Project Summary
Docking State Office Building Reconstruction
The Docking State Office Building reconstruction project will celebrate the Docking Building’s design legacy as a forward thinking and contemporary design of its time by utilizing advanced design and engineering strategies to achieve energy conservation, improved building comfort, and longevity.
The design will honor the existing Docking Building by salvaging and displaying key historic features and carefully preserving and reusing existing materials throughout the new design in impactful, practical, and creative ways. The significant view to the Capitol Building will be a driving force in the arrangement of the public spaces, indoors and outdoors, and in the daily experience of the building. As a state office building serving the public the design will feel open, transparent and spatially connected.
The project began in November of 2022 and is projected to be complete in April of 2025.
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Plan & Design
![Entrance & Public Plaza, view looking southwest](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz1_1224x648_E3CD580C28150.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Relocated Bas Relief & Monument Sign, view looking northeast along Topeka Blvd](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz2_1224x647_7FC1A4609FCB3.png?dimensions=900x476)
![Relocated Bas Reliefs at Public Plaza, view looking north from Harrison Street](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz3_1224x684_964D0DAA2FD80.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Relocated Bas Reliefs at Public Plaza, view looking east toward the Capitol](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz4_1224x684_D84CFC32520C2.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Liberty Bell Replica at Public Plaza, view looking south across plaza](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz5_1224x684_E149CBEBD68C1.png?dimensions=900x503)
![East Elevation, view looking west along Harrison Street](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz6_1224x575_D5815CFE7D3F3.png?dimensions=900x423)
![West Façade, view looking southeast along Topeka Blvd](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz7_1224x684_0413EDE739295.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Secure Lobby & Cafe, view looking southwest from entrance](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz8_1224x684_C6DF67E9DC86F.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Secure Lobby & Atrium, view looking north from entrance](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz9_1224x684_ADB6EAE1AC3B1.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Project Goals: Retain historic elements. Incorporate into reconstruction. A building of significant stature. Views of the Kansas Statehouse. Celebrate the Docking Building’s design legacy. Utilize advanced design and engineering. Safely deconstruct and reconstruct while protecting occupants.](/media/photoalbums/project_goals_D5E691FBE8055.png?dimensions=900x389)
![1st Floor Elevator Lobby, the view looking southwest at elevators](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz10_1224x684_A21F054E505E4.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Agency Entrance Threshold, typical office suite entrance](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz11_1224x684_53F2D9EF0F31D.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Atrium from 2nd Floor Bridge, view looking east toward the Capitol adjacent to training room](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz12_1224x684_A053068D6294E.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Atrium from 3rd Floor, view looking south adjacent to training room](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz13_1224x684_CC7DE6E121978.png?dimensions=900x510)
![3rd Floor Prefunction, view looking north at info desk](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz14_1224x684_3A812F0D26A21.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Atrium & Training from 3rd Floor, view looking north toward training room](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz15_1224x684_05C9019645852.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Atrium View to Capitol, view looking east from 3rd Floor](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz16_1224x684_F8C86F24FAA4A.png?dimensions=900x503)
![Aerial Perspective, view looking northwest](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz17_1224x646_4318DA38C97BD.png?dimensions=900x475)
![Tunnel Renovation, view looking east toward capitol](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz17_1224x648_33C419E752492.png?dimensions=900x476)
![Site Plan](/media/photoalbums/newdsob_hz18_1269x774_CD99151E709DC.png?dimensions=900x549)
![Preserving History, Building for the Future](/media/photoalbums/preserving_history_CF0CE6494F89E.png?dimensions=900x389)