The project is based on the search for a singular and representative building in which to unify all the courts of Móstoles.
Architectural design
A building is designed with a very distinctive composition of volumes: a large base that serves as a foundation and a smaller five-story volume that rises above this base. The intention is to create the impression that the upper volume floats above the lower one. To achieve this, the second floor is set back and the language of its facades is varied. At the same time, the second floor of the basement floats above the ground floor, with a different façade typology.
Location of the Móstoles Courts
Planned with 7 floors plus a first floor, the building also includes a basement level. It maintains balance with neighboring buildings, which have a maximum of 8 floors plus a first floor. Positioned on the plot, the building’s main facade faces New York Street.
The basement volume is divided in turn into two longitudinal lozenges with a large central free space, crossed by the large entrance hall to the building. The ground floor and first floor of these lozenges are divided into different rooms and their associated programs, leaving the central part free.
Perimeter corridors are created, attached to the façade, for the judges’ route. In this way, it is differentiated and independent from the passage of the public that enters through the central corridor. The access floor and the upper floor follow the same scheme and operation.
In addition, as the building is unique, we seek to highlight the access both in plan and in elevation. On the ground floor, it is highlighted by a large lobby. On the main elevation, a curtain wall breaks the continuity of the facade, emphasizing the entrance.
One of the main starting ideas is that the central space, in addition to housing the routes and being the great lobby of the judicial building, is endowed with life thanks to the different areas for resting, waiting and pre-trial meetings. This open-plan space has a large longitudinal skylight that runs the length of the building and provides natural lighting to the interior.
Another of the main features of the Móstoles Courts is the prefabricated concrete façade made up of geometric pieces that give the building a representative and institutional character.
Distribution of floors
Designed for public use, the ground and first floors will be the most lively and dynamic.
Although set aside for civil servants, the second floor also serves a representative role. Along the floor, a bay is cleared to provide access to a walkable roof with landscaped areas. This rooftop can be utilized as a resting place.
The upper floors are divided internally into three blocks connected by a main corridor and a secondary corridor. The front side of the building is used for uses that require natural lighting, offices and secretaries, leaving in the center the secondary uses and service to those.
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