Sacramento County Courthouse | One Workplace

Built for the Demands of Daily Justice

The Tani Cantil-Sakauye Sacramento County Courthouse


Replacing an outdated downtown facility for the Judicial Council of California, the new Tani Cantil-Sakauye Sacramento County Courthouse consolidates Sacramento County's criminal and civil court operations, jury services, and administrative functions into a single, state-of-the-art 18-story building. Designed by NBBJ and built by Clark Construction, the project called for interiors spaces and furniture that could match the scale and gravity of  the architecture, reinforce a sense of transparency and public trust, and perform effortlessly under the daily demands of one of the busiest courthouses in the state.

Our Sacramento Government team led the furniture program across the building, delivering fully integrated solutions from specification through installation, in close coordination with the design and construction teams.

Project Highlights

Client: Judicial Council of California
Project:
 Tani Cantil-Sakauye Sacramento County Courthouse
Architect: NBBJ 
General Contractor: Clark Construction 
Furnishings: One Workplace Sacramento
Market Development Manager: Patrick McGiff
Account Manager: Chris Davlin
Designers: Alex Villasenor, Charles Imperial, Penny Tillema (retired)
Project Manager: Carolyn Brown
Customer Support: David Frederick, Tona Campos, Kelly Martin

540,000 SF across 18 stories

One Workplace furnished the courthouse throughout.
Scope included all general seating, tables, offices, and attorneys' courtrooms carts. 

(exceptions:  jury assembly seating, jury box seating, built-in benches and beam seats.)


Photography by NBBJ and Ty Cole

Scale Without Sacrificing Craft

Delivering a courthouse of this scale required close coordination between One Workplace, NBBJ, and Clark Construction from early planning through final installation. That collaboration ensured furniture selections hold up to the same standards of security, durability, and accessibility guiding every other decision on the project. And when the doors opened, the building was ready to serve the public with the same confidence and consistency the architecture promises.

Welcoming, Not Institutional

Daylight-filled public spaces, offices, and staff workspaces, come alive against expansive glazing, exposed concrete, and natural wood details, a material palette that carries the building's sense of openness through every level. 

Furniture throughout the open public areas, courtrooms, and staff spaces was chosen to speak the same language: durable and dignified, yes, but also warm, comfortable, support to the task at hand, and human, a deliberate evolution  from the institutional courthouses of the past.

It is our honor to create environments that uphold the public's trust in the justice system.

Chris Davlin, Account Manager

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