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FOOD COURT HOUSE
RAIC Justice Architecture Competition Entry, 2006
Project credits: Benjamin Alexander
The RAIC Justice Architecture competition called for a conceptual re-imagining of the provincial courthouse in a small Canadian town. In this age, when we relegate the important public institution of the postal office to a counter in the back of a 7/11, we decided to explore the incorporation of the courthouse into a the quintessential building of the small town main street - strip mall. The proposed building is organized in an ascending spiral, with the level of security and propriety gradually increasing as one winds up from a mall food court, through the more public courthouse programmes such as Legal Aid and police station, through the courtrooms, to the upper level holding cells.
Main Street Elevation
Ground Level Plan - Shopping Mall, Legal Aid
Middle Level Plan - Administration, Police, District Attorney, Daycare
Court Level Plan - Lobby, Press, Courtrooms, Jury Room, Judges' Offices
Upper Level Plan - Holding Area
Main Street Frontage
Public Plaza Entrance
Courtroom Level Walkway
