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404: 392: 380: 368: 356: 335:. The council also rejected this design. Goodwin then came up with the idea of an inverted pyramid while in the shower. He saw how light shined across the shower door at 45-degree angles, what followed was a conversation with Rolf Osland who drafted the formal design. In 1966 the Goodwin firm drew up the plans for the new municipal building. The building's inverted pyramidal shape helps in keeping the building cool in summer and warm in winter. The ground floor comprises only 2,025 square feet (188.1 m) of reception space, while the second floor is 5,625 square feet (522.6 m) and the third floor 10,000 square feet (930 m). The council chambers are in a semi-buried basement level. The building is flanked by free-standing fire stair towers. Ground was broken in 1969. The contractor selected was M. M. Sundt Construction Company of Phoenix. The building was completed in 1971 and inaugurated on October 2 of that year. 428: 524: 452: 476: 440: 42: 416: 500: 488: 464: 512: 29: 49: 343:
In July 2019 the first phase of a decade long renovation began. The first phase includes renovation of the plaza level council chambers which haven't been updated since the late 1980s. The council chamber renovation is expected to be completed in early 2020. The second phase is a renovation to the
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west garden level. The other phases include renovations to the interior of the building and new heating and air conditioning equipment. The four phase renovation is expected to be completed by the end of the 2020s.
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The first design Michael Goodwin proposed was a large concrete building, similar to
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View from lobby level with ramps connecting the building to the fire stair tower.
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Tempe Municipal Building, 31 East Fifth Street, Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ
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Location of Tempe Municipal Building (center) within downtown Tempe
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View from lobby level with fire stair tower at right
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Tempe Municipal Building is located in Arizona
Inverted pyramid
Modern
Tempe, Arizona
Coordinates
33°25′30″N 111°56′19″W / 33.42500°N 111.93861°W / 33.42500; -111.93861
City of Tempe
Rolf Osland
Michael Goodwin
Kemper Goodwin
Phoenix, Arizona
www.tempe.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/20/1177
inverted pyramid
city hall
Tempe, Arizona
Rolf Osland
Michael Goodwin
Kemper Goodwin
Boston City Hall
Tempe Butte
Lobby level, looking east
Lobby level, looking northeast
Lobby level, looking northwest
Plaza level entrance
Plaza level gardens
View of the entire complex
Lobby level with mature trees
View of the building from behind mature trees
View from lobby level with ramps connecting the building to the fire stair tower.

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