STATE COURT COMPLEX

In 2011, an open competition for the construction and expansion of the state courts and the refurbishment of the old state court was called for. Serie and Multiply Architects won this competition in 2012. Construction works started in 2014 and is estimated to be completed in 2019.

Departing from the modern brutalist era in the 1970s, a new contemporary approach was used in the new design of the State Courts. The geometric building with a central empty core and courtrooms and administrative rooms situated around this core was fully transformed. The new design consists of 2 separate towers one for the criminal courtrooms and the other for the judges’ chambers and supporting functions. The two are connected with a series of bridges which aids in the circulation between the chambers and courtrooms.

The new open frame structure with a series of terraces acting like a green facade of the building is a massive contrast with the heavy looking Brutalist style. This allows the new building to have a lighter and transparent look to it. The proposed terraces was another tropical design consideration made in filtering the sun. 21