SPANISH FORK COMMUNITY NETWORK (SFCN) SERVES AS THE OFFICE AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS for the city’s cable and data network services for citizens and city staff. In its simplest form, the facility is one part office administration area, and one part vehicle and parts storage for installation crews. Within the office area, private offices and open workspaces are provided for city staff, while a public showroom and shared multi-purpose space are open to the public. The design for SFCN took initial inspiration from local vernacular buildings that once dominated Spanish Fork’s agricultural community. Conceived as a composition of simple shed-roof forms, the project melds a utilitarian vehicle storage building with a civic administration space that provides an invaluable community asset and service to the public. The vehicle storage wing of the facility utilizes a pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) solution, grounded in an ethic of economy, while elevating the design beyond a typical pre-engineered solution to suit the site and the needs of a civic building. The administration space draws on PEMB’s efficiency, using a highly efficient insulated metal panel skin and a building footprint designed around ideal structural spans that maximize resources and daylighting to the interior. The design integrates the functional needs of the department’s operations while simultaneously representing the department and its service to the community. The elegant solution is two-fold, combining operational spaces for fieldwork with a front-of-house administration and public interface. The design reflects the nature of its program, HONOR AWARD — ARCHITECTURE Spanish Fork Community Network Blalock & Partners using an L-shaped configuration to provide ideal circulation for line workers and fleet vehicles. The longer administration wing is oriented east to west to maximize daylight, provide clear separation between public and private spaces, and create a unified civic frontage along Center Street. The project seeks to maximize value, demonstrating a strong ethic of economy in its design, while elevating simple materials and construction types to create a civic solution that will endure the test of time. Location Spanish Fork, Utah Owner Spanish Fork Community Network Engineers Structural BHB Structural Engineers Mechanical VBFA (Resolut) Electrical EELD Civil Jones & DeMille Engineering Landscape Design G. Brown Design Inc. General Contractor Hogan Construction 20 REFLEXION
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