Architects: downtown parcel can fit a courthouse, but may require taller building and parking solutions

County architects and judges told the Commissioners Court that the selected downtown parcel could accommodate the county’s courthouse program, but the final configuration depends on courtroom mix and parking. Charlie Goodman of Brinkley Sergeant Wigginton Architects said the judge-provided floor mock-up can fit up to six courtrooms on some floorplates and that closing San Jacinto Road would add about 19,000 square feet per floor; he warned that drawings are preliminary and a survey would be required.