{"id":95507,"date":"2024-03-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=95507"},"modified":"2024-03-07T14:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T19:13:35","slug":"a-dedicated-team-respectfully-renovates-and-expands-a-historic-federal-building-courthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/a-dedicated-team-respectfully-renovates-and-expands-a-historic-federal-building-courthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dedicated Team Respectfully Renovates and Expands a Historic Federal Building, Courthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A courtroom in the new wing of the Charles R. Jonas Federal Building and Courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., has one of the country\u2019s rarest designs. In a nod to an early 1800s courtroom design, championed by Thomas Jefferson, its jury box is centered in the room in front of the judge\u2019s bench as opposed to off to the side where it typically sits. The witness box also is centered, facing the judge and jury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s one of the many unique elements of the newly restored and expanded Jonas courthouse, a project designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA) for the U.S. General Services Administration.<\/p>\n\n\n