City of Hereford
- community, interiors
- Hereford, Texas
Project Scope
22,000 SF
Construction Type
New
Project Delivery Method
Study, Report, Planning
Project Components
Concept design
The Hereford Civic Center is a multipurpose event facility located on the grounds adjacent to the Amarillo College Hereford Campus. The newly constructed project is approximately 20,000 SF and houses a banquet hall, ballroom, conference rooms, outdoor event courtyard, warming kitchen, and catering kitchen. The new facility is capable of hosting multiple types and sizes of events ranging from family gatherings to light-scale trade conventions with 1,000 people or more.
The building design makes use of masonry finishes, grey metal paneling, standing seam roofs, and exposed steel arranged around forms that speak to Hereford’s rich heritage as a regional leader in the agricultural industry.
A large centralized spine with high ceilings, exposed steel trusses, and pendant lighting create a dynamic circulation space that separates the service functions from the event spaces. Coffered ceilings, nature-inspired carpet tile, and soft lighting are designed to create a banquet hall for formal events that can be divided by moveable partitions. The smaller, more informal ballroom has exposed structure, high-bay lighting, and polished concrete floors to allow for a larger variety of events. Two large conference rooms are available with full teleconferencing technology and moveable furniture. One serves as a formal executive conference room and the other as a “bull-pen” style collaboration conference room for added variety. Equipped with an outdoor fireplace and audio-visual technology, the centrally located outdoor courtyard can be used as a stand-alone space or an extension of any of the meeting or event spaces available within the facility.
The site design incorporates landscaped drainage swales and depressions that not only prevent stormwater discharge onto neighboring streets but also serve as attractive amenities by separating larger areas of parking and defining entry points at the front of the site.
Awards
2021 AIA Amarillo Design Award
Project Leadership
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