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City of Justice, BCN

A harmonious blend of functionality and aesthetics

The project of the City of Justice of Barcelona and L’Hospitalet consisted of 3 spaces: the central atrium, the court buildings and the outer space. Each one had different architectural characteristics, although they were connected to each other.

The Atrium, the heart of the city of justice, was the great access to the buildings connected to it. The luminous approach based on the essential was to create two lines of light: an exterior and an interior that resolved all the situations of this space. The continuous linear luminaire with 3000ºK triphosphorus fluorescent lamp was specially designed for this project. In the 12 buildings, the intention of architecture was that everyone had the same feeling, the same look when inside. The situation was focused on solving the internal rhythms of the different facilities since each building was of different dimensions.

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Project information
Client
GISA, Departament de Justícia, Generalitat de Catalunya
Architect
David Chipperfield Architects + b720 Arquitectos
Awards
Riba Award 2010
Photo
©b720, ©Rafael Vargas
Year
2009
Location
Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain