Building Area: 14,000 SF
Completion Date: June 2009
Location: Dilkon, Arizona / The Navajo Nation

Project Overview

The first court facility ever designed and constructed on the Navajo Nation celebrates the formal adoption of Peacemaking by the Tribal Council, the traditional Navajo way of resolving disputes and restoring harmony to the Community. The Dilkon District Court Facility celebrates Peacemaking by providing two Western courtrooms and another equally sized room reserved for Peacemakers from the Community who facilitate interaction between parties.

The Dilkon District Court Facility incorporates modern interpretation of traditional cultural values by providing Hogan shaped court and Peacemaking rooms, an East facing entrance, geometric designs in the walls ceilings and floors, and domed ceilings and skylights in the court and Peacemaking rooms.

The judicial branch of the Navajo Nation and particularly the staff of the Dilkon District Court worked hard to obtain funding for design and construction of the facility and successfully obtained a $2,000,000 matching funds grant from the State of Arizona for a total of $4,000,000. In order to meet the terms of the grant at least $1,000,000 had to be spent for design and construction not later than June 30, 2008. Since the design contract was not executed until February 2, 2008 the A/E Team had to react instantly to develop design solutions and documentation and the lead the Navajo Nation through their first use of Construction Manager at Risk in order to achieve the terms of the grant. We succeeded!