons it was the style of choice for many historic U.S. government buildings, courthouses, banks, schools and churches. Its grandeur commands respect.
The Exchange Place Historic District first served as an intersection for a diverse cross-section of early Americans who were still learning to live and work together toward common goals. But more than a gathering place, it was an area that announced to the world that Salt Lake City was becoming a key financial and cultural force shaping the new American West.
The preservation and retrofitting of the Moss courthouse are important steps in recreating that energy for new generations of Americans living and working in the Exchange Place Historic District. The opportunity to be a part of that is both an honor and a privilege.
IMAGES: HOK unless otherwise noted
Retrofit Team
CLIENT: General Services Administration
ARCHITECT; INTERIOR DESIGNER; SUSTAINABILITY; AND STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AV/IT/SECURITY ENGINEER: HOK
HISTORIC ARCHITECT: Trivers
FAÇADE: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
GRAPHICS/WAYFINDING: Kuhlman Leavitt
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT: Dunn Associates Inc.
FIRE PROTECTION: Henderson Engineers
SWING SPACE DESIGN, ACCESSIBLE ANALYSIS: Oculus
ENERGY MODELING: IMEG
PLUMBING ENGINEER: Spectrum Engineers
COST ESTIMATING: Construction Control Corp.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AS CONSTRUCTOR: Big D Cos.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AS ADVISOR AND COMMISSIONING AGENT: Jacobs
CODE CONSULTANT: CCI
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER: Gerhart Cole
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING: Terracon
Materials
CONFIRMED
ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE PANELS: Envel
WINDOWS: Marvin
HISTORIC LIGHTING: St. Louis Antique Lighting Co.
BASIS OF DESIGN
TERRAZZO FLOORING IN HISTORIC AND MODERN RESTROOMS
COUNTERTOPS IN HISTORIC RESTROOMS: Cosentino
COUNTERTOPS: Corian and Cambria
BROADLOOM IN COURTROOMS AND CARPET TILE THROUGHOUT TENANT SPACES: Shaw Contract
WALK-OFF CARPET: Milliken
DRAPERY IN COURTROOMS: Designtex and Pollack
PEW UPHOLSTERY: Sina Pearson
WRITING INSERTS: Edelman Leather
FLOOR AND WALL TILE: Stone Source
WALLCOVERING: Maharam and Designtex
GLASS ENTRANCES AND STOREFRONTS: Maars Living Walls and Raco
ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS: Armstrong World Industries
ROOFING: Carlisle SynTec Systems