{"id":46278,"date":"2018-09-17T08:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T12:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=46278"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:36:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T14:36:02","slug":"paris-courthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/paris-courthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Details: Renzo Piano&#8217;s Paris Courthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n<p>Great architecture resonates through conceptual and technical execution. Addressing theoretical and practical constraints, these projects challenge conventional building methods. A practice known for melding art, architecture and engineering, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/renzo-piano-building-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Renzo Piano Building Workshop<\/a> has redefined a wide range of building types through conceptual rigor and elegant detailing.<\/p>\n<p>As critic Ada Louise Huxtable once said, &#8220;Renzo Piano celebrates structure in a perfect union of technology and art.&#8221; Bridging craft and material logic in subtle ways, RPBW utilizes the latest construction techniques to create a rare humanism in the firm\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46290 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Courthouse\" width=\"1290\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-11.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/>Renzo Piano Building Workshop\u2019s recent Paris Courthouse project embodies the firm\u2019s approach to balancing conceptual ideas and technical execution. Sited on the northern edge of central Paris, the new law courts are built beside the Porte de Clichy to enable the judicial institution\u2019s courtrooms and offices to be reunited in the same building.<\/p>\n<p>The design is the largest law courts complex in Europe, and takes the form of a slim, transparent, 160m tower of stacked volumes. As a starting point for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of the neighborhood around the Porte de Clichy, the project is made up of a Pedestal, five to eight stories high, which integrates the lower part of the Tower. The Tower, which is set on top of the Pedestal, is made up of three superimposed parallelepipeds which hover above each other.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46282 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-16.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Courthouse\" width=\"1183\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-16.jpg 1183w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-16-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-16-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-16-909x1024.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/>Built with an incredible double-skin fa\u00e7ade, the Paris Courthouse has become a new gem in the city. Designed for luminosity, the project\u2019s structure was made to ensure flexibility and to accommodate future requirements, including any changes in the way the justice system operates. The building has a double skin\u2014 an inner one of glass and metal panels, and an outer all-glass facade with an integrated shading system. Uncovering the crystalline envelope and its construction, we\u2019re exploring the manufacturers that brought the elegant fa\u00e7ade solution to light.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46286 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-12.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Courthouse\" width=\"849\" height=\"1290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-12.jpg 849w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-12-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-12-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-12-674x1024.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46285 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-12.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Courthouse\" width=\"1290\" height=\"895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-12.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-12-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-12-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-12-1024x710.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/>Windows<\/h2>\n<p>Manufactured by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/architizer_brand\/schuco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sch\u00fcco<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The scale of the Paris Courthouse building is reduced by breaking it down into four stacked volumes of decreasing size. The tower is kept narrow to permit a high level of natural light and views out of windows manufactured by Sch\u00fcco. The project\u2019s double-skin facade features a vertical strip housing the panoramic lifts, which also opens up to views out over Paris. The Sch\u00fcco products help meet sustainability goals through natural ventilation and careful attention to energy loads.<\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s fa\u00e7ades are fully glazed. On all three blocks of the tower, the east and west fa\u00e7ades extend beyond the building, creating fine glass \u201cframes\u201d that increase the sense of lightness. Additional windows along the glazed fa\u00e7ade overlook the forecourt, allowing natural light to penetrate to the heart of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Fitted with parquet and steamed-beech-wood paneling, nearly all rooms all daylight to filter through the fa\u00e7ades. Behind the courtrooms, the council chamber and the deliberation rooms are also fitted out in wood, and are visible from the outside through the glazed fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46280 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-15.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Courthouse\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-15.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-15-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-15-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46281 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-13.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Courthouse\" width=\"2000\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-13.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-13-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-13-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-13-1024x443.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>Glazing<\/h2>\n<p>Manufactured by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saint-gobain-glass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saint-Gobain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands\/guardian-glass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian Glass<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The building\u2019s axis is aligned with the north-south diagonal of the adjacent Martin Luther King park, which anchors the Clichy\u2013Batignolles urban development zone. As a result, the building\u2019s southern fa\u00e7ade faces Paris, while the north looks toward Clichy. The park\u2019s diagonal line is strengthened by a \u201cvisual corridor\u201d that continues northward up toward Clichy, running between the Courthouse\u2019s east fa\u00e7ade and the Maison des Avocats.<\/p>\n<p>Glazing on the top three volumes of the tower extend beyond the fa\u00e7ade. This was added to create the effect of transparency. The building is entered at ground-floor level via a piazza on the Avenue de la Porte-de-Clichy. Inside the first volume, the vast concourse is visible from the exterior through a clear glazed fa\u00e7ade. The idea was to conceptually reinforce transparency and orientation throughout the building.<\/p>\n<p>The project includes three atria with daylight pouring in from the glazed skylights in a roof terrace. Looking up from the ground floor, visitors can see glazed balustrades and the open structure of the building with a series of galleries bathed in natural light.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46283 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-15.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Courthouse\" width=\"2000\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-15.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-15-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-15-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-15-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-15-1140x569.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-15-625x312.jpg 625w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-15-368x184.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46284 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-13.jpg\" alt=\"Paris Courthouse\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-13.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-13-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-13-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-13-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" \/>Photovoltaic System<\/h2>\n<p>Manufactured by<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.issol.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISSOL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Integrated within the fa\u00e7ade system are rows of photovoltaics to help meet the project\u2019s sustainability goals. These combine with the project\u2019s thermal inertia and rainwater collection to help set a new benchmark for energy consumption in tall buildings. Two vertical \u201cspines\u201d on the east- and west-facing fa\u00e7ades link the three floating Tower blocks. On the east side, the spine is made up of both a succession of photovoltaic panels that line a fissure.<\/p>\n<p>The west-facing spine is also made up of photovoltaic panels, but includes balconies with panoramic views, created as pleasant outdoor spaces. Vertical and horizontal photovoltaic panels line the east- and west-facing fa\u00e7ades, creating a vibrancy accentuated by the light that reflects off them. They also demonstrate a desire to move toward using alternative energy in public buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris courthouse recently won France\u2019s highest architectural honor, the Prix de l\u2019\u00c9querre d\u2019Argent, and showcases how beauty can be created through concept and construction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building elegance in the Porte de Clichy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":46285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"architizer_featured_type":"insert","architizer_featured_image":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[28702],"architizer_project":[],"architizer_brand":[9069,9918,10115],"architizer_firm":[9285],"architizer_product":[],"class_list":["post-46278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-details","category-practice","tag-architectural-details","architizer_brand-guardian-glass","architizer_brand-saint-gobain","architizer_brand-schuco","architizer_firm-renzo-piano-building-workshop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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