This 93,000 SF Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) courts project includes eight courtrooms, prisoner holding areas, legal services area, and full court administration services in this unique three-story building that maintains separation between two judicial functions, courtrooms and counsel, within one building complex.

In addition to designing the building systems for the Courts building proper, Henderson provided an expansion to the SRPMIC Tribal Government Campus central cooling plant with an 800-foot extension of off-site chilled water piping to serve both the Courts building and additional future buildings. The complexities of the compact site and zoning restrictions to building height along with the requirement to obtain LEED Silver certification led to some opportunities to provide unique solutions for the building systems. To reduce building height and building area, the HVAC system utilizes chilled water/electric heat ceiling cassettes and a dedicated outdoor air system. This system eliminated large air handling units, large mechanical rooms, and large ductwork and led to each room having independent temperature control; the same occupancy sensors controlling the lighting, HVAC cassettes, and outside air dampers; system redundancy; and quieter HVAC systems.

Location

Scottsdale, AZ

Project Size

Approx. 93,000 SF

Services

Architectural Lighting, Electrical, Fire & Life Safety, Mechanical, Plumbing, Security

Certification

LEED Certified

Awards

American Architecture Award - Government Civic Buildings, 2014 AIA Arizona Design Awards Unbuilt Award, 2018 Government & Municipal Buildings Category, 2021 AIA Awards - Architecture



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