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...

Earlier this month, a colleague and I attended the Tradeline Space Strategies Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. The conference had approximately 160 participants who came to present and hear about the central theme: transitioning to alternative work layouts. From the onset, the president of...

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.

Secured Circulation in Older Courthouses

In our last post on courthouse circulation, I described a historic Washington courthouse that lacked separate circulation routes for judges, prisoners, and the public. Today, I’d like to discuss how circulation issues in older courthouses can affect...

In our previous space reduction blogs, we discussed engaging end-users by soliciting their feedback through surveys, showroom tours, force field and quadrant analyses, and group workshops. Once you have collected this feedback, it is essential to organize it to analyze and apply it to your space...