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A Meaningful Life: How CJMW Approaches Historic Renovation and Adaptive Reuse
Time brings every landmark building to a crossroads: preserve it as it was or reimagine it for what's ahead. Great design doesn't choose between the two; it weaves them together so that history and new purpose strengthen each other. That question sits at the center of CJMW's work in historic renovation and adaptive reuse, a practice area CJMW has returned to again and again across nearly every market it serves. As CJMW marks its 120th anniversary this year, several of the firm's professionals sat down to talk about what it means to work on buildings with long histories, and how the firm...
Forsyth County Courthouse
Having outgrown the 1975 Forsyth County Hall of Justice some years ago, the County hired CJMW to lead a team to design a new courthouse and administrative building. Originally planned as 2 buildings in an earlier study, the CJMW team realized that combining functions into one building not only provided cost savings, but also opportunities to improve efficiency and daily operations. The new 250,679-square-foot courthouse will start with 16 courtrooms and accommodate about 2,022 staff.
