New courthouse in Caen, France
The architecture of the new law courts in Caen, at the centre of a huge urban regeneration scheme for the Presqu’île area, combines a sense of authority and benevolence. It casts itself as a theatre of contemporary justice that is more horizontal than vertical. The horizontality of the building echoes the outline of the historic city, and the main entrance, leading from the lawn to the waiting room, directly links the heart of the new law courts with the city, at ground level. A fifth façade can be seen from the Abbaye aux Dames, with a canopy whose colours echo those of the city’s rooftops.
Team
Director
Project leader
Silvina Triemstra
Team
Véronique Zamant, Guillaume Ledieu, Giovanni Orsi