Integrated Court Complex

Mahoba lies in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, within reach of Khajuraho and Kalinjar Fort. The Integrated Court Complex brings the district's Courts together on a Campus of about 52 acres: 37 Courts, chambers for advocates, a residential enclave for judges and the civic services that a busy Court needs around it.

Four kinds of visitor

A Court serves very different people. The Master Plan gives judges, advocates, litigants and the public each their own zone, so that their daily movements stay clear and do not cross where they should not. The Court building rises over lower and upper ground and five floors, holding the 37 courtrooms with ADR facilities, record rooms, e-filing sections and waiting areas for those attending hearings. Beside it, a block of ground and seven floors gathers the working life of the bar: offices for senior and junior advocates, a bar association hall, a canteen, medical facilities, a post office and the counters for copying and stamping that every Court depends on.

Homes set apart

The residential enclave, with a residence for the District Judge, Type VI and Type V quarters and a recreation centre, is planned for privacy and daylight, away from the activity of the Courts.

Shade, orientation and ground

Every building is oriented on the north-south axis for daylight and natural ventilation, and the Campus is targeting a GRIHA 3-star rating. The landscape gives the place its character. Avenue planting and shaded walkways lead between buildings, roundabouts carry sculpture and open courts give room to pause. Hard surfaces were chosen to reduce heat gain and let rain soak into the ground. Seating pockets, children's play areas, places for meditation and tree-lined buffers make the grounds usable by everyone who comes.

ARCH-EN DESIGN planned the complex for the Government of Uttar Pradesh.