Tarrant County Civil Courts Building

Fort Worth, Texas

4 LEED Gold

SIZE

231,934 sq. ft.

COST

$90 Million

COMPLETION DATE

2015

SERVICES

Feasibility Study, Programming, Site

Master Planning, Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture

Located in downtown Fort Worth, the Tarrant County Civil Courts Building is located on a tight, urban site facing the 1895 Historic Courthouse. Seperated by a sunken plaza, housing the Tarrant County College ‘Trinity River Bluff’ campus, the historic courthouse, new courthouse and recently completed Tarrant County Family Law Center create an architectural focal point celebrating Tarrant County’s past, present and future.

This facility includes 12 civil district courts, a mega-courtroom for larger multi-litigant trials, jury services assembly area, district clerk offices, secure underground parking for judges, and support/ back-of-house areas. It also houses the 2nd Court of Appeals on its top floor.

The urban fabric of Fort Worth is complimented by this new Civil Courts Building. Adjacent to the very popular Sundance Square, the design was thoughtfully created to ensure the historic nature of this area carried through and complimented the surrounding neighborhood. Although historic in its persona, the new facility is a courthouse for the future. Energy efficiency and durability of materials were integrated into the design to provide a beautiful and enduring facility to serve Tarrant County for the next 120 years.

As a sustainable project, the facility achieved LEED Gold certification.