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Facade
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Facade
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Exterior view
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Interior
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Interior
Law Courts of Maó
Navarro Baldeweg Asociados SL. Maó, Spain
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Name of work in English
Law Courts of Maó
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Name of work in original language
Edifici de Jutjats de Maó
Prize year
EUmies Awards 1996
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Work Location
Maó, Spain
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Studio
Navarro Baldeweg Asociados SL
EUmies Awards 1996 Nominees
Its reduced scale does not prevent this piece from assuming a role as a referential element in the heterogeneous fabric of the Santa Eulàlia quarter, in the capital of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands.
Program
Government & Civic
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Labels
Court House
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Client
Unknown public
Completion
1995
The accentuated verticality of its principal entrance along with the doubled order of its upper floors denote a public function. Openly manifesting an intent to integrate into the vernacular setting, the aluminum slats of the western façade evoke the latticework of the characteristic structures of Mahón, and the traditional rough stonework of the plinth enveloping the ground floor poses a pleasant contrast to the smooth, white plaster of the remaining walls. A symmetrical scheme arranged along both sides of the axis of the entrance organizes the distribution of interiors where visual continuity and overhead lighting predominate.
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