The Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center & Smith Education Center
Photo © Alan Karchmer
Photo © Alan Karchmer
Photo © Alan Karchmer
Image courtesy Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners
Image courtesy Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners
Image courtesy Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners
Architects & Firms
Charlottesville, Virginia
Completion Date: November 2008
Owner: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Program: A 41,930-square-foot green visitor’s center for a World Heritage Site.
Design concept and solution: Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners were challenged with the task to comfortably accommodate 450,000 annual visitors on a site that houses the only home in the United States dedicated as a World Heritage Site: Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. To embody Jefferson’s architectural principles without overwhelming his building, the architects worked to create a visitor’s center that rests lightly upon the topography. The addition includes classrooms, a theater, gallery exhibitions, a hands-on discovery room for families, a cafe, museum shop, and ticketing facility. Organized around a green-roof courtyard, the building has been awarded LEED Gold certification.
Gross square footage:
41,930 sq. ft.
Site size:
562,099 sq. ft.
Total construction cost:
$28 Million
Architect:
Ayers Saint Gross Architects + Planners
1040 Hull Street
Suite 100
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
T: 410.347.8500
F: 410.347.8519
www.asg-architects.com
PeopleOwner: Architect: Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit: Project Director: Sandra Parsons Vicchio, AIA LEED AP Project Manager: Robert S. Claiborne, AIA LEED AP Project Designer: Glenn Neighbors, AIA LEED AP Interior designer: Engineer(s): Structural: CVM Engineers, Inc., Wayne, PA Mechanical/Electrical: Mueller Associates, Baltimore, MD Consultant(s): Retail Design: Eileen Ritter and Associates, Washington, DC Food Service Design: Savoy-Brown Foodservice Consultants, LLC, Jessup, MD Lighting: Hefferan Partnership Lighting Design, Boulder, CO Acoustical: Stewart Acoustical Consultants, Raleigh, NC Audiovisual Design: Avitecture, Inc., Sterling, VA Code Consultants: Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc., Laurel, MD Cost Consultant: DMS International, Inc., Kensington, MD Exhibit Design: Staples & Charles, LTD, Alexandria, VA Metcalfe Architecture & Design, Philadelphia, PA (Exhibit Designers, Discovery Room) General contractor: Photographer(s): CAD system, project management, or other software used:Revit
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ProductsExterior cladding: Roofing: Windows: Glazing: Doors: Metal doors: Hollow metal service doors Wood doors: Spanish cedar finished doors by Algoma Hardwoods Inc. Special doors (sound control, X-ray, etc.): Overhead Door Corporation; Operable Folding Partition - Skyfold Folding Door, Inc. Hardware: Interior finishes: Suspension grid: Armstrong Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Cavanaugh Cabinets, Charlottesville VA Paints and stains: Sherwin Williams; Cabot (Exterior) Wallcoverings: Maharam Plastic laminate: Wilsonart Special surfacing: Corian Countertops Floor and wall tile: Daltile Resilient flooring: Forbo Linoleum Carpet: Monterey Polished Concrete: LM Scofield Furnishings:Office furniture: Herman Miller; Steelcase Reception furniture: Herman Miller Chairs: Leland, Davis Tables: Howe and AK Metals Custom Fabrication Upholstery: David Edward Other furniture: The Museum Stool Lighting: Downlights: Edison Price Exterior: Vision 3 Lighting Controls: Lutron Conveyance: Add any additional building components or special equipment that made a significant contribution to this project:
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