Benton County Courthouse and Emergency Operations Center Corvallis, Oregon

Adding seismic resilience and capacity to serve a growing community, the Benton County Courthouse and Emergency Operations Center would be developed as two buildings on a 20-acre greenfield site. As owner’s representative, Otak has provided leadership on this project through significant permitting and land use processes in each step of bringing this concept into reality.

Streamlining Multiple Project Phases to Improve Community Facilities

Across approximately 48,892 square-feet over three stories, the new Benton County Courthouse is designed to support multiple essential community functions. Development of this greenfield site (with no existing infrastructure) required extensive master planning, including space for sufficient public parking as well as secure staff parking. With four courtrooms, jury deliberation and assembly spaces, among other offices, the design also incorporates safe circulation for judges, victims and other user groups outside the courtroom. The new Emergency Operations Center is a 7,490 square-foot facility that adds multiple rooms for training, search and rescue, and space for other emergency activations. That building utilizes a pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) structure to optimize the project budget.