City Hall : Muncie, Indiana

The project is located in Muncie, Indiana, a midwestern city of approximately 80,000 residents. The city government functions are currently housed in four different buildings in the downtown area. The present administration, under Mayor Alan Wilson, has made an extensive effort to reorganize, streamline and consolidate the city government departments. Through this effort, the need for a new city government facility has developed. For the purpose of this project, the reorganized government structure has been used. The program includes the city council chambers, the city clerk's office, the mayor's office, the six administrative departments and the personnel office. The new city hall will be located at the south end of the downtown in an effort to reinforce the pedestrian mall.The new city hall will be located at the south end of downtown in an effort to reinforce the existing pedestrian mall. It is important that the building respect the existing urban context. As a government building, it should convey that image of formality while retaining the functionalism of an office building. The building will become a symbol for the city and should reflect the city's conservative ideals.College of Architecture and PlanningThesis (B. Arch.