PROJECT Mobile Federal Courthouse

LOCATION  Mobile, Alabama US

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE  6/5/2018

ARCHITECT  AECOM

ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT/DESIGNER  Hartman-Cox Architects

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM  Lee Becker, Gerald Briggs, Rodrigo Hurtado, Jose Labrador, Carl Holden, Erin Holdenreid, Kyra Tallon

OWNER/CLIENT U.S. General Services Administration

CONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER  W.G. Yates and Sons Construction Company

PHOTOGRAPHER  Robb Williamson

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SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT  

The New U.S. Courthouse is in downtown Mobile, Alabama just north of the Dauphin Historic District. The Building consists of 155,600 GSF, five-story building on top of a ground level parking and loading structure. The massing and articulation form a “classical” base, middle, and attic composition of superimposed two-story orders separated by belt courses and cornices. The “attic” story has a recessed rather than projected frieze to help diminish the overall scale.

The design of the New U.S. Courthouse expresses the stature and permanence of the United States Judicial system and provides an appropriate civic presence in Mobile. The Classical proportions, window arrangement, and detail relate to Campbell’s austere Classicism and to other historic civic buildings within blocks of the site. The Greek Doric portico not only provides a strong sense of entry on St. Joseph Street, but perhaps more importantly the Greek Doric order is historically a symbol of democracy that is such an inherent part of our judicial system.
 

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IMAGES (Captions and Photographer Credit)

1. Mobile U.S. Courthouse, Exterior, ©2019, Robb Williamson
2. Court Room. ©2019, Robb Williamson
3. Entrance, ©2019, Robb Williamson

4. Exterior. ©2019, Robb Williamson
5. Exterior, ©2019, Robb Williamson
6. Interior Lobby, ©2019, Robb Williamson
7. Court Room, ©2019, Robb Williamson
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