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Architects present two courthouse options; county seeks cost and court-use data before deciding
Summary
NCA Architects presented two competing schemes for the Grant County courthouse on May 6 — a roughly 14,000-square-foot renovation with a 4,000-square-foot addition, or a new courthouse built on the detention-center site — and said independent cost estimates and 50% design drawings will be delivered this summer.
NCA Architects presented two competing schemes for the Grant County courthouse on May 6: a renovation of the historic courthouse with a roughly 4,000-square-foot addition, and a new courthouse situated on the site of the existing detention center.
Architect Bob Calvani described the options and told the board the ‘‘programs are the same, whether it’s in the existing courthouse or the new courthouse’’ — meaning the number and type of courtrooms, public circulation and secure inmate handling would be similar in either scheme. Architect Tom Wilbur said the renovation scheme involves about 14,000 square feet of work inside the building plus a 4,000-square-foot addition for entry and inmate circulation; the new‑construction scheme would allow more flexibility on circulation and security and make it easier to separate public,…
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