Justice

HAMILTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND JUDICIAL CENTER

NEW CONSTRUCTION 

New design incorporating many historic features of the county courthouse.

HENRY COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Design and construction of new justice center that complements the historic downtown courthouse.

HARRISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE

RENOVATION / HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Courtrooms keeping the time period's unique architecture with new technology and operational updates.

HAMILTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT JUDICIAL CENTER

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Houses county administrative and justice functions while designed to reflect the historic county courthouse square.


Justice

Courts, County Administration Facilities

Architectural planning and design for criminal and civil court facilities require extensive knowledge of the judicial process. Justice buildings accommodate criminal and civil courtrooms and also provide offices for prosecutors, public defenders, probation, child support, clerks, and others.

Controlled public access areas must be secure and ADA-compliant. In-custody offenders scheduled for court appearances require secure holding areas or connection to secure detainee facilities, including vehicular sallyports for safe transfer—separate from public and employee access areas. Sufficient space is also needed for records storage and long-term archival of information.

Justice facilities design often involves the renovation of historically-significant buildings. Functionality, technology, and security require updating while overcoming space deficiencies in these existing structures. At the same time, the integrity of historic architectural elements such as ceilings, flooring, and wood décor must be restored or replicated throughout. Even new construction may be required to complement existing architectural styles within a historic district or downtown square.

The challenge of keeping an existing justice facility fully operational throughout renovation adds a degree of complexity to all phases of design, planning and construction.

As the lead architect for more than 40 courtrooms throughout the Midwest and Florida with award-winning justice facilities design, Securitecture can provide the guidance needed for your project. See a project list here.