The document provides design guidelines for renovating spaces to support Golden Gate University's Lawyering Skills Program. It outlines the program's utilization of classrooms and needs for various sized courtrooms and teaching spaces. Floor plans and specifications are provided for a large courtroom that can seat 66 and be divided into two smaller classrooms, as well as a medium sized courtroom. Audiovisual and technology requirements are also specified.

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09.09.13Lawyering skills program - DESIGN GUIDELINES

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Lawyering Skills Program
Design Guidelines
Client:
Golden Gate University
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
9/9/13
Prepared By:
MKThink
Guiding Principles
&
Building Blocks
Lawyering Skills Program - Guiding Principles and Building Blocks
OBJECTIVE 6: LAWYERING SKILLS PROGRAM
UTILIZATION 3 classes per semester (2 day, 1 night)
3 to 4 days per week
3 to 4 hours per day
PROGRAM Summer STEP classes - 25 per section
Fall and Spring classes - 16 per section
Smaller Trial teams of 4-8
Competitions - space needed to host larger, cross-school trials
Events - ceremonial space for special events and procedural meetings
Finals - up to 7 smaller trials and exams
ROOMS Large Courtroom - 3201 (1,589 SF)
Medium Courtroom - 3203 (1,088 SF)
Small Courtroom - 3200 (665 SF)
Baxter Room - 3205 (513 SF)
Storage - (100 SF; For posterboards, easels, exhibits, technology, robes)
Feature the Lawyering Skills Program as a distinguishing asset of the Law School
- Create physical spaces that facilitate the pedagogical focus on advocacy and courtroom training,
as well as provide naming opportunities
- Establish the program as a source of pride that hosts competitions and events with other law schools
- Leverage the physical space in support of the law school’s goal to become nationally renowned for its
litigation and advocacy training
Design a space to support interactive programs where law students receive hands-on learning
- Support the concept of experiential versus lecture-based learning, and align with the law school’s
pedagogical stance as a ‘practice-ready’ graduate program
- House state-of-the-art technology that is being used in real courtrooms
- Plan for varying uses and flexible work spaces, in particular for teams of 4-8, and groups of 16 and 25-30
- Create a realistic, simulated courtroom experience
- Be able to hold mock trials and competitions in a space that accurately reflects an actual courtroom
-Provide a space for informal learning, gathering, and research
- Create spaces for informal research and study for smaller groups (4-8)
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
BUILDING BLOCKS
UTILIZATION 3 classes per semester (2 day, 1 night)
3 to 4 days per week
3 to 4 hours per day
PROGRAM Summer STEP classes - 25 per section
Fall and Spring classes - 16 per section
Smaller Trial teams of 4-8
Competitions - space needed to host larger, cross-school trials
Events - ceremonial space for special events and procedural meetings
Finals - up to 7 smaller trials and exams
ROOMS Large Courtroom - 3201 (1,589 SF)
Medium Courtroom - 3203 (1,088 SF)
Small Courtroom - 3200 (665 SF)
Baxter Room - 3205 (513 SF)
Storage - (100 SF; For posterboards, easels, exhibits, technology, robes)
Design a space to support interactive programs where law students receive hands-on learning
- Support the concept of experiential versus lecture-based learning, and align with the law school’s
pedagogical stance as a ‘practice-ready’ graduate program
- House state-of-the-art technology that is being used in real courtrooms
- Plan for varying uses and flexible work spaces, in particular for teams of 4-8, and groups of 16 and 25-30
- Create a realistic, simulated courtroom experience
- Be able to hold mock trials and competitions in a space that accurately reflects an actual courtroom
-Provide a space for informal learning, gathering, and research
- Create spaces for informal research and study for smaller groups (4-8)
BUILDING BLOCKS
Note: The following diagrams are intended to be used as design guidelines for the Lawyering Skills Program. Accuracy
of drawings is for design purposes only. Exact items depicted and outlined in these drawings are subject to change.

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Lawyering Skills Program
Design Guidelines
Client:
Golden Gate University
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
9/9/13
Prepared By:
MKThink
Room 3201
Large Moot Court
22’ - 4”
31’-2”
3’ - 0”
9’ - 0”
4’-8”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
1
Judge’s Bench
9’-0” x 4’-8”
Raised up one step;
can be accessed from
behind witness stand.
University seal displayed.
CPU, monitor,control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector)
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
2
Witness Stand
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Witness needs to be
able to sit and have
evidence placed before
him or her.
None
6’ - 0” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
3
Counsel Tables
6’-0” x 3’-0”
Table and chairs must
be large enough to
place documents, books,
and laptops.
None
3’-0”
2’ - 6” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
4
Teacher’s Podium
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Moveable podium used
for lecture classes.
CPU, monitor, control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector).
2’-0”
5’ - 0”
2’-0”
3’ - 0” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
5
Counsel Podium
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Used for counsel
members to present
before the court.
None
2’-0”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
6
Classroom Tables
5’-0” x 2’-0”
Moveable and stackable
tables and chairs.
None
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
7
Whiteboards, Screens
8’-0”, 4’-0”
Drop-down projection
screens to present to the
larger court and evidence
to the witness stand.
Whiteboards along
teaching walls.
Integrated with control
panel.
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
8
Operable Partition
NA
Marker board on one side.
2’-0”
General Description:
Tools and Technology:
Special A/V Needs:
The room can be used as a larger courtroom for special events, as well as configured into two smaller rooms,
which can be used for smaller trial classes and standard lectures. All furniture will have some degree of mobility.
Whiteboard, projector, computer, document camera, DVD player, video cameras, microphones, phone, clock.
Floor mounts to remain in existing locations.
Two cameras will be mounted to capture video in the well space. A fixed camera will be cover the judge’s bench
and witness stand. A second camera will pan and zoom around the counsel podium. There will be A/V integrated
into the judge’s bench, which will include a CPU, a monitor to display the camera visuals and the screen projections,
and a control panel. There will be two drop-down projection screens within the well space, one near the counsel
podium, and one adjacent to the witness stand. Microphones will be mounted from the ceiling.
Whiteboard
Projector
Screens
WIDEN DOORWAY
FIXED SEATING ON
TIERED LEVEL FOR
BACK TWO ROWS
2’
6’
JUDGE’S BENCH VISIBLE
FROM CORRIDOR
COUNSEL PODIUM
CENTERED WITH JUDGE(S)
1,589 SF
Seating:
58 Jury/Class
4 Counsel/Class
1 Witness
3 Judges
ROOM 3201 - LARGE MOOT COURT
Room SF: 1,589
Seating: 66
Well: 31’-2” x 22’-4”
INDICATORS IN CARPET TO DENOTE WELL SPACE
INDICATORS IN CARPET TO
IDENTIFY FURNITURE PLACEMENT
FLOOR BOX

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disclosed without written consent of
the Studio. Accuracy of drawings is
for design purposes only. Do not scale
off drawings.
Lawyering Skills Program
Design Guidelines
Client:
Golden Gate University
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
9/9/13
Prepared By:
MKThink
Room 3201
Trial Court /
Lecture Classroom
22’ - 4”
31’-2”
3’ - 0”
9’ - 0”
4’-8”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
1
Judge’s Bench
9’-0” x 4’-8”
Raised up one step;
can be accessed from
behind witness stand.
University seal displayed.
CPU, monitor,control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector)
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
2
Witness Stand
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Witness needs to be
able to sit and have
evidence placed before
him or her.
None
6’ - 0” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
3
Counsel Tables
6’-0” x 3’-0”
Table and chairs must
be large enough to
place documents, books,
and laptops.
None
3’-0”
2’ - 6” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
4
Teacher’s Podium
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Moveable podium used
for lecture classes.
CPU, monitor, control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector).
2’-0”
5’ - 0”
2’-0”
3’ - 0” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
5
Counsel Podium
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Used for counsel
members to present
before the court.
None
2’-0”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
6
Classroom Tables
5’-0” x 2’-0”
Moveable and stackable
tables and chairs.
None
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
7
Whiteboards, Screens
8’-0”, 4’-0”
Drop-down projection
screens to present to the
larger court and evidence
to the witness stand.
Whiteboards along
teaching walls.
Integrated with control
panel.
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
8
Operable Partition
NA
Marker board on one side.
2’-0”
General Description:
Tools and Technology:
Special A/V Needs:
The room can be used as a larger courtroom for special events, as well as configured into two smaller rooms,
which can be used for smaller trial classes and standard lectures. All furniture will have some degree of mobility.
Whiteboard, projector, computer, document camera, DVD player, video cameras, microphones, phone, clock.
Floor mounts to remain in existing locations.
Two cameras will be mounted to capture video in the well space. A fixed camera will be cover the judge’s bench
and witness stand. A second camera will pan and zoom around the counsel podium. There will be A/V integrated
into the judge’s bench, which will include a CPU, a monitor to display the camera visuals and the screen projections,
and a control panel. There will be two drop-down projection screens within the well space, one near the counsel
podium, and one adjacent to the witness stand. Microphones will be mounted from the ceiling.
Whiteboard
Projector
Screens
WIDEN DOORWAY
FIXED SEATING ON
TIERED LEVEL FOR
BACK TWO ROWS
2’
6’
PRIMARYTEACHINGWALL
JUDGE’S BENCH VISIBLE
FROM CORRIDOR
COUNSEL PODIUM
CENTERED WITH JUDGE(S)
893 SF
Seating: 38
38 Class
696 SF
Seating:18
10 Jury/Class
4 Counsel/Class
1 Witness
3 Judges
ROOM 3201 - TRIAL COURT / LECTURE CLASSROOM
Room SF: 696, 893
Seating: 18, 38
Well: 31’-2” x 22’-4”
INDICATORS IN CARPET TO
IDENTIFY FURNITURE PLACEMENT
4 STACKED TABLES
FLOOR BOX
CLASSROOM TABLE
USED FOR ADDITIONAL
TEACHER SPACE NEEDS

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the Studio. Accuracy of drawings is
for design purposes only. Do not scale
off drawings.
Lawyering Skills Program
Design Guidelines
Client:
Golden Gate University
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
9/9/13
Prepared By:
MKThink
Room 3203
Trial Courtroom
ROOM 3203 - TRIAL COURTROOM
3’ - 0”
9’ - 0”
4’-8”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
1
Judge’s Bench
9’-0” x 4’-8”
Raised up one step;
can be accessed from
behind witness stand.
University seal displayed.
CPU, monitor,
microphone, control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector)
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
2
Witness Stand
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Witness needs to be
able to sit and have
evidence placed before
him or her.
None
6’ - 0” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
3
Counsel Tables
6’-0” x 3’-0”
Table and chairs must
be large enough to
place documents, books,
and laptops.
None
3’-0”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
4
Teacher’s Podium
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Moveable podium used
for lecture classes.
CPU, monitor, control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector)
5’ - 0”
2’-0”
3’ - 0” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
5
Counsel Podium
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Used for counsel
members to present
before the court. Can be
used as a teaching
surface and/or storage.
None
2’-0”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
6
Classroom Tables
5’-0” x 2’-0”
Moveable and stackable
tables and chairs.
None
7
2’-0”
General Description:
Tools and Technology:
Special A/V Needs:
The room can be configured for trial classes and standard lectures. All furniture will have some degree of mobility.
Whiteboard, projector, computer, document camera, DVD player, video cameras, microphones, phone, clock.
Two cameras will be mounted to capture video in the well space. A fixed camera will be cover the judge’s bench
and witness stand. A second camera will pan and zoom around the counsel podium. There will be A/V integrated
into the judge’s bench, which will include a CPU, a monitor to display the camera visuals and the screen projections,
and a control panel. There will be two drop-down projection screens within the well space, one near the counsel
podium, and one adjacent to the witness stand. Microphones will be mounted from the ceiling.
JUDGE’S BENCH VISIBLE
FROM CORRIDOR
COUNSEL PODIUM
CENTERED WITH JUDGE(S)
PRIMARYTEACHINGWALL
2’ - 6”
2’-0”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
Whiteboards, Screens
8’-0”, 4’-0”
Drop-down projection
screens to present to the
larger court and evidence
to the witness stand.
Whiteboards along
teaching walls.
Integrated with control
panel.
Whiteboard
Projector
Screens
2’
6’
22’ - 0”
29’-6”
1,088 SF
Seating: 38
30 Jury/Class
4 Counsel/Class
1 Witness
3 Judges
Room SF: 1,088
Seating: 38
Well: 29’-6” x 22’-0”
WIDEN DOORWAY
INDICATORS IN CARPET TO DENOTE WELL SPACE
INDICATORS IN CARPET TO
IDENTIFY FURNITURE PLACEMENT
FLOOR BOX

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Roundhouse One, 1500
Sansome Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
p 415 402 0888
f 415 288 3383
mkthink.com
All drawings and written material
contained herein constitute original
and unpublished work of the Studio
and may not be duplicated, used or
disclosed without written consent of
the Studio. Accuracy of drawings is
for design purposes only. Do not scale
off drawings.
Lawyering Skills Program
Design Guidelines
Client:
Golden Gate University
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
9/9/13
Prepared By:
MKThink
Room 3200
Small Trial
Courtroom
ROOM 3200 - SMALL TRIAL COURTROOM
3’ - 0”
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
Judge’s Bench
9’-0” x 4’-8”
Raised up one step;
can be accessed from
behind witness stand.
University seal attached.
CPU, monitor,
microphone, control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector)
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
Witness Stand
Witness Stand
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Witness needs to be
able to sit and have
evidence placed before
him or her.
None
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
Counsel / Classroom Tables
5’-0” x 2’-0”
Moveable and stackable
tables and chairs.
None
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
Teacher’s Podium
Teacher’s Podium
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Moveable podium used
for lecture classes.
CPU, monitor, control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector)
5’ - 0”
2’-0”
3’ - 0” Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
Counsel Podium
Counsel Podium
3’-0” x 2’-0”
Used for counsel
members to present
before the court.
None
2’-0”
Screens
2’-0”
General Description:
Tools and Technology:
Special A/V Needs:
The room can be configured for trial classes and standard lectures. All furniture will have some degree of mobility.
Whiteboard, projector, computer, document camera, DVD player, video cameras, microphones, phone, clock.
One camera will be mounted to catch video in the well space. A fixed camera will be cover the judge’s bench and
witness stand. Integrated into the judge’s bench will be a CPU, a monitor to display the camera visuals and the
screen projections, and an A/V control panel. There will be two drop-down projection screens within the well space,
one near the counsel podium, and one adjacent to the witness stand. Microphones will be mounted from the ceiling.
JUDGE’S BENCH VISIBLE
FROM CORRIDOR
COUNSEL PODIUM
CENTERED WITH JUDGE
PRIMARY TEACHING WALL
5’ - 6”
5’-6”
2’ - 6”
2’-0”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
Whiteboards, Screens
8’-0”, 4’-0”
Drop-down projection
screens to present to the
larger court and evidence
to the witness stand.
Whiteboards along
teaching walls.
Integrated with control
panel.
Whiteboard
Projector
Screens
2’
6’
Room SF: 665
Seating: 18
Well: 22’-10” x 15’-3”
22’ - 10”
15’-3”
665 SF
Seating: 18
12 Jury/Class
4 Counsel/Class
1 Witness
1 Judges
INDICATORS IN CARPET TO DENOTE WELL SPACE
INDICATORS IN CARPET TO
IDENTIFY FURNITURE PLACEMENT
FOLDED TABLE FOR TEACHER
USE DURING LECTURE CLASSES
WIDEN DOORWAY
FLOOR BOX

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All drawings and written material
contained herein constitute original
and unpublished work of the Studio
and may not be duplicated, used or
disclosed without written consent of
the Studio. Accuracy of drawings is
for design purposes only. Do not scale
off drawings.
Lawyering Skills Program
Design Guidelines
Client:
Golden Gate University
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
9/9/13
Prepared By:
MKThink
Room 3205
Baxter Room
ROOM 3205 - BAXTER ROOM
General Description:
Tools and Technology:
Special A/V Needs:
The room serves as the central hub for the Lawyering Skills Program. A variety of programs take place in the room,
including individual and group study, office hours, trial court practice, as well as the occasional class lecture. All
walls will be covered in whiteboard paint.
Projector and screen, computer, document camera, DVD player, mobile smartboard, phone, clock.
Integrated A/V for the two office workstations. Additionally, the room will be prototyping a mobile smartboard.
6’ - 0”
2’-6”
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
1
Baxter Fellow Workstation
6’-0” x 2’-6”
Office workstations for
Baxter Fellows.
CPU, phone.
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
2
Work Tables
5’-0” x 2’-0”
Mobile, reconfigurable
tables and chairs for
individual and group
study and work.
None
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
3
Lounge Seating
Undecided
Comfortable seating
for study and work.
None
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
4
Credenza & Monitor
Undecided
Built-in credenza to
take the place of a
teacher’s podium.
CPU, monitor,control
panel (A/V, lighting,
monitor, and projector)
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
5
Mobile Smartboard
Undecided
Writing board with
integrated technology.
Projector, screen,
access to internet.
Item Type:
Dimensions:
Description:
Technology:
6
Shelving
Undecided
Built-in shelving systems
to store Lawerying Skills
Program material.
None
5’ - 0”
2’-0”
2’
6’
Room SF: 513
Seating: 15
513 SF
Seating: 15
TRANSPARENT PARTITION
BAXTER FELLOWS
WORKSTATIONS VISIBLE
FROM CORRIDOR
STOREFRONT OPENING