HENDERSON CITY HALL EXPANSION

Henderson City Hall is becoming a more public event destination for sports and other social gatherings. The office expansion was a primary source for providing visual interest to the site for events. The other big factor on the site is the Veteran’s Memorial which the city was looking to redesign. The idea to merge an office building and a memorial to provide visual interest was a challenge. Now visitors could experience the memorial in a deeper way unlike anything created on the site before.

TYPE:

OFFICE/MEMORIAL (EXPANSION)

LOCATION: HENDERSON, NV

YEAR: 2019

MENTOR: JORGE HERNANDEZ

Site and Memorial Connection

Located at the southern part of the city, the city hall is a major government building. The design of the office expansion on the northeast side of the building creates a few challenges. The sunlight had to be a part of the facade to ensure that the sunlight coming in is not too harsh. A meaningful connection from the memorial and the building had to be created. This was done by emphasizing the idea that due to the sacrifices of veterans, we are able to construct future buildings due to the freedom they protect. The memorial connects from the southern parking lot to the forest-like area, and then to the old ADA ramp that was revamped for a more ADA accessible memorial and experience. This created a powerful connection to the memorial to the office in a way that flows up.

Floor Plans/Ideation

On the ground floor, the ADA ramp is moved to a more meaningful area on the east. It flows into the office building facade and thus creates the whole system. Engraved hollow aluminum tubing contains the names of each and every Las Vegas veteran that passed away in the Vietnam war. On the interior, a circular-like path leads to each office and meeting room for the city hall building. The small addition did not require services such as restrooms because of their proximity to the city hall services. The grand stairs on the northeast mark the main entrance for guests coming in. Their attention is caught by the blue lights illuminating the facade/memorial all around the building.

Glass railing to for clarity while viewing the names

Blue lights underneath the shiny aluminum tubing for a more interactive and spiritual experience. Creates caustic lighting on the concrete.