Located in the up-and-coming Zuidas district, the new Amsterdam Courthouse exudes approachable authority adhering to the principle that the judicial process is a public matter.
KAAN Architecten designed the stately yet inviting institution for public discourse through a collaborative DBFMO* contract overseeing the building's funding, construction, maintenance, and property management.
The Courthouse: Public Architecture is entirely produced and compiled by the building's architects. Through original essays and articles, they take us behind the scenes to unveil the Courthouse as the ultimate gesamtkunstwerk - both a project and a process. These in-depth analyses are visually documented by rich illustrations, construction photographs, and technical drawings.
Additional dialogues with client representatives, Courthouse spokespersons, and Amsterdam's urban planners, lend a voice to untangle and explain the demands of a public building, architectural conceptualization, and public-private partnerships.
More than being the first and most comprehensive look at the Amsterdam Courthouse, this book is a statement and a call for more open, collaborative designs made to last in the community they serve.
*Design Build Finance Maintain Operate > Provides an exclusive behind the scenes look at the biggest courthouse in the Netherlands
> A fundamental point of departure in the discourse about commissioning and designing public buildings on a local, national and international level
> Nominee for the EU Mies van der Rohe Award, Architectenweb Public Building of the Year Award, ARC2021 Award and Amsterdam Architectuur Prijs
> Interviews with Hans Janssen, Erik Tuijp, Ton Schaap, Fokke van Dijk, Louise Attema
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