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Chanen built this $16.4 million, two-building complex housing 15 courtrooms, 12 jury/ assembly rooms, support offices, law library and full-service cafeteria for Maricopa County, Arizona. This full-service government building is the prototype for subsequent county facilities. The project, enhanced with cherry wood and marble throughout, was built using innovative construction techniques. Construction of the interior started on the top floor and progressed down. Although unconventional, this technique allowed easier clean-up and less traffic in completed areas.
The lobby's main entrance has a series of metal detectors through which all entrants must pass. Since the Southeast Courts Complex must accommodate prisoners awaiting trial, the 177,000-sq.-ft. facility is equipped with holding cells that are overlooked by a guard station. Steel ceilings are welded in place in each cell and a special elevator transports prisoners to the courtroom-floor holding cell.
The cafeteria-style dining room is open to the public with private dining areas for judges and jurors. The building also houses a thermal storage system that uses twelve, 1,620-gallon tanks to make ice at night for daytime cooling.
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MARICOPA COUNTY
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LESCHER & MAHONEY, INC.
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA
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This is Maricopa County's first expansion of its court system outside of downtown Phoenix.
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JUSTICE