BKV Group: Justice Facilities Brochure

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JUSTICE FACILITIES

We create public safety facilities that define and influence the image of our communities

ARCHITECTURE

4 PRACTICE SITES

45 YEARS OF OPERATION

200+ EMPLOYEES

ENGINEERING

INTERIOR DESIGN

URBAN DESIGN

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

BRANDED ENVIRONMENTS

PINE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER | Pine City, Minnesota

DESIGN LEADERSHIP

Enriching lives and strengthening communities

OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

BKV Group enhances the physical and cultural environment through meaningful, responsive, multi-disciplinary design. Supported by innovative technology and a strategic market focus, we work to transform communities locally, nationally, and internationally. We believe the craft is as important as the science, especially in giving soul to the process and built environment. Through a highly participatory endeavor, our design strategies express a “rootedness” in their surroundings. This strategy goes beyond the specific building to deliberately capture the expression of people, site, and culture. It is a contextually sensitive approach that is based on, and reactive to, our clients’ goals, budget, vision, and focus, with our creative process engaging all team members to transform and positively shape communities around the globe.

NATIONAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP TEAM

NATIONAL [SECTOR] LEADERSHIP TEAM

KYLE YARDLEY

FIRST LAST

Government Managing Partner Chicago, IL

HENRY PITTNER

FIRST LAST

Justice Practice Leader, Partner Chicago, IL

MICHAEL HEALY

Public Safety Practice Leader, Associate Partner Minneapolis, MN

FIRST LAST

PAUL MICHELL

Government Managing Partner Minneapolis, MN

PHIL CALLISON

Government Managing Partner Dallas, TX

FIRST LAST Title

One firm with four practice site locations

OUR NATIONAL REACH

Collaborating regionally, BKV Group operates as a cohesive firm delivering a wide range of public safety projects for a diverse set of national and local clients. We leverage industry-leading communication and technology tools with best-in-class design processes to seamlessly work across practice sites to meet our clients’ needs, and continually expand our presence into existing and new markets.

Knowledge and experience for a wide range of project types

DESIGN VERSATILITY

BKV Group provides knowledge and experience for a wide range of government project and sector types, plus has familiarity in working with a spectrum of project partners. Our designers have a profound responsibility to drive positive change in our communities. We are passionate about helping our clients identify, pursue, and achieve ambitious goals in creating unique, meaningful places of value and purpose.

PROJECT TYPES

+ Renovations

+ Adaptive Reuse

+ Repositioning

+ New Construction

PROJECT PARTNERS

+ Developers

+ Government Entities

+ Brokers

+ Architects

+ Property Managers

+ Landscape Architects

+ MEP Engineers

+ Civil Engineers

+ Structural Engineers

PROJECT SECTORS

+ GOVERNMENT

– Fire

– Law Enforcement

– Justice

– Detention

– City Halls

– Public Works

– EOC

– Community Centers

– Parks & Recreation

+ LIBRARY

+ EDUCATION

INTERIOR DESIGN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

ARCHITECTURE

INTERIOR DESIGN BRANDED ENVIRONMENTS

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

CLIENT

INTERIOR DESIGN

ENGINEERING

INTERIOR DESIGN

INTERIOR DESIGN

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

INTERIOR DESIGN URBAN DESIGN

Designing to the cultural fabric of the community

OUR PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Our team offers comprehensive experience in all types of developments, ranging from small-scale to large-scale communities. This is demonstrated through the variety of housing types we design; all which have an overarching goal to establish the highest quality of public safety design that promotes and enhances community redevelopment.

+ Project Visioning and Goal Setting

+ Public and Stakeholder Engagement

+ Planning and Pre-Development Services

+ Funding Strategies and Capital Improvement Planning

+ Innovative Building Technology

+ Health, Safety & Wellfare Strategies

+ Trauma Informed Design

+ Workplace and Employee Amenity Design Leadership

INGHAM COUNTY JUSTICE COMPLEX | Mason, Michigan

WHAT WE PROVIDE

Capabilities and Services

BKV Group, through rigorous continuing education, provides design solutions at the leading edge of innovative technologies. A commitment to integrated design necessitates constant collaboration among all professional disciplines who share a common vision. Our multi-disciplinary approach allows us to serve the unique and diverse needs of each client through a fully-coordinated, single-source team.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Goals and Objectives

Communication Protocols

Project Budget Management

Project Schedule Management

Quality Assurance

PLANNING AND FEASIBILITY

Existing Condition Assessment

Functional Workflow Assessment

Health and Safety Assessment

Capital Improvement Planning

Phased Property Planning

Space Needs Analysis

Space Standard Diagrams

GIS Drive-time Analysis

Land Use and Zoning Analysis

Site Selection Study

Site Feasibility and Planning

Building Planning and Stacking

Project Master Planning

Total Project Cost Estimating

Total Cost of Ownership Analysis

ARCHITECTURE

Visioning and Conceptual Design

Construction Documentation

CSI-format Specifications

Building Science/ Forensics

Cost Estimating and Value Engineering

Critical Path Scheduling

Building Information Modeling

Computer Rendering

Immersive 3D Visioning

INTERIOR DESIGN

Space Planning

Interior Concept Renderings

Material Finish Selection

Durability Analysis

Infection Control Analysis

Furniture and Equipment Selection

Art & Accessories Staging

FF&E Budgeting and Procurement

BRANDED ENVIRONMENTS

Project Discovery

Project Messaging, Positioning & Strategy

Naming

Visual Identity/Logo

Brand Guidelines & Programming Standards

Digital & Print Collateral

Marketing Floor Plans

Promotional Merchandise Design

Environmental Design/Graphics

Visual Identity Systems (Wayfinding Signage)

Social Media Templates

Website Design Concepts

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Energy Use/Conservation Analysis

HVAC System Lifecycle Analysis

Building Commissioning

System Operations and Training

Building Automation Controls

Sequencing

Fire Protection Systems

Plumbing & Piping System Design

Electrical Engineering

Photometric Lighting Design

Power Distribution Design

Generator

Load Analysis

Photovoltaic Integration

Data and A/V System Design

Security Hardware and Cameras

Fire Alarm System Specification

Alert Notification Design

Power and Systems Commissioning

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Structural Analysis and Design

Structural System Comparisons

Existing Structure Evaluations

Dynamic Vibration Analysis

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Land-Use and Zoning Analysis

Planting and Hardscape Design

Boundary/Screening Yard Design

Rainwater Collection and Irrigation

Tree Inventory and Analysis

Streetscape Design

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Owners Project Requirements

Simple Box Analysis

Comprehensive Energy Modeling

Basic Commissioning

Daylight Modeling and Calculations

Custom Systems Analysis

Typical Meteorological Year Analysis

ASHRAE Calculations

LEED Project Tracking and Submissions

LEED Construction Phase Oversight

Green Communities Submissions

National Green Building Standard

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

Contractor Selection Assistance

Cost Control and Evaluation

Scheduling Oversight

Construction Observation

Quality Control Management

Move-in Coordination

Photography Coordination

Grand Opening Coordination

Eleven-Month Warranty Walk-Through

HSTORIC PRESERVATION

Historic Structures Report

Adaptive Reuse Options

Measuring and Documentation

OUR PROCESS

BKV Group provides total building design: from the aesthetics of branding, to the science of building technology, to the challenge of creative cost control.

DISCOVER YOUR STORY

CONCEPT/ VISIONING

SCHEMATIC DESIGN

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Immersing our holistic team in your project from the very beginning to understand your culture, values, objectives, challenges, and location serve as inspiration to develop the project story and the officer experience. These insights inform the overarching vision/ concept narrative that will drive every spect of the design.

PLANNING: FUNCTION/OPERATIONS MEET FORM/DESIGN

With the story in mind, Schematic Design focuses on function. BKV works with your operations team to understand the operational flow and adjacencies in order to plan efficient layouts that function well for your staff, while creating the experiential path of travel for your staff. Preliminary massing, space plans, initial finish and FF&E selections are developed at this time resulting in a design that embodies your goals, concept narrative, and functional needs.

REFINING THE DESIGN

Refinement of the concept and documentation occur during this phase by marrying the space planning with the concept in a 3-dimensional illustration of the design. Visualization presentations may include wireframe and/or rendered studies, plans, key elevations, initial detail, material and FF&E selections, and virtual reality walk throughs when warranted.

TECHNICAL DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION

CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS

CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION

Construction Documents include Massing Diagrams, Reference, Floor, Finish, Furniture, and Reflected Ceiling Plans; Elevations; Sections; Details; Schedules; and Specifications necessary for your contractor and procurement professionals to execute the project. Documents are coordinated with in-house disciplines and outside consultants, and reviewed for QA/QC. Project bidding, permitting, cost verification, and VE may occur prior to construction.

EXECUTION

During Construction and Installation, BKV’s team is actively engaged with the your General Contractor and Procurement teams: periodic site visits to monitor construction progress, responding to RFIs and submittals, helping the team address challenges that arise in the field, and review of FF&E, artwork and Accessory installation. Our team responds quickly to keep the project progressing.

LEECH LAKE JUSTICE CENTER AND TRIBAL POLICE | Cass Lake, Minnesota
BKV Group carefully examines trends in the public safety industry so we can lead discussions about how they may affect your community in the future

LISTENING & INFORMATION GATHERING (CLIENT

ENGAGEMENT)

We immerse our team in our client’s communities to gain a deep understanding of their culture, values, objectives, challenges, comps, audience, opportunities, and differentiators. We listen to operations, maintenance, resident and owner concerns and long-term goals, and participate in site visits to identify areas of opportunity. This data will guide the social, wellness, and service programming for the project and will steer the creative direction.

Project Framing & Visioning

Site Information

Demographics

Comparative Landscape

Operational & Facility Condition Assessments

Programming & Space Needs Assessments

INGHAM COUNTY JUSTICE COMPLEX | Mason, Michigan

HOLISTIC CAPABILITIES

BKV Group excels in fire station planning and design, boasting over 200 projects for 130 clients nationwide. Our multidisciplinary team combines architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and engineering expertise, offering comprehensive support beyond just interiors. We stay ahead of industry trends, researching topics like evolving apparatus, interoperability, and sustainability to ensure our designs meet future needs. Additionally, we provide cost assessment, budget review, and phased implementation assistance, all while tailoring solutions to the unique requirements of each fire department we work with.

VISUALIZATION

We use visual storytelling and mood boards to express the energy of the project. Wireframe visualization studies help convey spatial relationships, and rendered concept studies showcase material exploration.

Virtual Reality walk-throughs allow clients to experience the space in 3D. From initial mock ups to the finalized design, VR allows for project collaboration across all team members.

CONSTRUCTION / INSTALLATION

BKV works hand in hand with our clients, their general contractors, and installation teams throughout project construction. Timely communication is the key to implementation of a finished product that successfully realizes our clients vision.

BRANDED ENVIRONMENTS

BKV Group is one of the few national design firms offering an in-house Branded Environments unit who, in addition, assist our design teams in navigating through the initial research, strategy and discovery phases, shaping brands early in the project life cycle that will inform how spaces are designed, marketed and experienced.

OUR SERVICES

Project Brand Discovery

Project Brand Messaging, Positioning & Strategy

Naming

Visual Identity/Logo

Brand Guidelines

Brand Applications

Digital & Print Collateral

Marketing Materials

Promotional Merchandise Design

Environmental Graphics / Installations

Visual Identity Systems (Wayfinding Signage)

Social Media Templates

Website Design

Creating positive impacts on people, the planet, and providing the greatest value for our clients

VISION

Architecture is beautiful for the harmony it creates between itself, it’s environment, and its inhabitants. Sustainable design is the natural progression of that vision with BKV designed buildings always responding to their context — their location, their function, and how they are used by their occupants. BKV Group has a holistic vision for the building’s life-cycle to appropriately respond to context, function, and use. We leverage sustainable design strategies by tapping into a wide spectrum of knowledge — of architecture, interior design, urban planning, energy modeling, engineering, landscape architecture, technology and science — with our clients receiving the benefit of decades of collective professional expertise. In addition, because there is no predetermined outcome or prototypical concept, our process yields work of extraordinary originality, crafted to the specific needs of the site, user and circumstances.

COMMITMENT TO A CARBON-NEUTRAL PRACTICE

Memberships & Affiliations

AIA Materials Pledge, ASID Materials Pledge, Mindful Materials, B3 Guidelines

2030 Documentation

BKV’s Architects and Designers, Structural, and MEP Engineers report Embodied Carbon and Energy performance for all projects to The AIA 2030 Commitment initiative records

Construction Standardization

Standard Method v1.1 (Greenguard, SCS, Indoor Advantage, FloorScore, CRI Green Label Plus)

Healthy Materials Promise

We work with our vendors to minimize the use of toxic materials and focus our specifications on non-toxic materials. Designers will seek certifications for the materials that are specified by HPD, EPD, Declare, Cradle to Cradle, Living Product, FSC, SCAQMD, CDPH Standard Method v1.1 Greenguard. SCS, Indoor Advantage, Floor Score, CRI Green Lable Plus

Healthy Community Building

Urban design and landscape architecture are critical components of human health

MAPLE GROVE GOVERNMENT CENTER | Maple Grove, Minnesota

JUSTICE FACILITIES EXPERIENCE

LE SUEUR COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER

Le Center, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

New justice center for Le Sueur County.

TYPE

Government, Justice Center, Law Enforcement

SIZE

94,000 SF / 80-Bed Jail / Sheriff’s Office / 3 Courtrooms

With the existing historic courthouse and courthouse annex both in need of expansion, and additional need for jail expansion, the County decided to build a new justice facility a few blocks away from the existing to accommodate Courts, Sheriff’s Department, Probation, County Attorney, Public Defender, Victim Witness Services, Court Administration, Judicial Support, EOC, 911 Communication Center, Law Enforcement Garage and a new 80 bed Jail.

The 80-bed jail portion of the project has separated vehicular flows and parking for staff, in-custody, services, and the public and provides core services for programs, dining, laundry and work release. Throughout the facility judicial staff circulation is separated from public, inmates are securely circulated from the jail to the courts through secure elevators into courts holding, and full security screening is provided for public. Core jail services were sized and located to support future expansion.

The exterior design reflects a modern transparent judicial system but also relates to the existing courthouse design through the use of local Kasota Stone as cladding. The new 94,000 SF facility allows for reconfiguration and remodeling of the entire existing courthouse via phased construction.

LE SUEUR COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER | Le Center, Minnesota

ALPENA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER & JAIL

Alpena, Michigan

OVERVIEW

New Sheriff’s Offfice and Jail facility.

TYPE

Government, Sheriff’s Office, Jail

SIZE

35,000 SF

The new Sheriff’s Office and Jail facility is currently in the schematic design phase and will be located on a county owned site east of the Alpena County Airport. Pre-design services were completed by another team - unfortunately they were local and did not have experience in planning or constructing a Sheriff’s Office and Jail. Unfortunately for the county, the construction cost was 40% lower than comparable costs in Michigan, and there was a error their space program spread sheet, showing but not calculating required day-room spaces for all the housing units. The county passed a bond referendum unknowingly with bad information. Our task was to maximize their budget and deliver a great facility that met the requirements they described to the voters.

The 108-bed jail will include a new Sheriff’s Office, booking center with a drive-through sallyport, a men’s direct supervision housing unit for 43, women’s intermittent supervision housing unit for 30, Maximum Security / Special Housing for 27 people, Trustee dormitories for 8 people, kitchen, laundry, and Sheriff’s Vehicle and Bulk Storage Facility.

WRIGHT COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER

Buffalo, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

Justice Center Facility

TYPE

Justice Center Facility

SIZE

155,000 SF Justice Center Facility

The new Wright County Justice Center is co-located with the existing Law Enforcement Center and jail for secure inmate transfer to courts. The modern 155,000 square-foot facility includes nine technologically advanced courtrooms with a mass calendar court, a multi-party/family court, an in-custody courtroom and a grand jury court. Departments accommodated include court administration, court services/probation, a law library, county attorney and space for jury assembly. With full security screening for the building, direct secure holding access to all nine courtrooms and secure staff circulation, the Wright County Courthouse is a model for secure courthouse design concepts while also showcasing timeless contemporary design, current initiatives for access to natural light, and thoughtful spaces for staff collaboration.

LEECH LAKE JUSTICE CENTER AND TRIBAL POLICE

Cass Lake, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

New Tribal Justice Center.

TYPE

Government, Tribal Justice

SIZE

30,000 SF

The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is a Native American tribe located in central Minnesota. The Band has more than 11,000 members, covering over 700,000 acres and located throughout four different counties. The Band’s goal was to develop a centrally located tribal government center that would include a regional justice center and tribal police facility.

In 2011, the Band conducted a study that proposed a government campus on a remote site. In 2014, BKV Group was hired to assist the Band with refining and finalizing the project to help meet their planning and budget goals.

After a series of initial site analysis and space program reviews, our team identified a plan to meet the Band’s long-term planning objective. The plan consists of a single-story 30,000 SF building laid out to create clear circulation and separation between public, staff, and detainees. The plan utilizes efficient engineering systems allowing for convenient future expansion as needed.

The exterior design is in line with the Band’s direction to create a modern design using classical and durable materials. As the design evolved, the team worked with the Band to incorporate cultural aspects that reinforce the sense of community and reflect Ojibwe culture.

INGHAM COUNTY JUSTICE COMPLEX

Mason, Michigan

OVERVIEW

New justice center with modern facilities.

TYPE

Government, Courts, Detention, Justice Complex, Training

SIZE

180,000 SF

The new 180,000-square-foot Ingham County Justice Complex combines the 55th District Court and the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office & Jail on the existing Justice Complex site. It boasts a timeless contemporary exterior design and prioritizes natural light and collaborative staff spaces. Security measures include controlled access points, secure parking, and CCTV, low landscape plantings using CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles).

The main level provides public access and access to Records Management, Finger Printing, the Protective Order Office, Interview Rooms, and restricted access to Investigations.

The facility features a combined Sheriff’s Office/Courthouse entrance with full security screening. Each Courtroom / Hearing room is entered by a sound lock vestibule flanked by two attorney/ client conference rooms. Public spaces are efficiently arranged, including a jury assembly room across from security, various attorney/ official offices, mother rooms, family rooms, and training spaces and classrooms for law enforcement on the fourth level.

The Sheriff’s Office spans four stories, with the lower level serving as the entrance from the secured parking area. It includes shared spaces with the jail, such as the roll call room, locker rooms, outside laundry closet, fitness room, and fast access spaces for the patrol team, with direct access for staff to post in jail.

INGHAM COUNTY JUSTICE COMPLEX | Mason, Michigan

MAPLE GROVE GOVERNMENT CENTER

Maple Grove, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

New cohesive government center

TYPE

Government Center, City Hall, Public Safety

SIZE

150,000 SF

The new government center includes a new city hall, council chambers, emergency operations center, and public safety department, all positioned on a stunning site on the edge of a lake in the Arbor Lakes Development. The character of the government center relies on a cohesive palette of materials utilized to enhance the various volumes and major components of the structure.

LANSING NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER

Lansing, Michigan

OVERVIEW

National leaders oversee Lansing’s Public Safety Center.

TYPE

Government, Public Safety Center

SIZE

Public Safety Building: 212,000 SF

Fire Station #9 – 21,700 SF

Fire Station #2 – 9,900 SF

Fire Station #8 – 18,100 SF

Fire Training – 19,500 SF

Outbuilding – 20,000 SF

BKV Group and local partner Hobbs+Black were chosen nationally to spearhead Lansing’s new Public Safety Building, three Fire Stations, and a Fire Training Facility, with a $175 M budget. Our journey began with guiding the City through the bond referendum, swiftly transitioning to programming and planning.

The Public Safety Building will house Fire Headquarters, Police Station, District Court, and meeting rooms. Additionally, it will feature a temporary lockup. Adjacent will be Fire Station #9, storage, and the Fire Training Facility. Parking, with almost 800 stalls, is a critical consideration.

Elsewhere, Fire Station #2 will see on-site replacement, while Fire Station #8 undergoes a major renovation and addition, doubling as the City’s EOC.

LEED principles will guide the projects, though certification won’t be pursued. Delivered via CMc method, construction starts fall 2023, concluding in 2026, in multiple phases.

CITY OF WARREN, 37TH DISTRICT COURT

Warren, Michigan

OVERVIEW

Integrated justice center with modern facilities.

TYPE

Government, Public Safety Center

SIZE

3-story / 120,000 SF / 6 Courtrooms

Like many older courthouses built in the early 1970s, the existing 37th District Courthouse is lacking security, operational space, zone separation of public, staff, and inmates, and the general appearance of the building exterior and interior areas are dated and lack the character expected in a court building to promote justice and the appropriate behavior of the public and prisoners. Based on these items, the Mayor and City Council decided to proceed with a new replacement courthouse that would be constructed at their current site without reusing the existing building. The challenge is to design a new building while maintaining the existing courthouse and operations until the new courthouse is operational.

The new building wraps around the existing courthouse to allow the existing courthouse to continue operations. The new entrance is on the same side as the existing courthouse and the adjacent police station coming directly from the parking structure access point. The road between the parking structure and the court will be shutdown providing comprehensive security for the site and a logical drop-off point for patrons. Once the new building is completed, the old will be demolished and the new public space completed.

COUNTY COURTS THREE BUILDING RENOVATION STUDY

Fauquier County, Virginia

OVERVIEW

BKV Group conducts Fauquier County courts renovation study.

TYPE

Government, Study

SIZE

95,000 - 116,780 SF

Under our term contract with Fauquier County, BKV Group was commissioned to per form a five building ten user-agency master plan study to determine the current and future projected needs of each user agency and the potential for expansion within existing buildings via an additions and renovations, or in a new courts complex.

Working within the theme of “Progress with Reverence for Heritage” and with a strong commitment to the accomplishment of meaningful improvements to the efficient, effective, and open conduct of the County government, and to the public health, safety, and welfare and educational opportunities, the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors preserve the physical beauty, historical heritage and environmental quality of the county while ensuring that population growth and development is a positive force on the general welfare of the community. Budget / Cost: Option A - 90 million; Option B - 64 Million; Option C58 Million; Option D - 55 Million. Schedule: Study conducted during the COVID-19 Crisis from March 2020 - September 2020.

OLMSTED COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CRIMINAL COURTS

Rochester, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

Olmsted County expands court facilities.

TYPE

Government, Courts Facility

SIZE

25,400 SF / 1 Courtroom

With pressing needs in their justice system, Olmsted County looked to accommodate space for growing court calendars despite the current COVID restrictions. Utilizing space in the Annex building across from the Government Center, existing unoccupied facilities were used to create a vital County expansion that can accommodate criminal court calendars.

With new courts, jury spaces, hearing areas, meeting rooms and public lobbies all designed to meet COVID boundaries the new court areas should serve the County well for the present and into the future.

PENNINGTON COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

Pennington County seeks modernization solutions.

TYPE

Government, Law Enforcement, Courts, Detention, Justice, County Office

SIZE

3-story / 70,000 SF / 94-Bed / 2-Courtroom

Like many older courthouses, Pennington County’s was lacking in security, operational space and zone separation of public, staff and inmates. The jail was built in 1974 and as a linear design which created increased supervision requirements. To move inmates to court required taking inmates out of the jail across a main street and up to the courtroom through public hallways. This unsecured movement put staff and inmates at risk and created a possible liability for the County. Based on these items and jail noncompliance issues, the County Board decided to proceed with a new justice center at their current site with significant reuse of (renovated) existing spaces. To accomplish this the project was phased to allow the facility to remain operational and open to the public.

PINE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER

Pine City, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

New justice center with modern facilities.

TYPE

Government, Courts, Detention, Justice

SIZE

3-story / 112,823 SF / 137-Bed Jail

BKV Group assisted Pine County in the implementation of a new 112,085 SF government center, including complete architectural, interior design, and electrical, structural and mechanical systems design from pre-design/master planning phase through construction. The facility consists of a new district courts including three new court suites, county administration, social services, county attorney, court services, a 137-bed direct supervision and flexible custody podular jail.

BKV’s design approach ensures safety and security by providing access/exiting options and vehicular restrictions maintaining a high degree of security while providing the ability to serve the public that is essential to government facility operations. The open ended design allows for expansion options at both ends of the building.

The three story building consists of a lower level law enforcement center with jail, main level offices for the county coordinator and human resources, court services, county recorder, auditor, assessor, treasurer, Social Services, Women and Children’s program (WIC) and the county board room, and an upper level with three courtrooms plus judges, courts administration and county attorney offices.

AITKIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER

Aitkin, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

County addresses spatial, security issues.

TYPE

Government Center, County Offices, Courts

SIZE

63,257 SF, 2-Courtroom

With a variety of spatial deficiencies in multiple County departments, poor circulation and wayfinding and significant security concerns which became acute when the County Sheriff was shot on his shift, Aitkin County looked for a solution that addressed all these concerns. The design solution utilized both remodel of existing courthouse spaces and the creation of a new addition that allowed public entry points to be consolidated and security and circulation concerns to be addressed. The new addition accommodates County Administration, the County Board, new public toilets, License Center, Veterans Services, Public Records Center, Court Administration and Building Security, while the existing Courthouse is remodeled to improve circulation, security and access to Courts. With sensitivity to the historic courthouse, the new design melds timeless and respectful materials with a contemporary design aesthetic for a cohesive public campus. The plan calls for moving many administrative and high traffic public interaction departments to a 3 level government center addition and remodeling the existing historic courthouse and courthouse annex to improve function and modernize the spaces.

STEARNS COUNTY NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND JUSTICE FACILITY MASTER PLAN STUDY

St. Cloud, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

New justice facility

TYPE

Government, Justice Center

SIZE

473,000 SF

The new 473,000 square foot Stearns County Justice Complex consists of the Seventh District Judicial Court, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Stearns County Jail in a combined new facility as part of the existing Stearns County Government Center. The new facility joins the County Administration and Historic Courthouse around the courthouse square in downtown St. Cloud. As an alternative to the Downtown Site, the master plan also included a new facility concept of similar size and cost on a yet to be determined new location within the City of St. Cloud. The construction would be bid as a single multiphase contract with a site acquisition phase duration of 9 months, design phase duration of 12-months, and a construction phase duration of 6.25 years in five major phases. The Total Project Budget Estimate including hard construction cost, contingencies and soft costs is $244.66 MM. The Justice Complex Facility will be constructed to the 2040 master planning program and will house a 270 Bed Jail expandable to 350 beds; new Sheriff’s Office, Training Facility, and communications center; emergency management office; and a new 13 courtroom courthouse expandable to 14 courtrooms. The County Attorney’s Office and Community Corrections Office will remain in the County Administration Building and will be connected to the new facility via a secure private staff corridor link at the lower level and via a public corridor at the main level. The Public Defender’s Office will remain in their existing leased facility in the downtown.

WINONA COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Winona, Minnesota

OVERVIEW

New justice facility

TYPE

Government, Courthouse

SIZE

37,000 SF

After the failure of the sprinkler system on the fourth floor, this grand building had sustained such extensive water damage that the resultant mold bloom made the interior environments uninhabitable. After gutting the structure and abating the contaminants, the county was faced with the choice of renovating the building or building a new facility. Fortunately the historic nature of the Courthouse, its fortress-like stone design, and its Richardson Romanesque aesthetic, motivated the community’s choice to save it.

The County Board of Commissioners wanted the newly renovated space to reflect the historic vintage of the exterior, while providing 21st-century environments for county government. The design solution provides new courtrooms and public spaces are keeping the period of the structure and convey elegant and stately courtroom environments. Great care was taken to embody the spirit of the buildings original design, while respecting the fiscal limits of the County. Original historical appointments were reintegrated where possible as well as new elements designed to compliment the old. The design also addresses the functional and security needs of the county government. Providing new office and public service spaces entailed integrating new technologies and services into the design solution.

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