Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
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| Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center | |
| Designer | Ayers/Saint/Gross, Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Location | Charlottesville, Virginia, USA |
| Date | to November 2008 |
| Building Type | School and Academic |
| Climate | Mild Temperate |
| Context | Small Town or City |
| Builder | Barton Malow Company |
| Street Address | |
| Notes | Visitor center for Monticello, designed by Thomas Jefferson. |
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| Cost | The Thomas Jefferson Foundation |
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| Other Details | LEED Gold certification |
"The center is designed to welcome and serve Monticello’s 450,000 annual visitors in support of the client’s dual mission of education and preservation. Designed as a series of pavilions surrounding a courtyard and nestled into the hillside, it sits lightly in the land. Individual pavilions housing ticketing, orientation film/education, café, gallery, and retail are arranged in an intuitive order, allowing the visitor to choose the path best suited to his or her needs. The lower level (below the courtyard) is accessible at grade to graciously welcome disabled guests. The Smith Education Center, including three classrooms that double as seminar spaces, and a hands-on Discovery Room with family-friendly exhibits, are on this level. Guests may board the shuttle bus to the house at the upper level. Exterior materials of cedar siding, local fieldstone, copper roofs, and Spanish cedar windows were chosen for their beauty and durability. Three green roofs contribute to the sustainable design." - Ayers/Saint/Gross
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- Engineering Consultants
- Civil: Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP, Baltimore, MD
- Structural: CVM Engineers, Inc., Wayne, PA
- Mechanical: Mueller Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Electrical: Mueller Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD
- Landscape Architect: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, Ltd., Alexandria, VA
- Retail: Eileen Ritter and Associates, Washington, DC
- Exhibits: Staples and Charles, Ltd., Alexandria, VA
- Exhibit Lighting: Hefferan Partnership, Boulder, CO
- Audiovisual: Avitecture, Inc., Sterling, VA
- Discovery Room Exhibits: Metcalfe Architecture and Design, Philadelphia, PA
- Acoustical: Stewart Acoustical Consultants, Raleigh, NC
- Interior Design: Metropolitan Studio, Inc., Monkton, MD and Ayers Saint Gross, Inc
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- "AIA Maryland Design Awards", by Brian Libby, ArchitectureWeek No. 447, 2009.1007, pN1.1.
