Work on court house completes

Architectural firm BTP has completed work on a court house in the heart of Birmingham city centre.

The company was appointed as lead designer and architect to provide an additional 12 hearing rooms, more modern public space and 19 new rooms for the judiciary at Priory Court.

The scheme is part of BTP’s ongoing work with construction services company ISG.

Priory Court is part of a bigger project by the Ministry of Justice to bring together all of Birmingham’s courts and tribunals for the first time under the Government’s wider £1bn reform and modernisation of the justice system.

Simon Dennis, project architect and associate at BTP said: “We have worked in partnership with ISG to fulfil the brief, creating high quality modern hearing rooms and judicial accommodation while overcoming the challenges of working inside an operational court building.”

Regional tribunal Judge Rhead said: “The hearing rooms and judicial accommodation are an excellent example of a modern “fit for purpose” justice centre.”