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Taney County Justice Center
 Architect
HMN Architects, Inc.
7400 West 110th Street, #200, Overland Park, KS 66210
www.hmnarchitects.com
General Description
Location: Forsyth, Missouri
Date Bid: Oct 2005
Construction Period: May 2006 to Sep 2008
Total Square Feet: 116,750 Site: 6 acres.
Number of Buildings: One.
Building Size: Garage, 1,000; subterranean, 50,000; basement,
39,750; first floor, 21,000; second floor, 5,000; total, 116,750 square
feet.
Building Height: Basement, 14’; first floor, 14’ to 14’10”;
second floor, 13’6” to 16’8” parapet; 41’6” to top of structure; 44’’ to
parapet.
Basic Construction Type: New/Structural Steel load bearing
precast.
Foundation: Cast-in-place, pier & grade beam, reinforced
concrete. Exterior Walls: Brick, curtainwall, precast concrete,
modular units. Roof: Modified bitumen. Floors: Concrete.
Interior Walls: CMU, metal stud drywall, precast.
Construction Team
Structural Engineer: Johnston Burkholder Associates - 930
Central, Kansas City, MO 64105
Construction Manager & Cost Estimator: Septagon Construction
Management - 113 East Third Street, Sedalia, MO 65301
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Henderson Engineers, Inc. -
8325 Lenexa Drive, Lenexa, KS 66214
Deep in the Ozarks, Taney County, the fastest growing area of Missouri,
is home to such attractions as Branson, Shepherd of the Hills, Silver
Dollar City, Rockaway Beach and Lake Taneycomo. On September 24, 2008
Sheriff Jimmy Russell started moving inmates into the latest sign of
that growth.
The New Taney County Justice Center and Jail designed by Executive
Architect HMN Architects, Inc. of Overland Park, Kansas and Springfield,
Missouri and Associate Architect Butler Rosenbury & Partners of
Springfield is an 116,750-square-foot facility. The three level Justice
Center and Jail, constructed of precast concrete and masonry on a steel
frame, houses the new 264–bed jail, dispatch center, sheriff’s law
enforcement, civil and administrative offices. In addition there are two
jury trial courtrooms and one non-jury courtroom, judges’ chambers,
court clerks, prosecuting attorney offices and the juvenile offices.
The project is a testament to the leadership, foresight and perseverance
of the Commission, Sheriff Jimmy Russell and Sheriff Theron Jenkins. The
old courthouse, completed in 1951, and the jail, designed to house 40
inmates and completed in 1981, were no longer adequate to house the
needs of a rapidly expanding population. The facility suffered a tragic
jail fire in 1991 and the increasing population made it clear that
something had to be done. In 1999 the County Commission, along with
Sheriff Jenkins, began the process of planning for a new jail and courts
building.
The 264–bed jail has 132–double bunked cells designed to a
medium/maximum standard. The 14 dayrooms have either 16 or 20 beds
allowing for the highest flexibility in classification housing. A
hardened central control center oversees the entire operation of the
jail with a satellite control center for each housing area. The cells
are precast concrete modules, containing two cells each. The use of
precast cells and precast walls took months off construction time,
saving the county time and money.
The satellite housing control centers are third generation hybrid direct
/ indirect open station and are constructed of curved solid surfacing,
similar to Corian®. The top of the control center perimeter curves
inward and is six feet above the finished concrete floor to help prevent
a prisoner from vaulting over it.
The courts area of the facility is 62,350 square feet. The public lobby
and courts are equipped with security systems tied to the jails central
control center, as well as a security post in the courts area. The
courts are connected to the jail though a secure elevator that opens
into a secure area with holding facilities allowing for the separation
of co-defendants, attorney client conferences, and provide both direct
supervision by bailiffs and electronic monitoring by central control.
When asked if the new jail met the initial goals and objectives
outlined, Sheriff Russell stated “Yes, very much so. Not only does it
meet our expectations but exceeds them. During our open house we had an
estimate of 600 to 700 people come through our facility. I did not hear
one negative word about it. Everyone was very impressed with the
security and design.”
Manufacturers
DIV. 3: Precast Modular Units: Tindall.
DIV. 7: Modified Bituminous: Firestone.
DIV. 8: Windows, Curtainwall, Entrances & Storefront:
Kawneer.
DIV. 14: Elevators: ThyssenKrupp.
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