North Carolina Construction News staff writer
Raleigh City Council has approved an additional $6.3 million for the city hall project, including $1 million for public art.
The $206 million project is expected to be completed in 2026.
Additional funding will cover the costs of the build-out for another floor of the new building, East Civic Tower, which is planned to be 17 stories tall.
The team presented a construction project update during the City Council Meeting, stating the project is 12 percent complete and on schedule.
The architectural design was led by Henning Larsen (New York) and delivered by Architect of Record, RATIO Design (Raleigh). The project team is supported by individuals from North Carolina firms and Women and Minority owned businesses, including:
- Lynch Mykins for Structural Engineering
- Barrett Woodyard Associates for Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Controls
- SEPI for Site/Civil Engineering
- Lerch Bates for Vertical Transportation; Carolina Specialty Engineering for Code Consulting and Fire Protection Design
- FX Design Group for TV Studio Design
- SM&W for Acoustics, Audiovisual, IT and Security
- F&R for Geotechnical
- MBP for Cost Consultancy and Scheduling Services
- Davenport for Traffic Engineering; REI for Roofing and Envelope Consulting
- KRM for Food Service
The public art project is a generative light installation that will learn and evolve with its environment. Artwork will exist in two realms: the physical environment, experienced through sight, and the virtual environment, experienced through sound.
An LED light installation will be suspended from the ceiling in the two-story lobby and up the Grand Stair. The fluid form will be a warm, welcoming gesture at the entry and public terrace that’s visible from Hargett and McDowell Streets,
