来自专筑编辑罗晓茜，许航的报道，在盐湖城的新美国法院的设计源自我们一直寻找的一种形式：象征着美国司法系统强大的、标志性的、透明的、平等的特征。由此产生的新法院的立方体形象，就像南方犹他州的巨大的山丘，就是这样的一个主要形式，突出植根于土壤的尊严，不可动摇的秩序以及平等面对四面八方的面孔。 40万平方英尺，10层楼高的法院位于包围了整个城市街区的平台上，包括现有的，历史悠久的联邦法院。花园平台通过公共区域连接了两栋法院大楼，不但为盐湖城的中心城区提供了公共设施，同时也满足了街道的安全退缩要求。

The design of the new United States Courthouse in Salt Lake City emanates from our search for a form that is strong, iconic, transparent, and metaphorically egalitarian as a symbol of the American judiciary system. The resulting cubic mass of the new courthouse, like the monumental buttes of southern Utah, is just such a primary form, projecting grounded dignity, immovable order, and an equal face to all sides. The 400,000 square foot, 10-story courthouse resides in a garden setting on a level terrace encompassing the entire city block including an existing, historic Federal Courthouse. This garden terrace unites the two courthouses in a public-access amenity for the downtown area of Salt Lake City while establishing a required federal security setback from the street.

© Scott Frances

该建筑包括了十个犹他州区域法院的法庭，14个法官套房，法院办公室，美国法警服务、美国缓刑及其他联邦行政机构。新旧法院的停车场和服务区都设置在地下2层。这个建筑未来还可以容纳8个法庭。主要的公众入口设置在West Temple街，将法院与城市中心联系起来。

The building contains ten courtrooms for the District Court of Utah, fourteen judges’ chamber suites,  administrative Clerk of the Court offices, the United States Marshal Service, United States Probation, and other federal agencies. Courts parking and service for both new and existing courthouses occurs on two underground levels.  Eight future courtrooms can be accommodated within the constructed volume by office relocation.  The main public entry occurs on West Temple Street, linking the courthouse to the civic core of the downtown area.

© Scott Frances