1 / Renovation, U.S. Courthouse in Southeast

The design team worked diligently to abbreviate the design time from what is normally 7 months to 4 months, enabling the GSA and others to bid the project more quickly. All parties agreed that given the complexity and custom finishes, that the construction time should be set as a 7 month project for what normally would take 5-1/5 months.

The scope included a complete interior renovation of approximately 25% of the entire seventh floor of this U.S. Courthouse to accommodate a newly appointed federal judge. The program included the Chambers office, several law clerk offices, work room, a kitchen/conference room, and a private restroom. Some of the challenges of the project included specifying materials that would conform to existing humidity, security requirements for judge security and proper privacy thresholds. The documents demanded that the contractor exercise strict control over dust and noise.