Zaha Hadid
Architecture and Design

Zaha Hadid to design the civil courts of justice in Madrid

The building will become a significant focal point in the masterplan for the city’s Campus de la Justicia area.

The buildings envelope will contain a double-ventilated façade with the exterior layer of the façade made up of metallic panels which respond to environmental and program conditions. The panels are able to move from open to closed and from flat to extended whilst incorporating photovoltaic cells.

The Inside comprises of a spiralling semi-circular atrium that develops around a public courtyard. The courtyard will serve as an instant focal point for the public with the atrium overlooking it.

Visitors will be able to move around the building’s courtyard as it extends to the lower ground floor, providing natural light to enter the court rooms at that level.

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8 Responses

1. Danijel Says:
   November 8th, 2007 at 1:20 pm

   Great!

2. nils84 Says:
   November 8th, 2007 at 1:22 pm

   What a waste of moneys !!!!!!!!! >:(

   This is the most waste of money i can believe .. just like the buidlings themselves, ugly ugly ..

3. Dave Says:
   November 9th, 2007 at 3:55 pm

   I won’t doubt if zaha had watched transformers lately Looks like a head of a mecha.

4. Danijel Says:
   November 9th, 2007 at 9:44 pm

   cool!

5. ignacio Says:
   November 16th, 2007 at 10:01 pm

   Muy estimulante.
   En el barroco la columna salomónica exaltaba el sentiiento de movimiento y ascensión de las columnas…
   Creo que “el gesto” es un recurso eficaz en la expresión…
   No es la falta de talento el motivo por el que no se han experimentado nuevos planteamientos formales en arquitectura… mas bien es la limitación económica la que nos encorseta.
   Conforme los nuevos materiales nos permiten nuevas libertades, los arquitectos no resistimos la tentación de explorar, definir, resolver y escribir nuevas páginas de arquitectura.

6. ric Says:
   November 22nd, 2007 at 3:58 pm

   An intesting stylish building which i have no doubt will be a great success.
   Practial and stylish…these qualities show that this project has had a great designer.

7. Emmie Says:
   November 26th, 2007 at 10:00 am

   It looks like futuristic building but really impressive and unusual. I believe it will be the great place of interest in the city.

8. rhianna Says:
   November 28th, 2007 at 1:38 pm

   Awesome!