Newington Municipal Center
After nearly 10 years of public debate, the Town of Newington approved a $28.8-million bond for a new Town Hall. Voters favored the project by a more than 2-1 margin.
QA+M Architecture led a series of public workshops to develop community consensus and unite the public behind a plan to build a new Town Hall. Site configuration, recreation fields, traffic, walkability, environmental impact, cost and state building aid were among the many concerns expressed by the residents of Newington, who played a key part throughout the bond approval process.
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As a result, QA+M Architecture developed its design of the proposed 75,000-square-foot town hall and community center to be built in the upper town hall parking lot. The new building allows for improved resident access to Town Services, an open floor plan, and a reduction of 28,000 square feet from Newington’s existing deteriorating and leaky town hall.
The community center space includes two full-sized basketball courts. The plan provides more storage spaces and a discrete entrance for human services and board of education offices with an open floor plan, Town Council chambers, community television and the Transition Academy. In the preliminary plan, the existing Town Hall will remain in operation while construction is going on.
CLIENT
Town of Newington
LOCATION
Newington, Connecticut
YEAR COMPLETED
2020
SIZE
75,000 SF
COST
$28,800,000
QA+M Architecture is a full-service architectural firm that provides programming, planning and interior design for clients in commercial, community, education, healthcare, historical, housing, and recreational/athletic markets. Staffed by 34 dedicated professionals, including 17 licensed architects, QA+M has grown to be the 4th largest architectural firm in the Greater Hartford area.
ADDRESS
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