In my last blog concerning courthouse accessibility, I discussed the challenge of reconciling accessibility requirements with historic preservation objectives at the main courthouse entrance. Today, I’m approaching a topic that is an even greater challenge for court planners and architects: the...

In my previous blog on courthouse space reduction, I discussed how mobility and workspace sharing practices can be applied to probation and parole offices in courthouse planning. In this post, I will address the potential for reducing space in a clerk’s office. Although probation and parole offices...

As noted in our Courthouse Space Reduction post, many space reduction practices can be effectively applied to courthouse components occupying office space, such as a probation and parole office, clerk’s office, and other office space functions. Let’s consider the probation and parole office first...

I visited the library in this historic courthouse several times (image shown below) over a period of years and watched it change in both form and function. In the past, it was a classic formal library filled with densely placed linear stacks of law books. Recently, as shown in the photo, the...

In this third article focused on overall courthouse circulation, we are discussing fire life-safety code compliance issues to keep in mind during courthouse planning.