Virginia General Assembly Building

The new 414,000-square-foot structure incorporates the 1912 limestone facade of the now-demolished General Assembly Building that previously occupied the same site on Richmond’s Capitol Square.

The building is steel-framed with composite metal deck slabs and a concrete core; the exterior wall is clad with precast panels. Several levels within the 15-story building contain multiple large rooms, requiring structural transfers.

Before it was preserved and integrated into the new building, the historic facade was temporarily supported by external bracing towers. In addition to the temporary stabilization, additional reinforcing was required to maintain the facade’s stability once it is integrated into the permanent building.

Image credit: Jim Sink Photography