Extension of the law courts

Siena, Italy

Extension of the law courts
Siena, Italy
2000

program: Enlargement of the Court of Law
area: 8 850 m2
client: Comune di Siena
project: Alfonso Femia * with Chaix & Morel et associès
structural engineering: Progest srl
services engineering: Marco Taccini
geology and geotechnics: LGL snc
images: ©Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia
photos: ©Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia
“Our proposal focuses on the completion and reinforcement of this mediation work and the building of a place that is already gifted with strong characteristics.” AF
The composing idea of the current Court of Law was to respect the limits between the built part circumscribed by the walls and the Lizza’s green space: our proposal focuses on the completion and reinforcement of this mediation work and the building of a place that is already gifted with strong characteristics:
– dialogue with the surrounding walls considered an urban element constituting the city in its current shape
– section’s project in relationship between the new and the old building, as a way to reconstruct the city
– development of a urban space-public building relationship that is incredibly peculiar to the tradition of Siena, looking for a harmonic combination of the constructed area inside the city walls and the tree-lined space leading to the Lizza of Rimebranza’s park.