General Project Information
Architectural Credit:
The S/L/A/M Collaborative - Architect of Record
Lake Flato Architects - Design Criteria Architect
Project Substantial Completion Date: 1/21/2022
Program type(s): Courthouse
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 285,000 gsf
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 243,000 gsf
Project substantial completion date: 1/21/2022
Climate zone: 8 and 9
Project site: Brownfield
Project team:
General Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie
Engineer - Civil: Halff Associates
Engineer - MEP: Halff Associates
Engineer - Structural: Stantec
Landscape Architect: Halff Associates
Systems Consultant: Newcomb & Boyd
Life Safety Consultant: Firelogix
Criteria Design: Lake Flato Architects
Project Overview:
Dominating the design are the two three-story building wings flanked to define the interior atrium which acts as the central unifying element, linking all the public areas and visually connecting all the court floors. The interior atrium “courtyard” is a reference to the Camino Real - the historic road that once connected Mexico City to San Antonio’s Spanish-colonial Missions, presidios, and other governmental centers which ran right through the site.
The building is meant to be a structure that is architectonic, corporeal, tactile and authentic—one that is tied inextricably to a holistic experience of its region and its symbolic function.
Submission portfolio
San Antonio Federal Courthouse
Category
Justice Facilities Awards
Description
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