Award-winning architect Hans Papke and his team at Nebraska-based DLRGroup had their work cut out for them when commissioned to design the new Pinal County Attorney’s Office HQ in Florence, Ariz.
DLR - The Pinal County Attorney’s Office headquarters in Florence, Ariz. featured steel fins for shading and yellow pops of colour, mimicking desert flowers.
The building would have to embody authority and empowerment, yet would have to reach out to the community as if they were family; and it had to be differentiated from the adjacent court building, since they did not want the public to think county attorneys are in cahoots with judges.Papke had his own goals — excellence in building performance, maximized energy efficiency, and capturing the beauty of the natural desert environment.
“In the end it’s important for the constituents to know that their money is going to something that’s good,” said Papke. “We got a lot of negative feedback before the building was built. ‘We were building a Taj Mahal in the desert,’ and everyone freaked out. This building came back at $400 a square foot so I don’t think I can build this building today for that.”
“We looked at what can we do to reduce the building scale and make it the most optimized building footprint and plan possible.” The decision was made to spend on heat-reflecting glass, and a breathable facade was created on the south side.
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