As one of the state’s most prominent buildings, the Michigan State Capitol is a National Historic Landmark. QUINN EVANS | ARCHITECTS, as an implementing architect, directed the comprehensive restoration of both the Governor’s Wing interior and the Capitol’s exterior. Extensive on-site and laboratory testing of the building’s exterior materials was conducted to establish the most appropriate treatments for cleaning and consolidating the sandstone facade and stripping and repainting the dome. Luminaries, installed around the building’s perimeter and on the roof, create a dramatic night view of the building and its distinctive dome. Within the Governor’s Wing, restoring the building’s Victorian character meant meticulous restorative treatments to meet museum-quality standards. The design challenge was to respectfully restore these spaces designed by the original architect, Elija E. Meyers, and at the same time to integrate necessary building systems. Achieving this balance meant peeling back layers of building alterations to restore original spatial relationships, decorative finishes, architectural fixtures and details, in tandem with the sensitive introduction of state-of-the-art communications technologies, HVAC, electrical, and mechanical systems appropriate for the State’s Chief Executive and staff. |
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