Catalog #
Project Name
Categories
Completed Date
2861
West Valley City Police Department
Civic, Public
2019
2708
Utah Veterans Memorial
Civic, Cultural, Public
2615
Midvale Senior Center
Cultural, Public, Public Recreation
2016

2615

Name
Midvale Senior Center
Location
Midvale, Utah
Date
2016
Client
Salt Lake County
Area
20,564 SF
Awards
2015 AIA Utah Honor Award, 2016 Utah Masonry Council – Excellence in Masonry Design Award, 2017 AIA Utah Urban Design Merit Award, 2018 AIA WMR Award
Publications
Architect Magazine 2017, Healthcare Snapshots

Designed to promote active aging, the Midvale Senior Center provides a new model in the design of senior centers. Drawing on hospitality and active recreation design, EDA’s team of architects created a LEED-Gold certified space that responds to the evolving needs of a new generation of seniors, while positively contributing to the community’s development.

Built on Main Street, the senior center also serves to anchor Midvale’s historic downtown. Reflecting the town’s historical and environmental context, the steel structure and steel and copper sheathing reference the history of mining in the area. In its form, use of materials, and siloed staircase that references nearby historic buildings, the Midvale Senior Center dramatically reinforces a specific and local sense of place.

Beyond its boundaries, the building actively engages Midvale’s Main Street, contributing to a renewed vision for a vibrant and walkable downtown. Instead of pulling back from the street edge to allow room for parking or deep landscape buffers, the building activates the sidewalk directly. The main entrance and the center’s café open onto sidewalk, creating a more dynamic walking experience and encouraging more development of the same kind.

2575
West Valley Fire Station #72
Civic, Public
2018
2574
Sweetwater County Justice Complex
Public
2018
2573
West Valley City Fire Station #76
Civic, Public
2018
2567
Weber County Library North Branch
Cultural, Public
2018
2566
University of Utah Crocker Science Center
Higher-Ed, Public
2018
2565
West Valley City Fire Station #71
Civic, Public
2018
2435
West Valley City’s Fairbourne Station Masterplan
Civic, Master Planning, Public
2265
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
Cultural, Public, Public Recreation
2014
2135
Weber County Main Library
Cultural, Public
2018
1953
Draper Senior Center
Parks and Recreation, Public
2002
1784
J.L. Sorenson Recreation Center
Public, Public Recreation, Recreation
2011
1672
Herriman Library
Cultural, Public
2010
1480
Spanish Fork Fourth District Courts & City Police Facility
Civic, Public
2009
1345
Gallivan Center
Commercial, Public, Public Recreation, Recreation
2012
1297
Daybreak South Station District
Civic, Master Planning, Public
0947
Salt Palace Renovation
Civic, Public
2006
0536
Antelope Island Visitor Center
Cultural, Public, Public Recreation
1995
0051
Salt Lake City Main Public Library
Public
1962