Palacio De Justicia in Burgos, Burgos, Spain. Architect: Primitivo Gonzalez Arquitecto, 2012. Facade detail with reflection in p
Image details
Contributor:
Fernando Guerra-VIEW / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
D4B06YFile size:
48 MB (2.8 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5017 x 3345 px | 42.5 x 28.3 cm | 16.7 x 11.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 April 2012More information:
This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.
This building, completed at the end of the 19th century in a neo-classical style, is still in use today, as the seat of the Supreme Courts of the Region of Castilla and León, the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the District High Court. In recent years it had become considerably run down. Faced with the common alternative of moving the courts from the building to a purpose built campus on the outskirts of the town, the Ministry of Justice addressed the possibility of renovation. The project firmly celebrates and supports this option, presenting strategies for adapting the building’s characteristics to current needs, usage, convenience, aesthetics… The quantification of space in the proposal left no loose ends. The building consisted of two floors and a semi basement forming a base around the building and housing installations, storerooms and archives. A gently sloping ramp connects the former semi-basement to street level, also facilitating accessibility to the building, previously cond