Provo City Center Temple Renown for our vast expertise in historic renovation, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has entrusted us to sustain and restore some of its most iconic landmarks—including our work on the Provo Tabernacle, which was ravaged by fire in 2010. For the past couple of years (this year being an exception), the Provo Temple has been closed for 6-8 weeks twice a year, instead of the usual 2 weeks. As excavation progressed, steel diagonal braces were added between the micro-piles to provide lateral stability and maintain the allowable unbraced length of the micro-piles. After the new mat footing had been completed, new reinforced concrete foundation walls were constructed between the mat footing and the bottom of the brick walls. Shear strength, compressive strength, and deformation property tests were conducted to assess the mortar’s physical properties. Excavation of the surrounding soils then commenced with continued monitoring of the elevation of the structure. The team had one primary objective: limit settlement or another movement that could cause damage to the existing brick walls. Great care was taken in the designs to preserve the original historic beauty of the church’s exterior. Figure 2. Second, they served to support the mat footings for the heavy loads of the new structure. Shotcrete placed on interior face of the brick. The study included statistical compilations of responses to a survey sent to stake presidents within the temple district. Provo Utah Temple. At this time, only living ordinances are being performed. The renovation itself will remain a remarkable feat to those who watched every stage of the project. The original straight wood sheathing on the tower roofs was overlaid with new wood structural panel sheathing to stiffen and strengthen the roof structures. The temple was the first completed temple in Utah. Construction of a great stone stairway leading up the hill to the west temple doors began in 1907. The design of the interior bracing system needed to be compact and maximize working space for the contractor. When the bottom of excavation was reached, a waterproofing membrane was installed and a new 18- to 24-inch thick reinforced concrete mat footing was placed. The Provo Tabernacle served as a tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1898 to 2010 in downtown Provo, Utah, United States. ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org shares construction news, photographs, maps, and interesting facts about the temples of the restored Church of Jesus Christ. He was the Principal in Charge and Project Manager on the project. PHASE 2: TEMPLE OPEN FOR LIVING ORDINANCES ONLY. The new composite walls would be supported by cased micro-piles while 30,000 cubic yards of earth were removed. When the Salt Lake Temple renovation was announced in the spring of 2019, Church President Russell M. Nelson said the project would “enhance, refresh and … The Manti Temple has undergone various remodeling and renovations. Each project utilized general contractors with sub-contractors spanning many crafts and disciplines requiring temple recommend holders to perform the majority of the work. Most of the damage to the walls was caused by the collapse of the wood roof structure during the fire. When the Salt Lake Temple renovation was announced in the spring of 2019, Church President Russell M. Nelson said the project would “enhance, refresh and … St. George Utah Temple — Closed for renovations. The typical span of the post-tensioned beams is 60 to 64 feet. Credit: Charles Carter, Courtesy of Church History Library, Courtesy of Church History Library. Essentially, no floor space was lost. The church is scheduled to detail lengthy renovation and retrofitting plans for the temple on Friday, and as Notre Dame burned it brought clearly into focus the need for care during what firefighters say can be a particularly dangerous time for historical structures. Another significant architectural feature of the original Tabernacle was the wood-framed roofs of the octagonal stair towers at the four building corners (Figure 7). So that in an earthquake the earth moves and the temple moves less,” said Andy Kirby, Director of Historic Temple Renovations. After more than five years of planning and construction, the new Provo Tabernacle opened its doors to the public in January 2016 and remains a special landmark to locals and temple-goers. Jeff Miller, S.E., is a Senior Principal at Reaveley Engineers in Salt Lake City. In 2016, Jeff was recognized as the Utah Engineers Council’s Engineer of the Year. The sub-basement level and lower part of the basement level would be located below the groundwater elevation. Rather than demolish the structure, the owner enlisted a team of architects, engineers, builders, and historians to assist with an unprecedented reconstruction and restoration project. The extensive temple grounds are decorated with a cascading water feature and numerous flowers, shrubs, and trees. Because of the reduced thickness, the quantity of reinforcing steel within the walls was greater than normal. Reaveley Engineers + Associates was an Outstanding Award Winner for its Provo City Center Utah LDS Temple project in the 2016 NCSEA Annual Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Program in the Category – Renovation/Rehabilitation. The tabernacle was a more than century-old icon located in the central Utah community of Provo. The temple was dedicated exactly one year later. Reprinting or other use of these materials without express permission of NCSEA is prohibited. Removed during the “renovation “ of the Ogden Utah temple, this stone was once part of the entryway floor. The team understood what this project meant to the owner and community, and championed this vision from beginning to end.▪. Intense preservation and design work were required in order to begin construction on the new Provo City Temple. The new temple will be St. George's second temple. Complete remodel of existing structure including all new mechanical, electrical and interior systems. One stair was partially burned and damaged by the fire while the other three only suffered minor smoke damage. A crowd gathers at the capstone ceremony for the Salt Lake Temple on April 6, 1892. Questions or comments regarding this website are encouraged: Contact the webmaster. The design and construction team explored several excavation and shoring methods that would support the original five-wythe brick masonry walls while excavating two new sub-grade floor levels. Since the original building had only a crawlspace below the main floor, a system had to be engineered to support and reinforce the existing masonry walls for excavation to take place. The Provo Utah Temple is at the base of Rock Canyon in Provo. Construction Status: Temple enclosed; exterior sealed; installing hard landscaping Latest Photograph: 3 January 2021. Rumors linger about the Salt Lake Temple closing for renovations, especially with last year's addition of the Draper and Oquirrh Mountain temples. Block-outs in foundation walls. STRUCTURE® magazine is a registered trademark of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA). A 17-acre (69,000 m 2) block of property at the base of Rock Canyon was chosen as the site for the Provo Temple.. Still, people wonder if the Provo Temple is destined for Ogden-style massive makeover. The brick walls did not have sufficient strength to function as shear walls or effectively resist out-of-plane earthquake forces. Latter-day Saint Temple Construction Photographs. President Joseph Fielding Smith presided at the dedication of the Provo Utah Temple, but at his request, the prayer he had written was offered by President Harold B. Lee, first counselor in the First Presidency. As the Jordan River is one of the larger and busier temples, it will be interesting how the other temples in the area deal with the increase in attendance. The campus of Church-owned Brigham Young University (BYU) borders the temple to the southwest. Wood-framed roofs at the four building corners. The new tower is laterally supported by steel braced frames which transfer forces to the shotcrete shear walls through the roof diaphragm and supplemental bracing. Our stone was given to us by a friend who worked on the temple project. The Provo Utah Temple and Provo City Center Temple were the second pair of temples to be built in the same city, following the Jordan River Utah Temple (1981) and Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple (2009) in South Jordan, Utah. Figure 7. Lastly, they acted as hold down anchors to resist buoyancy forces created by the water table. Mechanical rebar couplers were placed at the bottom of vertical reinforcing bars within the shotcrete shear walls so that the bars could be extended into the top of the reinforced concrete foundation walls that were placed during a later phase of the project. “The design of this was a process between the architect, our design team, the structural engineers, and the contractors. Block-outs were formed in the foundation walls around each of the shoring needle beams (Figure 5). The structure was designed to support the weight and overturning forces imposed by a new center tower matching the pre-1917 original. In 1917, the tower was removed because its weight caused excessive deflections in the roof members. Based on initial observations, it was evident that the mortar consisted of fine aggregate and lime, and was quite weak. The three new floor structures consist of composite steel beams supported by the new shotcrete exterior walls and interior steel columns. All materials contained in this website fall under U.S. copyright laws. Figure 1. “The contractors and architects have worked in similar situations where they have done underpinning but not at this scale and this height,” said LDS Church project manager Andy Kirby. LDS Church leadership announced the Tabernacle would be rebuilt as a temple. Comments posted to STRUCTURE website do not constitute endorsement by NCSEA, CASE, SEI, C3 Ink, or the Editorial Board. © Kyle Sheffer | The Sky’s the Limit Photography. This bracing system would remain in place until a new structural steel frame was constructed inside the building, and new floor and roof diaphragms were in place to brace the exterior walls. In the completed building, the shotcrete walls function as shear walls to resist lateral earthquake and wind loads imposed on the building. "I think it would be safe to say that that wouldn't even be considered until the Payson Temple (announced last month) is completed," Elder Walker said. Crews respond to Tabernacle fire. Natural light streaming through windows around the tower illuminate an art glass ceiling in the main upper lobby located directly below the tower. Temple.). The micro-piles also helped mitigate the potentially liquefiable soils that exist on the site. Here is a brief history of those temples. A significant challenge faced by the design team was converting a 35,000 square foot historic structure into a modern 85,000 square foot temple without losing historic details. Results indicated the strength of the mortar fell below minimum thresholds. Along with the renovation crews packed up many historical artifacts and furniture from inside of the temple. A public open house for the Provo City Center Temple begins on January 15, 2016, following a five-year renovation of the former Provo Tabernacle. Enhanced inspections were conducted to maintain quality control of the shotcrete placement (Figure 3). The Church's other two universities; Brigham Young University–Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii, and Brigham Young University–Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho; also have adjacent temples. A new internal bracing system would also have to be engineered to stabilize the remaining brick walls while the temporary external bracing system that was installed soon after the fire was removed. Selection of the shoring system was influenced by the presence of high groundwater at the site. This has been for special renovation work --more extensive work than is usually done on a temple, including a new awning. After more than five years of planning and construction, the new Provo Tabernacle opened its doors to the public in January 2016 and remains a special landmark to locals and temple-goers. Careful detailing of the tendon anchorage plates was required to verify that they could fit within the profile of each of the beams. They have been moved off-site during the renovation process. The remaining three wythes of brick were permanently anchored to the new shotcrete walls by installing 14-inch to 16-inch-long steel helical anchors into the brick. Steel needle beams were placed through the foundation wall openings and connected to the micro-piles (Figure 4). Reaveley Engineers + Associates (RE+A) was the structural engineering consultant. Constructed from 1883 to 1898, the Provo Tabernacle was a historical treasure of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and the local community. Coordinates. Figure 5. The Provo Utah Temple was the sixth temple built in Utah and the first built in Utah County. After more than five years of restoration and historical reconstruction, the Provo City Center Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was dedicated March 20, 2016. After the fire, tests were performed on the mortar in the brick walls and revealed minimal damage to the brick and mortar at the interior face of the walls. Located in Ogden, Utah, it was originally built with a modern, single-spire design very similar to the Provo Utah Temple. For the renovated structure, see Provo City Center Temple. The proposed shoring system would need to ensure placement of the waterproofing membrane below the sub-basement floor and at the exterior face of the foundation walls without compromising the performance of the membrane under significant hydrostatic pressure. Over 70,000 attended in what was the largest temple dedication in history. The tower roofs were each removed as a single piece, and the one damaged tower was rehabilitated and rebuilt to its original configuration. Completion: Estimated in mid- to late 2021 (no official dates announced yet) Construction Status: Cladding on upper west walls, tower, and monument sign progressing; interior work underway Latest Photograph: 13 January 2021. A major excavation would be required to accommodate a basement and sub-basement below the original building, as well as adjacent sub-grade parking, doubling the size of the building. Located on Provo's east bench near the mouth of magnificent Rock Canyon, the Provo Utah Temple claims a stunning backdrop of towering mountains. Preserving and stabilizing the original brick walls was an initial focus. The announcement of the Provo Utah Temple and Ogden Utah Temple was prompted by a statistic computed in the mid-1960s that 52 percent of all ordinance work was performed in three temples: the Logan Utah Temple, the Manti Utah Temple, and the Salt Lake Temple. It is a historic icon of Provo and has been home to many religious and cultural events. To the west and south of the Temple is a new single-level, sub-grade parking garage that connects to an adjacent parking garage. Figure 3. Pocatello Idaho Temple . Jacobsen project executive Kirk Dickamore calls the renovation and construction of the Provo City Center Temple “a once-in-a-lifetime project.” “The Provo Tabernacle was … The groundbreaking ceremony for the Provo Utah Temple was held just one week after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ogden Utah Temple, marking the first time that two groundbreaking ceremonies were held in the same month. The complex nature of this project demanded unique engineering and construction solutions. Also of intense interest was restoring the original central tower. STRUCTURE magazine is the premier resource for practicing structural engineers. The St. George Utah Temple closed November 4, 2019 for renovation … The Provo Utah Temple stands adjacent to Church-owned Brigham Young University. The temple sits nestled among local forest and evergreen trees in a suburban area roughly 15 miles southwest of the historic colonial city of Raleigh. The Provo Utah Temple was the sixth temple built in Utah and the first built in Utah County. The reinforcing in the floor slabs was connected to dowels previously set in the shotcrete walls. PROVO -- With less than a week remaining for the Ogden Temple open house, followed by its dedication on Sept. 21, the looming question coming from some Utah County members This temple is among the busiest in the LDS Church due to its proximity to BYU and the MTC. Steel needle beams connected to micro-piles. This led to the building of the Ogden and Provo temples to relieve the strain on the older pioneer-era temples. (Only three other temples have six ordinance rooms: the Ogden Utah Temple, Jordan River Utah Temple, and Washington D.C. Care was taken with shotcrete placement around reinforcing steel. The original design for the Provo Utah Temple included a gold-leafed statue of the angel Moroni atop a gold-colored spire. Often dubbed one of the busiest temples in the Church, the Provo Utah Temple operates six ordinance rooms, allowing sessions to begin every 20 minutes. During a renovation completed in 2014, the exterior and interior were extensively changed. The lid structure over the parking area was designed as a post-tensioned concrete beam and one-way slab system. The Provo Utah Temple was dedicated in just two sessions by seating attendees—in addition to the temple—in the Marriott Center, George Albert Smith Fieldhouse, Joseph Smith Building, Harris Fine Arts Center, and Knight-Mangum Hall (Language Training Mission) on the BYU campus. Architecturally prominent, a temple is considered by members of the LDS Church as the most sacred place of worship. Vernal … These openings were aligned between pairs of micro-piles. This change in use would require the interior spaces be completely reconfigured within the original building envelope to accommodate new building functions. With the foundation system complete, the focus shifted to a new structural steel superstructure inside the shell of the existing building. Often dubbed one of the busiest temples in the Church, the Provo Utah Temple operates six ordinance rooms, allowing sessions to begin every 20 minutes. Since the building was concrete, we used the flooring stone for our jewelry. For these ordinances, the temple will have minimal staff and the number … It also had to allow placement of new reinforced shotcrete walls against the interior face of the brick. PHASE 2: TEMPLE OPEN FOR LIVING ORDINANCES ONLY—Based on First Presidency direction, this temple has resumed limited operations. A four-alarm fire destroyed the building (Figure 1) in December 2010. Grade 75 rebar was specified to reduce congestion of the steel reinforcing bars within the beams. and Julee Attig, CPSM In Feature Comments 0 Constructed from 1883 to 1898, the Provo Tabernacle was a historical treasure of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) and the local community. Provo Utah Temple — In Phase 2, as of Aug. 17, 2020. Kinshasa Congo Temple- Open House 12-30 Mar 2019 / Youth Devotional 13 Apr 2019 / Dedication 14 Apr 2019 The concrete beams were designed with higher than normal post-tensioning stresses to reduce beam depth as much as practical, while still controlling flexural cracking in the beam section. Beam spacing varies but is typically about 27 feet-on-center. In the late 1970s, a feasibility study was prepared by the Provo Temple presidency for the establishment of a Provo Temple Visitors Center. First, they temporarily supported the exterior brick walls. Renovations. History. Ordinances will be performed by appointment only and limited to members residing in a designated geographic area. Restoring the building to its original state and preserving its historic fabric was a primary architectural objective for principal architect Roger Jackson of FFKR Architects. Two of the five interior wythes of brick (approximately 8 inches) were removed, and that space was replaced with shotcrete. The contractor closely monitored the elevation of the walls during this load transfer to ensure only very slight changes in the elevation. Experience STRUCTURE magazine at its best! Once the weight of the walls was transferred into the shoring system, adjustable bearing seats were installed on each side of the jacks and the jacks were removed. The Provo Utah Temple was originally named the Provo Temple. The Jordan River Utah Temple is scheduled for renovation starting February 15, 2016. The results indicated that the thinner shear walls would perform as prescribed to meet code requirements and the owner’s enhanced performance goal of life safety in the Maximum Considered Earthquake. Connections between the base of the tower roofs and the walls below were improved to resist the required wind and earthquake loads. The building hosted U.S. presidents, musical performances, school commencements, interfaith gatherings, and community events. The Ogden Utah Temple (formerly the Ogden Temple) is the sixteenth constructed and fourteenth operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Hydraulic jacks were placed between the needle beams and concrete bearing lugs formed into the bottom of the shotcrete walls. Historic Renovation of the Provo Tabernacle, Wood Meets Structural, Aesthetic, and Sustainability Goals at One Nort. The renovation itself will remain a remarkable feat to those who watched every stage of the project. This structure supports a beautifully landscaped plaza. 1800’s The interior components were modeled after the originals. To help the owner gain confidence in the thinner walls performing as desired during an earthquake, the structural engineers completed a performance-based design using non-linear analysis techniques. The micro-piles served several purposes. Provo City Center Temple. Web development and content management by C3 Ink™, a division of Copper Creek Companies, Inc. Before linking, please review the STRUCTUREmag.org linking policy. It engages, enlightens, and empowers structural engineers through interesting, informative, and inspirational content. Phase 1: This initial phase was completed in August of 2013, which consisted of nine (9) restroom remodels. HISTORIC RENOVATION Provo City Center Utah LDS Temple Dedicated in 1898, the Provo Tabernacle was an impressive structure of its time, featuring octagonal towers at all four corners, a high-pitched roof, exquisite woodwork, and room to seat 1,500. The St. George Utah Temple, one of the historically significant buildings in the Church, was dedicated in 1877. The new sloped roof structure consists of a metal roof deck supported by steel beams. The structure serves a much different purpose than a chapel where regular worship services are conducted. Located at the corner of University Avenue and Center Street, the Provo City Center Temple serves as another temple for the Provo area's Latter-day Saint population. The restoration of this key architectural feature was of particular import to the owner (Figure 6). We came up with multiple options, vetted those out, and then improved it to what you see now.”, Many have called this historic renovation a “once-in-a-lifetime” project. Instead of a temple, however, the Maeser Building was built on the hill in 1911 as a part of the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus. It seated 1,500 and featured octagonal stair towers, a high-pitched gabled roof, art glass windows, exquisite woodwork, and a central tower topping out at 167 feet above the ground. This announcement brought the total number of operating, under construction, under renovation or announced temples in the state of Utah to 25. Extra care was taken by the contractor to place the shotcrete in the walls while preventing voids behind and between the reinforcing steel. Figure 4. For example, the portico was enclosed, and the tower’s steeple now stands 10 feet taller. With the masonry reinforced and strengthened, the next phase was to support the stabilized building shell so excavation could begin. The walls also stabilize the existing brick walls against lateral out-of-plane forces. Dynamic, collaborative interactions between owner, architect, structural and geotechnical engineers, contractor and subcontractors generated economic and innovative solutions. Some of the piles were battered to resist the temporary lateral loads on the shored walls during construction. The original brick walls are anchored to new reinforced concrete shear walls by placing shotcrete against the interior surface of the brick (Figure 2). This required 1,200 SF of new construction, with 6,000 SF of new stone. In my experience as a Temple Recorder, it has been a blessing to participate in extensive renovation projects in the Chicago Illinois, Los Angeles California, and Jordan River Utah temples. A series of eight-inch diameter micro-piles were drilled into the ground, on each side of the walls, to a depth of about 90 feet. Contact publisher for all permission requests. © 1998–2021 ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org. Openings were then excavated through the rubble-stone foundation walls just below the brick and shotcrete walls. All rights reserved. The weight of the landscaping overburden (18 to 35 inches of soil), pavements, snow, and plaza live loads combined to create significant loads on the lid structure. The temple’s renovation is expected to be completed in 2022. Credit: Nick Adams, for the Deseret News. President Russell M. Nelson announced a temple would be built in Lindon, Utah during the Sunday afternoon session of General Conference. Historic Renovation of the Provo Tabernacle Mar, 2017 By Jeff Miller, S.E., Jesse Malan, S.E. However, no visitors' center was ever established. The exterior was almost all that remained of the Tabernacle. The jacks were then loaded to transfer the weight of the walls above onto the needle beams and shoring system. Salt Lake Temple — Closed for renovations. The Raleigh Temple & Baton Rouge Temple will complete renovations this year and be rededicated in October and November. The mat footing and foundation walls were designed to resist the upward hydrostatic pressures. In many areas, the need for thin concrete walls resulted in shear walls and boundary elements that did not comply with prescriptive code requirements. In total, the contractor excavated to 25 feet below grade for approximately 170,000 square feet and 40 feet below grade for approximately 15,000 square feet. The two buildings were built at the same time and were nearly identical in appearance until the Ogden Utah Temple was drastically renovated in the early 2010s. Since Provo's early years, a hill just northeast of downtown Provo was known as "Temple Hill." While we used to use stone from the outside of the temple, we ran out so we switched to stone from the inside of the temple. He can be contacted at jmiller@reaveley.com. The renovation is scheduled to take a year and a half, so if you want to see this temple any time in the next two years, you should plan to visit quickly. In short, the brick walls would need to be reinforced and strengthened. Located in Ogden, Utah, it was originally built with a modern, single-spire design very similar to the Provo Utah Temple.During a renovation completed in 2014, the exterior and interior were extensively changed.

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