California State Archives
Secretary of State Complex
Sacramento, CA

The California State Archives occupies a new, state-of-the-art facility one block south of the State Capitol as part of a Secretary of State office complex. The 170,000 square foot building was designed to meet the needs of the Archives for the next 50 years.

The California Secretary of State Building is a vast complex encompassing one full city block. Included in this complex are six floors of Archival Collections and the Golden State Museum.

Security By Design provided Schematic Design and Design Development Documents to identify appropriate security technologies to solve Card Access, Public to Private interfaces, Periphery, and Fire Department issues. A report was produced which included the study and recommendations for all security-related systems under consideration.

Contract Documentation including specifications, drawings, and detail packages were produced in the next phase of work. Contract administration support to the project team was provided by Security By Design to ensure that the installed work met the system requirements as defined in the Contract Documents.

Of Special Interest

The physical security mechanism designed for protecting the California State Constitution, while allowing public viewing and a 3-hour fire rated, multi-story security vault are examples of issues requiring unusual treatment.