Millcreek Community Center • Millcreek, Utah

Owner: Salt Lake County

Client: Salt Lake County Recreation

AOR: Architectural Nexus • Kenner Kingston, PIC

Size: 63,000 SF

Estimated Value: $11 million

Services: Architecture, Sustainable Design

Completion Year: 2011

Certifications: LEED Gold

Awards: AIA Utah Honor Award, 2015

Located along Evergreen Avenue in Millcreek Township, the Millcreek Community Center consolidates multiple public services into a single civic campus. The facility replaced an aging fire station, library, and gymnasium while preserving the adjacent Evergreen Park—a longtime community landmark.

The project was shaped by a community engagement process that surfaced concerns about the loss of beloved public buildings. In response, the design team incorporated elements of regenerative design to create continuity between past and present. Most notably, the original gymnasium floor was salvaged, panelized, and reinstalled as a two-story feature wall in the new lobby—a gesture honoring the site’s legacy while reimagining its future.

The new 63,000 SF facility includes a senior center, recreation center, and library, and has become a central gathering place for the surrounding neighborhood.