BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

THESIS SYNOPSIS
UTTAR PRADESH HIGH COURT OF
JUSTICE,
BENCH -AGRA

SUBMITTED BYCharul Garg

B.arch. 7th sem.
Amity University

INTRODUCTIONA law court is a civic structure which administers justice according to the
laws. Each high court is a court of record exercising original and appellate
jurisdiction within its respective state or territory. As part of the judicial
system, the high courts are institutionally independent of state
legislatures and executives. The high court supervises all courts within its
jurisdiction, except for those dealing with the armed forces, and may
transfer constitutional cases to itself from subordinate courts.
The court buildings are one of the landmark in the city and are built on a
monumental scale. Their physical representation decides the connectivity
and relation between the people and government. The good user friendly
design of a court brings the feeling of admiration and sense of justice
among the people. There are generally five categories of users in a law
court building

Visitors (public visiting for purposes of litigation or for attending

court sessions)
Court officials
Lawyers and their aids
Judges

METHODOLOGYData collection

Courtrooms
bar council association
committee rooms
library
computer centre
copying section
conference hall
auditorium
exhibition
staff rooms
nazarat
RTI section
mediation centre

Record rooms
bank
post office
area for stamp vendors and other such staff.

Case study Gwalior high court

Chandigarh high Court
Gujarat high court

Requirements Court

Courtrooms with judge's chambers and assistant's office

judges' lounge
committee rooms
judges' library
judges cafeteria

staf

offices for bar council association

bar rooms with washrooms and store room
advocates lounge
lawyers' library
staff rooms
nazarat

public spaces

waiting area
public cafeteria
public toilets
public outdoor spaces
auditorium
art gallery

Services

computer centre
copying section
conference hall
RTI section
mediation centre
Record rooms
bank

post office
medical room
parking- judges', staff and public.
area for stamp vendors and other such staff.
administration and security
waiting and resting area

ConceptThe high court is a building of dignity and admiration. It should always

present the sense of faith and wisdom among the people.
The concept for this high court would enhance the dignity and faith in the
building. The design will be massive , high roof and spacious but simple
and modern. This will show the royalty and vastness of government
building . The design will be climate responsive for the comfort of the
users.
As the law courts give both the feelings of happiness and sadness to the
public , the design will focus on spreading positivity in all the areas.
The public spaces and official spaces will be segregated in a way for
example through bridge or a common landscape space. The planning will
be functionality and connectivity based as there should be proper
segregation of public, jury and detainees circulation areas.
Various other facilities will be provided for the convenience of the public
so they don't have to run on every corner of the city for every little work.
The aspects which will be focused while designing will be

Security
Facilities
Circulation
Functionality
Form and mass

Site Selection-

The site is chosen in Agra city of Uttar Pradesh. As Uttar Pradesh has a
High Court at Allahabad and an only bench at Lucknow . Agra being one of
the major and important city of Uttar Pradesh should have a high court to
lower the burden of other two courts. A High court at Agra will add to the
importance of city.
According to the Agra Masterplan 2001-2021 the land for offices is
proposed in Zone-1, Zone-2, Zone-3, Zone-5, Zone-6, and Zone-7. From
2001 development has taken place in almost all zones only the zone-3 in
the west Agra has proposed undeveloped area for offices.

Site justificationThe site is located at 27.185559, 77.918589 coordinates near kheria airport which
comes under zone-3 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The total Site area is 102.32
Acre. The present high court of Uttar Pradesh is in Allahabad , and its
bench is in Lucknow. The Agra High court of Justice will be a bench of
Allahabad high court.

Scope and LimitationsThe design will be functional and monumental both and also it will relieve
the burden of public and government.