Centralizing justice services on a single campus brings civic life to the heart of the community. Our integrated design projects the dignity our justice system deserves without isolating itself from the people it serves and those who work in the building. This makes the Seminole County Justice Center Annex a long-term investment that adds value to the community, flexibility for future expansions, state-of-the-art technology, security, and operational efficiency.

The new building is adjacent and connected to the existing Seminole County Justice Center, a location that will help reinforce the importance of the court to Sanford’s main thoroughfare. Throughout the design process, a holistic approach ensured that any challenges in achieving the desired solution were accounted for early in the design process to avoid cost, schedule, or sequencing conflicts. The final program includes the clerk of court, states attorney, public defender, sheriff civil operations, and shared courts meeting space, as well as a new 450-car parking garage and campus central energy plant. DLR Group provided architecture, interiors, and planning.