| Simms Building | |
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| Alternative names | Sandia Savings Bank Building |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | International style |
| Location | 400 Gold Avenue SW Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35°04′59″N 106°39′08″W / 35.0830°N 106.6521°W |
| Completed | 1954 |
| Cost | $2,000,000 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 54.86 m (180.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 13 |
| Floor area | 114,000 sq ft (10,600 m2)[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Flatow and Moore |
| Main contractor | Lembke-Clough and King |
Simms Building | |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001653 |
| NMSRCP No. | 1693 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 1998 |
| Designated NMSRCP | November 21, 1997[2] |
| References | |
| [3][4][5][6] | |
The Simms Building is historic high-rise office building in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. Designed by Flatow and Moore and completed in 1954, it was the city's first large-scale modernist building and is regarded as "Albuquerque’s best example of the International Style".[7] The building was added to the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties in 1997 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, only 44 years after it was completed.
At 180 feet (55 m) in height, the 13-story building was the tallest in New Mexico until the Bank of New Mexico Building was completed across the street in 1961. Its design was inspired by the latest trends in modern architecture, especially the Lever House in New York City, with glass curtain walls and a combination of vertical and horizontal volumes. Sandstone blocks from the previous building on the site, the Commercial Club, were included in the exterior walls. The Simms Building also included an innovative radiant heating and cooling system with limited solar heating capabilities. The building received attention nationally as well as locally and helped catalyze the modern architecture movement in New Mexico.[7]
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- ^ "New Mexico State and National Registers". New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 129672". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
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- ^ "National Register of Historic Places listings for Bernalillo County, New Mexico". nationalregisterofhistoricplace.com [unofficial site]. American Dreams, Inc. 2007-01-23. Archived from the original on 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ a b Morton, Ryan. "Case study: Simms Building". UNM School of Architecture and Planning. Archived from the original on November 6, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2017.