Trial courtrooms that accommodate criminal proceedings require five points of access to achieve a secure separation of participants: one each for the judge, law clerks, jurors, the public, and prisoners. More often than not, we find that the framework of existing circulation patterns, especially...

Our previous posts about space reduction discussed all the steps necessary to establish a space baseline. Once you’ve identified your reduction target and have the baseline in place, the next step is to get started on individual space reduction projects. After all, if your effort doesn't result...

In two past blogs, we addressed modeling space, costs, and return on investment at the project and national or regional levels. This blog will address three challenges to designing a successful office space reduction model. If done correctly, a model can generate excitement for an office space...

We usually think of a courtroom as a large, organized, open space full of litigants and participants undergoing court proceedings with spectators watching from gallery seating. After all, this is how a courtroom appears on TV. What we do not see on TV are the many courtrooms with columns in the...

A court planning consultant serves many roles, but – most importantly – a court planning consultant will analyze your courthouse to make critical decisions about how to use the space. They’re experts in courthouses, and it is not uncommon for a seasoned court planning consultant to have worked in...