Capitol Master Plan

Last update: 11/07/2011

Capitol Master Plan

 

The 2006 Master Plan for the Capitol of the State of Washington is a complete update of the previous master plan, published in 1991. The new master plan addresses contemporary issues of state facility construction and location that affect facilities planning and decision-making in the capital community of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston County. 

Changes and improvements

The new master plan is different in five major ways from previous plans:

  1. It has expanded its geographic scope to cover all of Thurston County.
  2. It has expanded to cover leased facilities and state-owned facilities. Previous plans concentrated on state-owned buildings on the Capitol Campus.
  3. It adds planning principles and policies, location criteria, and site characteristics to help guide facility decisions.
  4. Its focus is on principles and values, rather than geography.
  5. It has been formatted to be updated easily and frequently.

 

The plan is divided into three sections:

  • The function and purpose of state government facilities
  • The context of state facilities
  • The durability of state facilities

 

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Capitol Master Plan - Sections

 

Introductory information (1.51 MB Adobe Icon)

  • Title page
  • Credits
  • Table of contents
  • Vision
  • Strategy and scope
  • Organization and format
  • Future updates methodology
  • Chronology of past planning
  • Definition of Capitol Campus

 

1: The Function and Purpose of State Government Facilities (1.30 MB Adobe Icon)

  • Principle #1 Public Use and Access
    • Policy 1.1 Public Use of State Buildings
    • Policy 1.2 Public Use of Capitol Grounds
    • Policy 1.3 Educational Opportunities
    • Policy 1.4 Accessibility for All
  • Principle #2 Delivery of Public Services
    • Policy 2.1 Location of State Government Functions
    • Policy 2.2 Long Range Planning by State Agencies
    • Policy 2.3 Co-Location and Consolidation of State Facilities
       

2: The Context of State Government Facilities (2.83 MB Adobe Icon)

  • State Capital Communities and Urban Growth Areas Map
  • Principle #3 Community Vitality
    • Policy 3.1 Preferred Development and Leasing Areas
    • Policy 3.2 Transportation Demand Management
    • Policy 3.3 Environmental Stewardship
  • The Greater Capital Community
    • How Communities are Impacted by State Government
  • Capitol Parks
    • Introduction
    • Heritage Park
    • Marathon Park
    • Deschutes Parkway
    • Capitol Lake
    • Sylvester Park
    • Centennial Park
    • Capitol Lake Interpretive Center
  • Principle #4 Stewardship of Historic Properties
    • Policy 4.1 Preservation of State Capitol Buildings, Grounds, and Collections
    • Policy 4.2 Adoption of National Standards
    • Policy 4.3 Preservation of Off-Campus Cultural Resources
  • Principle #5 Design
    • Policy 5.1 Capitol Campus Open Space
    • Policy 5.2 Design at the Capitol Campus
    • Policy 5.3 Design at Off-Campus Locations
    • Policy 5.4 Universal Access
    • Policy 5.5 Commemoratives and Artwork on State Capitol Grounds
       

3: The Durability of State Government Facilities (351 KB Adobe Icon)

  • Principle #6 Technical Performance
    • Policy 6.1 High Performance Buildings
    • Policy 6.2 Critical Infrastructure Systems
    • Policy 6.3 Integration with Local Infrastructure
  • Principle #7 Financial Performance
    • Policy 7.1 Financing Strategies
    • Policy 7.2 Leased versus Owned Analysis
    • Policy 7.3 Portfolio Management
       

4: Future Development Opportunities (1.81 MB Adobe Icon)

  • West and East Campuses
  • Tumwater Satellite Campus
  • Lacey Satellite Campus
  • Other Off-Campus Opportunity Sites
  • Acknowledgements

 

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Master plan reference documents

Thurston County lease and space planning reports

General Administration prepared six reports in 2000 for the Thurston County Lease and Space Planning Project. This 18-month project was directed in the 99-01 capital budget. A final report to the Legislature (Report 7) was completed in December 2000.

  • Report 1 Adobe Icon
    September 1999. Described leased and owned state facilities in Thurston County, reviewed current facility management practices, and updated facility planning by the Department of Health and the state's transportation agencies.
  • Report 2 and Appendices 2 Adobe Icon
    Issued in November 1999 to help the Governor and Legislature consider agency requests for new space.
  • Report 3 and Appendices 3  Adobe Icon
    December 1999. Provided information about space needs for the departments of Health, Transportation, Licensing, State Patrol, Social and Health Services and summarized pros and cons of leasing vs. owning.
  • Report 4 and Appendices 4 Adobe Icon
    May 2000. Gathered lease and space planning information from the media, local and state officials, developers and state agencies.
  • Report 5 and Appendices 5 Adobe Icon
    October 2000. Updated planning and analysis from June through September 2000 and summarizes planning and policy direction given GA by the State Capitol Committee.
  • Report 6 Adobe Icon
    A high-level summary of 15 months of information gathering, analysis and work with state agencies, local government and the state’s landlords. The report asks this question: How and where should state government be housed in Thurston County over the next 10 years?
  • Report 7 Adobe Icon
    The final report, as directed by the 1999 State Legislature.   

 

Office building studies

Two office building studies were completed early in this planning project. They are available to review at:

 

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