Long-Sought Justice Facility Nears Finish Line
Hensel Phelps Approaching Completion of East County Hall of Justice Facility
The 196,000-sq.-ft. East County Hall of Justice facility in Dublin, CA, comprises a five-story Courthouse building and a two-story County Building. By Carol Eaton
East County Hall of Justice facility, a long-sought court and judicial office complex that has been in the planning stage for well over a decade and under construction for the past two-and-a- half years. Delivered by the design-build team
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of Hensel Phelps and Fentress Archi- tects, the $123 million, 196,000-sq.-ft. East County Hall of Justice facility is located on a 23-acre site in Dublin, CA. It comprises a five-story Court- house building and a two-story County Building connected by a shared lobby and security screening area. Tirteen criminal courtrooms
and associated support spaces will be housed in the Courthouse building while the County building will provide space for the Public Defender, District Attorney and Probation Department. Tere are detention cells in the facility with room to house 90 inmates. Te new justice facility consolidates courtroom capacities from three existing courthouses in Hayward, Pleasanton and Livermore.
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n June 2017, the County of Alameda will welcome the completion of its brand new, state-of-the-art
Sustainable Design Designed for LEED Silver
certification, it includes an array of sustainable features such as radiant heat flooring, infrastructure for future solar panels and PV chargers, drought- resistant landscaping, energy-efficient mechanical and electrical systems and more.
Te steel moment framed structure
also incorporates extensive use of natural lighting. Te five-story court building’s main entryway is accessed at level two and opens up to a large four- story light well that feeds natural light into the six interior courtrooms. Te remaining seven exterior courtrooms receive natural light through their windows. Judges’ chambers on the north
side of the building are strategically positioned to offer specular views overlooking Mount Diablo, while
waiting areas outside the court- rooms on levels 2-5 provide expansive southward views of the tri-valley areas. As the design-build contractor,
Hensel Phelps holds a contract with the County of Alameda and also worked closely with the Judicial Council of California (JCC), the building’s primary tenant. Other key design-build team members include Fentress Architects; Frank M. Booth, mechanical and plumbing subcon- tractor; Morrow Meadows, electrical and low voltage subcontractor; and Transbay, fire protection services.
Close Coordination Is Key Hensel Phelps Project Manager
John Petty said the project has involved close coordination and communication with a variety of different stakeholder and tenant groups, including the probation department, District Attor- ney’s office, the Sheriff, courts and judges, among others. “Te goal is to ensure the space
that the project stakeholders get at the end of the project is the space that they want,” he said. “Everyone is really excited to take over their spaces in this building.” Te project is slated to complete this June, with courts to
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Photos by Stephanie Reveles.
Photos by Stephanie Reveles.
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