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Palacio De Justica De Gouveia

Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography

PALACIO DE JUSTICA DE GOUVEIA

Barbosa & Guimaraes Architects

ARCHITECTS
Barbosa & Guimaraes Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
José Campos, arqf architectural photography

YEAR
2010

LOCATION
Gouveia, Portugal

CATEGORY
Other Public Administration Buildings

Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography

Text description provided by architect.

This project takes advantage of the demolition of the existing building, which occupied the whole of the plot, to design a new Plaza, with a scale and dignity to receive the Law Courts.

Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography

In dialogue with the granite walls that define its surroundings, the Plaza takes on the form of a bottling of stone, upon which the Law Courts rest.

The building, set on four pillars, ensures transparency and connection between the two gardens that delimit it to the north and the south.

Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography

The dignity and symbolism that a building like the Law Courts should always have is achieved at the cost of the monolithic and singular character.

that the volume of white concrete acquires, above all in the expression of its compact elevations, with empty spaces deeply excavated, as if suspended over the Plaza.

Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography

A staircase of generous proportions opening onto a patio honours access to the Court floor.

The lobby/foyer crosses longitudinally the entirety of the building, communicating directly with the garden to the north, establishing a relationship of closeness with the tops of the existing trees through a horizontal empty space.

Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography

In the volume, the courtroom stands out, with a set of vertical skylights that subtly light the whole space.

The registrars services, which operate independently, are installed in the filled part of the building, open to an interior patio which communicates directly with the north garden.

Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography

The project foresees a public car park, hidden under the plaza, with access from the adjacent streets.

Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography


Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography


Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography


Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography
Palacio De Justica De Gouveia
© José Campos, arqf architectural photography


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