The new three-storey Local Court building is placed like a solitary pavilion within its urban setting. On its southern side, a square is provided, naturally leading from the public street to the entrance. The exterior spaces allude to the greenery of the Bürgergärten public parks. The forecourt can be used as a short-term waiting and communication zone and, like the parking spaces, is embedded in the garden. Altogether, the building communicates great openness and credible sustainability dedicated to current ideas. (…) All in all, the architects successfully created a contemporary contribution for a local court in which the immediate contact to people in all aspects of daily life is central.

Project Panel
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Clients
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Effective Area
2.000 m² -
Floor Area
2.450 m² -
Completion
2025 -
Awards
1st prize in competition for realisation
Jury appraisal
» We are delighted that we qualified for this extraordinary commission with our differentiated architecture and building concept. We share a special bond with Bitburg. This makes us look forward even more to our collaboration, and that we may turn these ideas into a lively and modern organism of democracy together. We also gladly accept the challenge of the holistic sustainability concept. «Nils Krause
Physical, energy quality
Adapting the guidelines of DGNB/BNB (German Sustainable Building Council/Assessment System for Sustainable Building), the building’s primary structure corresponds to the goals of sustainable flexibility and maintenance during its lifespan. The three-storey building is designed as a timber frame structure resting on a low-foundation reinforced-concrete basement. The floor slabs, being timber-concrete composites, can contribute further to the sustainable energy and comfort concept. The material is locally grown softwood with low transport impact and a good CO2 balance.
Location
Local Court Bitburg

- Brodenheckstraße 3
- 54634 Bitburg
- Deutschland