Tempe Municipal Building
{{Short description|Avant-garde styled city hall}}
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| name = Tempe, Arizona Municipal Building
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| map_type = Arizona
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| map_caption = Location of Tempe Municipal Building in Arizona
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| building_type = Inverted pyramid
| architectural_style = Modern
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| owner = City of Tempe
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| address = 31 East 5th Street
| location_town = Tempe, Arizona
| location_country = United States
| coordinates = {{coord|33|25|30|N|111|56|19|W|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}{{GNIS2|2669597|Data}} from GNIS
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| start_date = 1969
| completion_date = 1971
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| inauguration_date = October 2, 1971
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| floor_count = 3
| floor_area = 17,650 sqft
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| architect = Rolf Osland, Michael Goodwin, Kemper Goodwin
| architecture_firm = Michael & Kemper Goodwin Ltd.
| structural_engineer = Hanlyn, Mann, and Anderson
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| main_contractor = M. M. Sundt Construction Company, Phoenix, Arizona
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The Tempe Municipal Building is an inverted pyramid-shaped building which serves as the city hall of Tempe, Arizona. It was designed by architects Rolf Osland, Michael Goodwin and Kemper Goodwin, and built during 1969–1971.{{cite web|last1=Corder|first1=Maryanne C.|title=Tempe Municipal Building|url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/az/az0200/az0209/data/az0209data.pdf|publisher=Historic American Buildings Survey|date=August 28, 1981|access-date=July 4, 2015|archive-date=November 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101042005/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/az/az0200/az0209/data/az0209data.pdf|url-status=live}}
Design and construction
The first design Michael Goodwin proposed was a large concrete building, similar to Boston City Hall. The city council rejected his design. The next was a structure that terraced down the slope of Tempe Butte. The council also rejected this design. Goodwin then came up with the idea of an inverted pyramid while in the shower. He saw how light shined across the shower door at 45-degree angles, what followed was a conversation with Rolf Osland who drafted the formal design.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/tempe/tempe-city-hall-designer-goodwin-remembered-for-environmental-vision/article_1aeb3572-7b54-11e0-8959-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Tempe City Hall designer Goodwin remembered for environmental vision|date=10 May 2011 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2019/01/09/tempe-city-hall-building-get-renovation-part-city-plan/2483732002/|title=Tempe's iconic upside-down pyramid to get work as it nears 50 years|access-date=2019-09-16|archive-date=2020-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807130355/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/tempe/2019/01/09/tempe-city-hall-building-get-renovation-part-city-plan/2483732002/|url-status=live}} In 1966 the Goodwin firm drew up the plans for the new municipal building. The building's inverted pyramidal shape helps in keeping the building cool in summer and warm in winter.{{cite journal|last=Toscas|first=Mariana|date=January 1, 2012|title=Arizona's Avant-Garde Architecture|url=http://www.jpm-digital.org/jpm/20120102?pg=36#pg36|journal=Journal of Property Management|pages=34–35|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715015050/http://www.jpm-digital.org/jpm/20120102?pg=36#pg36|url-status=live}} The ground floor comprises only {{convert|2025|sqft|m2}} of reception space, while the second floor is {{convert|5625|sqft|m2}} and the third floor {{convert|10000|sqft|m2}}. The council chambers are in a semi-buried basement level. The building is flanked by free-standing fire stair towers. Ground was broken in 1969. The contractor selected was M. M. Sundt Construction Company of Phoenix. The building was completed in 1971 and inaugurated on October 2 of that year.
Renovations
In July 2019 the first phase of a decade long renovation began. The first phase includes renovation of the plaza level council chambers which haven't been updated since the late 1980s. The council chamber renovation is expected to be completed in early 2020. The second phase is a renovation to the west garden level. The other phases include renovations to the interior of the building and new heating and air conditioning equipment. The four phase renovation is expected to be completed by the end of the 2020s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tempe.gov/government/city-manager-s-office/tempe-city-hall-renovations|title=Tempe City Hall Renovations {{!}} City of Tempe, AZ|website=www.tempe.gov|access-date=2019-09-16|archive-date=2019-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905010024/https://www.tempe.gov/government/city-manager-s-office/tempe-city-hall-renovations|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://ktar.com/story/2634123/tempe-closing-city-council-chambers-for-renovations-until-2020/|title=Tempe closing City Council chambers for renovations until 2020|date=2019-06-30|website=KTAR.com|access-date=2019-09-16|archive-date=2019-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703200146/https://ktar.com/story/2634123/tempe-closing-city-council-chambers-for-renovations-until-2020/|url-status=live}}
Gallery
File:Lobby level,looking east - Tempe Municipal Building, 31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ HABS ARIZ,7-TEMP,1-3.tif|Lobby level, looking east
File:Lobby level,looking northeast - Tempe Municipal Building, 31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ HABS ARIZ,7-TEMP,1-4.tif|Lobby level, looking northeast
File:Lobby level,looking northwest - Tempe Municipal Building, 31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ HABS ARIZ,7-TEMP,1-5.tif|Lobby level, looking northwest
File:Lower plaza level showing entrance,direction unknown - Tempe Municipal Building, 31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ HABS ARIZ,7-TEMP,1-1.tif|Plaza level entrance
File:Lower plaza level showing plantings,direction unknown - Tempe Municipal Building, 31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ HABS ARIZ,7-TEMP,1-2.tif|Plaza level gardens
File:Tempe City Hall - Tempe, AZ.JPG|View of the entire complex
File:Tempe Municipal Building - Tempe, AZ -DSC06004.JPG|Lobby level with mature trees
File:Tempe Municipal Building-1.jpg|View of the building from behind mature trees
File:Tempe Municipal Building-2.jpg|View from lobby level with ramps connecting the building to the fire stair tower.
File:Tempe Municipal Building-3.jpg|Fire stair tower at center
File:Tempe Municipal Building-4.jpg|View from lobby level with fire stair tower at right
File:Tempe Municipal Building-6.jpg|Close up view of the inverted pyramid
File:Tempe Municipal Building-7.jpg|Plaza level gardens and access stairs
File:Tempe Municipal Building-8.jpg|Building plaque
File:231021-2 downtown Tempe panorama.jpg|Location of Tempe Municipal Building (center) within downtown Tempe
See also
- {{C|Buildings and structures in Tempe, Arizona}}
- {{C|Modernist architecture in Arizona}}
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References
{{reflist}} http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/az/az0200/az0209/data/az0209data.pdf
External links
- {{Official|www.tempe.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/20/1177}}
- {{HABS |survey=AZ-142 |id=az0209 |title=Tempe Municipal Building, 31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ |photos=5 |color= |dwgs= |data=14 |cap=1}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Tempe, Arizona
Category:Government buildings in Arizona
Category:Modernist architecture in Arizona
Category:1970s architecture in the United States
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Category:Pyramids in the United States