Richard E. Scott building is a new administrative building for the Justice of the Peace and the Constable of Precinct One.
Richard E. Scott building is 15,843 square feet structured for a future second story. The increase in size over the former Precinct One building is 9,586 square feet or 153%.
Richard E. Scott building has been designed to achieve a minimum LEED Silver rating in green building, an achievement very few buildings in Austin have made.
Richard E. Scott building has 1,506 square feet Community Room for the general public’s use. The Community Room has restrooms and a small kitchenette and has been designed with a sense of warmth from the wood cladding and a sense of fun from the colors inside.
The Courtroom has a glowing barrel-vault inside to evoke the room’s importance and the exterior material is locally-quarried masonry to indicate the solidity and importance of the room’s function.
The total parking capacity is 94 spaces, with three parking spaces dedicated to electric vehicles. An electric vehicle recharge station with two plugs has been provided.
Richard E. Scott building has bicycle parking and showers for the employees.
The flooring, paints and finishes are mostly sustainably grown or manufactured materials.
All countertops are made from 100% recycled office paper. All cabinets and the Judge’s bench are made from pressed sorghum straw and the cork and linoleum flooring is completely renewable.
Richard E. Scott building has functional, open work areas have 12'-0" ceilings and maximizing daylight.
The landscaping consists of native trees and flowering plants with a colorful “butterfly garden” in the entry courtyard.
80% of construction waste was recycled or otherwise diverted from the local landfills.
The west courtyard was designed to be user friendly for staff and visitors with teak benches and shading, & the east courtyard is designed to hold more intimate gatherings like wedding ceremonies.
The site was designed to comply with the Urban Design Standard. Also, the site has sedimentation and filtration ponds for water quality and a detention pond to control storm water runoff.
Gabriel Michael Stock, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Planning, Design & Construction Division Manager
Gabe’s professional career in private practice has encompassed working for both large and small award winning firms in New York and Miami. His private practice experience includes a wide variety of significant projects from courthouses to high rise condominiums located across the nation and overseas. He has held positions responsible for project design and management. In 2005, Gabe became a public Architect in service of Travis County at the Facilities Management Department. He has overseen many successful planning, design and construction projects for a long list of County projects. In 2018, Gabe was promoted to Division Manager of the Planning, Design & Construction Division. Gabe’s selective Travis County experience includes, but is not limited to:
Gabe’s selective Travis County experience includes, but is not limited to:
IV-D Associate Judges Court at Post Road
Drug Court Suite at Post Road
Del Valle Wellness Clinic
New SMART Facility
PBO Office Suite, 700 Lavaca
PCT 4 Commissioners Suite, 700 Lavaca
CJP Office Suite, 700 Lavaca
RMCR Office Suite, 700 Lavaca
IGR Office Suite, 700 Lavaca
County Attorney Suite, Ned Granger Bldg.
Law Library & Café, Ned Granger Bldg.
FMD Office Suite, 700 Lavaca
Wellness Clinic, 700 Lavaca
Ronald Earle Building
Probate Courts Building
Civil and Family Courts Facility
Gabe received both his Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Science degrees from Ball University. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Texas Society of Architects, is a NCARB Certified Architect and LEED Accredited Professional.
