Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse
| Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse | |
|---|---|
Looking northeast at the United States Courthouse for the District of Utah ("Borg Cube"), September 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Courthouse |
| Address | 351 South West Temple Street |
| Town or city | Salt Lake City |
| Country | United States |
| Opened | April 2014 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Phifer |
| Architecture firm | Thomas Phifer and Partners; Naylor Wentworth Lund Architects |
The Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States is a federal courthouse located at 351 South West Temple Street in downtown Salt Lake City, on the corner of 400 South and West Temple. It is located behind the Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse. The building houses the United States District Court for the District of Utah. It opened on April 14, 2014.
The courthouse was designed by Thomas Phifer of the Thomas Phifer & Partners architectural firm in New York City. While the courthouse has been named after US senator Orrin G. Hatch, locals have nicknamed it the "Borg Cube" after the Borg, the villainous alien race in Star Trek. The building's nickname was a reference to its cubical profile (the Borgs of Star Trek used cubical spaceships) and "austere aesthetic."