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AECOM RFQ No. 15-04-01 Montgomery County Judicial Center Annex and Renovation Rockville, MD Key Personnel: Scott Tao, Ovidio Rodriquez The Montgomery County Judicial Center will become the eastern anchor for a revitalized government center and a symbol of the courts’ important role in the community. This project involves the design of a 191,000-square foot new courts annex and renovation of the existing 327,000-square foot courthouse. Juvenile court functions and other related family court functions will relocate to the annex, leaving vacant spaces in the existing judicial center available for re- use. Seven new courtrooms and associated spaces will be constructed, with three courtrooms shelled for fit- out at a later time, for a total of 10 courtrooms in the annex. Our services include project management; programming; architectural and interior design; full engineering, LEED consulting; construction administration and commissioning. Efficient use of space was achieved through the four- court-per-floor layout organized around a north-south corridor facing the plaza and landscaped park. Each of the four sets of stacked courtrooms feature elements such as powerful pillars, copper with bronze and brass accents, traditional wood paneling, and glass lanterns. Highlighting the importance and neutrality of the judge is a wall of simply detailed white stone located directly behind the bench. The courtrooms provide a warm counterpoint tot he crisp glass curtainwalls and pre-cast panels of the remainder of the building. The annex is designed with three separate circulation systems for the public, judiciary, and prisoners. Public access will occur through the existing entries, corridors and the new annex elevators. Judicial access is provided from the new judges parking level through dedicated judicial elevators, directly to the private corridors in the chamber areas. Prisoners will use the new and existing vehicular sallyports, dedicated corridors, and prisoner elevators to access the central and court floor holding cells. Client: Montgomery County Department of Public Works Contact: Hamid Omidvar, AIA, Chief Office of Special Projects 101 Monroe Street, 9th Floor Rockville, MD 20850 (240) 777-6126 Hamid.Omidvar@ montgomerycountymd.gov Year Completed: 2014 Section F 43