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Hasselt Court Of Justice

Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin
Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin

HASSELT COURT OF JUSTICE

J. Mayer H. Architects + a2o architecten + Lens°Ass architecten

CATEGORY
Courthouse

LOCATION
Hasselt, Belgium

CLIENT
Stationsomgeving NV Hasselt

YEAR
2007

SITE AREA
3,640 sqm

PHOTOGRAPHS
Filip Dujardin

AREA
3 m²

TOTAL FLOOR AREA
21,600 sqm

Text description provided by architect.

Based on a master plan by West 8, the former railway station site will be restructured with a park, public buildings, offices and hotels, as well as urban residential blocks.

Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin
Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin

J. MAYER H. Architects, along with Lens °Ass and a20-architecten have realized one of the two high-rise buildings, "the new Hasselt courthouse", a structure that stands as a clear urban symbol of the new district.

References in the design process to refer both to the image of the "tree", the hazelnut trees in the City of Hasselt’s coat of arms, and steel structures in the once industrial- and Art Nouveau-influenced area. 

Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin
Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin

The tree-like structure also refers to courts held under large, old trees, a common tradition in the Middle Ages.

The new courthouse is an open, transparent building with direct public access. In keeping with the building’s logistical requirements and safety provisions, the structure is divided into three separate units.

Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin
Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin

Courtrooms, a university library and office tower with a 64-meters-high panorama restaurant, where windows afford a view over the city of Hasselt and its surroundings.


Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin
Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin
Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin
Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin
Hasselt Court Of Justice
© Filip Dujardin


Hasselt Court Of Justice
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Hasselt Court Of Justice
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Hasselt Court Of Justice
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Hasselt Court Of Justice
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Hasselt Court Of Justice
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Hasselt Court Of Justice
Front Elevation
Hasselt Court Of Justice
Back Elevation
Hasselt Court Of Justice
Side Elevation

A2o
T +32 11 260330
A2o
Vissersstraat 2, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
J. MAYER H. und Partner, Architekten mbB
T +49 30 644907700 F +49 30 644907711
J. MAYER H. und Partner, Architekten mbB
Knesebeckstraße 30, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Lens° Ass Architecten
T +32 11 247760 F +32 11 415156
Lens° Ass Architecten
Dokter Willemsstraat 19, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium