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Entwurf • Design Ecker Architekten, Buchen/Heidel berg
Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Ground floor plan
Grundriss Obergeschoss • Upper floor plan
Bauherr • Client Land Baden-Württemberg
Standort • Location Hauptstraße 110, Mosbach
Nutzfläche • Floor space 2.700 m 2
Foto: Thilo Ross
Fotos • Photos Brigida González, Stuttgart,
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More infos on page 146
DISTRICT AND REGIONAL
COURT IN MOSBACH
The changed security situation necessitated the recon-
struction of the district and regional court in Mosbach.
The room concept developed by Dea Ecker and Bob
Piotrowski from Ecker Architekten in Heidelberg and
Buchen meets the new functional requirements. At the
same time, modern, prestigious rooms were created that
combine timeless elements with historic references.
S ince 1864, the local jurisdiction has been located in the premises of
the former Franciscan monastery in Mosbach. The four-winged com-
plex has accommodated both the district court and the higher regional
court. A prison building in the neighbouring monastery garden is used as
a correctional facility. Even though the region, located about 50 kilome-
tres east of Heidelberg at the foothills of the Odenwald forest and criss-
crossed by the rivers Neckar and Elz, appears tranquil, the region belongs
to the catchment area of Frankfurt and Mannheim, with all the problems
that this proximity entails. Keyword: organised crime! The region has
been struggling with rival rocker gangs for some years. Everyday routine
has also become rougher at the court in Mosbach. As a response to this,
the building has now been adapted to current security requirements. At
the same time, the rooms affected by the conversion were modified in
terms of fire protection and acoustics. Ecker Architekten from Heidelberg
and Buchen were entrusted with the corresponding planning. The main
concern of the planners was to separate the circulation routes of the dif-
ferent user groups towards the courtrooms. In the past, there were often
conflicts in the corridor areas, because defendants, witnesses, spectators,
visitors, and judges all en-tered the rooms from the same direction.
Today, however, defendants arrive via a new outside staircase directly
from the courtyard of the penal institution. The staircase was constructed
as a steel structure and is di-mensioned so that two policemen can flank
a detainee. In addition, a new entrance area was created: the original
vestibule was extended to provide a spacious entrance. The functional
equipment consists of a customised counter, built-in cabinets and a lock-
er system. The architects' main focus was also on the new interior design
of the courtrooms. They clearly separated the area of jurisdiction from the
rest of the room by means of a podium as well as wall and ceiling pan-
elling made of acoustic panels. Concealed doors invisibly merge with the
wall and lead to separate cameras. The design of the area for those
involved in the trial and the spectators clearly contrasts this. A hip-high,
reseda green wall panelling and dark grey acoustic panels dominate the
rear walls of the courtroom.
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