Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-19
8-ST0RY OFFICE BUILDING
IS PLANNED FOR STATE.
Commission Selects Design
Submitted by Carncal &
Johnston. Richmond.
WIZ IN CONTEST WITH FIRMS
rinns Call for Net OTIcc Space Of ST.
0nS square Frct-EVcry Room OUT
slide One. AnordinR both Light and
NrntilntIon.


Decision TO erect an eight story
office building In the southeast cor
ncr OF Capitol Square has been
reached by the State building com
mission. II was announced yesterday
simultaneously with making public
by Carncal e Johnston. Richmond
architects. The building, however.
Will not cost more than the $3.50. 600
appropriated for the purpose. when
Tho legislature had seven story
structure In view.
Plans for the Immediate coustric-
ti"n OF the office building Will be
made. The winning design In the
competition In which five firms par
tlcipated will require sevcra! minor
alterations before the blue prints Will
10" prepared. on which bids and
SPECIFICATIONS Will be asked.
Competitive Kids Planned.
With John Il. Wilson, OF Richmond.
as its adviser. the building commits
SION VIII itself erect the big struc-
tur" through subcontractorS. who vii,
he selected by competitive bids All
Surrii"s and material viii bc pur-
chased by competitive bids the com
mission announces.
IN" Carncal & Johnston design was
selected unanimously by the build
ing commission and the Art Commits
sion OF Virginia Tho building will
b" oc;agonal in shape. fronting
equally on Twelfth Street and Bank
street. The main entrance VIII be In
capitol Square on "a direct line with
IN" FOUNTAIN. and present park en-
trance al Twelfth and Bank Streets
Ih"r" will he another entrance TO the
tuildinE from the street at tho cor
n"r Of Twelfth and Bank streets. and
probably entrance on the end OF
each wing
The building. as designed. will
nave floor space OF i2.0li square
f""t and net office space OF S4.O9S
Sduar" feet one OF tho advantages
Of The carneal & Johnston design
- that II makes every room an out
Side room. anording both light and
ventilation
While tho building will occupy
ground now travcrscd by one Of the
main pathways through tn. grounds
pedestrians Will not be forced to go
II An underground pass will make
walkway under the main floor Of
The office structure. coming ont at
"''i'H ana banH streets on the
street level
Hnck From Twelfth street.
1t is planned to have the building
SIT back from Twelfth street fifteen
rect. and half that distance hack
from Bank street. In this manner
the widening OF Twelfth street by the
city would be facilitated
Governor Trinklc yesterday for
maliy communicated the answer Of
the building commiss to the mem
oers OF the board of the Medical Coll
!cge OF Virginia. who made an un-
official offer OF the Memorial Hos
pi,al TO the state for 100000 for
use as an Office building. The letter.
addressed to r.. l.. Bcmiss and Eppa
Hun;on. Jr.. follows:
Your letter relative to the Memo
rial Hospital building TO he pur-
chased by IN" State for an office
building received.
I'm reply would state that there
was meeting of the office building
commission today. II seems as IL the
public does not understand that un-
der the legislative act we have no au-
thority on earth TO buy any other
building or site. bat are instructed
TO erect building on the southeast
corner OF the Capitol square or on
some other suitable site furnished
without cost 10 the State. You can
see from the above that wc are not
authorized under the law to consider
your proposition. | will say. how
ever, that the CONAN iSsion seems tn
he OF the opinion that We ought to
nave new and modern up-to-datn
office building arranged to suit the
needs Of the various departments
which Will occupy il. and the act fur
Their specifies that il must he a fro
proof building. We certainly thank
YOU for writing us"