Program Diagrams

by JP Mays

I have been focusing on relationships of program, circulation, and site. At the entry one passes through security and into a large lobby with access to services, child waiting, and the career center.  A central circulation core pierces up from the main level, gesturing towards uptown and the center city skyline.  An atrium connects all floors, providing a visual and aural connection to each level.  Separating the courtroom volumes creates an intermediate exterior terrace space, with views to the city center and also the nearby community.  The courthouses are stacked and staggered, each with their corresponding judge’s chambers, and shared jury deliberation between them.