Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center

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Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center
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Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center
Alternative namesGwinnett County Courthouse, GJAC
General information
Architectural style Modern
ClassificationCourthouse
Address75 Langley Drive
Town or city Lawrenceville, Georgia
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 33°57′5.21″N83°59′35.09″W / 33.9514472°N 83.9930806°W / 33.9514472; -83.9930806
Completed1988
Cost$72 million
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area508,000 square feet (47,000 m2)
Grounds61 acres (25  ha; 0.095  sq mi)
Design and construction
Architecture firmRichardson, Inc and Architects Plus
Website
www.gwinnettcourts.com

The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center (also called the Gwinnett County Courthouse or GJAC) is a courthouse and administrative center for Gwinnett County, Georgia located in the county seat of Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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History

The Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center was built in 1988 [1] at a cost of $72 million [2] to replace the original Gwinnett County Courthouse, which had been built in 1872 shortly after the American Civil War. [3]

The facility was designed by architecture firms Richardson, Inc. from Dallas, Texas, and Architects Plus from Norcross, Georgia. [2]

In 2021 the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved a $34 million renovation to the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center and the nearby One Justice Square building. [1] The One Justice Square building is one block away from the GJAC and contains office spaces for the Gwinnett County Department of Planning and Development [4]

Facility

The facility, also known as the Gwinnett County Courthouse, is located at 75 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. [5] The primary facility is 508,000 square feet (47,000 m2) and consists of four levels on 61 acres (25  ha ; 0.095  sq mi ) of land. [2] The facility consists of 27 courtrooms, offices for various departments of the Gwinnett County government, and a law library. [2]

In 2019 [6] a 487,600 square feet (45,000 m2) parking deck was added which has 1,450 parking spaces. [7] [8]

Expansion

Charolotte J. Nash Court Building
Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center
Alternative namesGwinnett County Courthouse Expansion
General information
Completed2020
Cost$75 million
Technical details
Floor count5
Floor area228,000 square feet (21,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architecture firmPieper O'Brien Herr Architects and DLR Group

A $75 million expansion project in 2020 included the construction of a new five-story, 228,000 square feet (21,000 m2) courthouse building called the Charolotte J. Nash Court Building. The Nash building was designed by the architecture firms Pieper O'Brien Herr Architects and DLR Group. [9] The Nash building is connected to the original GJAC building via an enclosed pedestrian bridge. [10] The courthouse expansion was named after Charlotte J. Nash, a retired chairwoman for the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. [11]

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