Page 18 - Sketchbook

LOCK HEART (FROM TEXAS) - COLIN

ROME & JOHN HEJDEK

American courthouse town

Grid base layout “ American layout“

A group of buildings that aims to remind the person of the

heroic or movement age in the past that has important and

powerful spaces Placed in the centre of the town. In the case
of Lockhart its placement are more or less a French mediaeval

balusters where in other American small towns water Towers

are considered to be the first indication upon arrival to the
town. The courthouse takes this role instead

The courthouse is more aggressive and detailed which uses
materials such as brick, stucco, and paint when compared to the

jail which is more simple approach and does not contain as much

details in order to clearly showcase the importance of the
building