The new Campus of Justice in Madrid is the largest single site dedicated to justice in Europe, the Campus will reinvent the judicial process in the region by fully integrating its many existing buildings. Foster + Partners’ designs for two new buildings - the Regional Appeal Courts and the High Court - will promote the values of transparency, accountability and democracy that drive the overall concept for the scheme, acting as a touchstone for further development on the site.
Following the masterplan, the two distinct circular volumes of the larger Audiencia Provincial (Regional Appeals Court) and the smaller Tribunal Superior de Justicia (High Court) establish a dynamic relationship, and are linked by an open public plaza. Symbolic of improved public accessibility and a greater transparency of the legal system, the buildings communicate the judicial process honestly and openly. Environmentally, both buildings are efficiently oriented to minimise unwanted solar gain, while allowing natural daylight inside