Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Snohomish County Justice Center Renovation

Exterior daylight view of Snohomish County Justice Center and its five-story addition with two people gathered outside the steps leading to the entrance and a large ballot drop box, newspaper stand, and landscaped sidewalk

Team

Architect

Heery International

Contractor

Hoffman Construction Company

Stats

PROJECT TYPE

Government

COMPLETION

2021

PROJECT SIZE

32,000 ft²

MKA ROLE

Structural and Civil Engineer

Everett, WA
Snohomish County Justice Center Renovation

Incorporating seismic upgrades to strengthen the existing structure and to accommodate a five-story addition, the renovated Justice Center now offers a Criminal Hearings Courtroom on Level 4 and a new 32,000-ft² courthouse addition on the north side. The added area also includes new elevators, stairs, and restrooms. MKA worked with the county and the city to coordinate the scope for the voluntary seismic retrofit and then tuned the structural design of the addition to efficiently buttress the existing building for seismic forces.

Snohomish County Justice Center Renovation

Snohomish County Justice Center Renovation

Snohomish County Justice Center Renovation

Snohomish County Justice Center Renovation

Snohomish County Justice Center Renovation

Exterior daylight view of Snohomish County Justice Center and its five-story addition with two people gathered outside the steps leading to the entrance and a large ballot drop box, newspaper stand, and landscaped sidewalk

Snohomish County Justice Center Renovation

Image Credit: Magnusson Klemencic Associates