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Entry to the courthouse is via a raised stone podium, with landscaping
and reflecting pools, to a conical drum that leads to an 11-story
atrium (another prominent Meier feature). The atrium acts as
a focal point and a means of orientation. Public corridors extend
from the atrium along the south curtain wall, overlooking the
plaza below and the Great South Bay and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
The north side houses the offices and the judge's chamber: the
elevation articulated accordingly with narrow ribbon windows.
These two distinct facades are separated by a pair of walls that
peak above the adjacent parapets, intersecting the atrium. The
distinction between the two sides of the building is both formal
and programmatic, acting as a separation between public and judicial
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