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.

Defining the Problems with Historic Courthouse Circulation

Understanding and defining the problems in modern courthouse circulation is critical to improving historic older courthouses. In this new series, we will examine the issues with courthouse circulation and how courthouse planning can address...

The connection between the judge's chambers and the courtroom it serves is one of the most essential circulation relationships in a courthouse. This is partly due to the need to provide a conveniently close distance between judges' chambers and the courtroom to allow efficient communication and...

Today, our focus is on internal circulation issues associated with renovating space to accommodate a judge’s chambers. A judge’s chambers suite typically contains the judge’s private office, reception area, one or more law clerks, conference/reference room (unless this area is included as part of...