Extension of the Regional District Court

As an urban repair project, the extension to the district and local court in Duisburg completes an urban block made up of striking individual volumes. With a moving brick base and a filigree superstructure, the base spans between the adjacent buildings from different periods and offers passers-by a new building on Königsstraße between the Liebfrauenkirche church and the brick building of the court complex. A varied urban form in terms of shape and material. In order to give the Liebfrauenkirche an appropriate space to work, the base has a clear caesura as a stepped section in the façade. Embedded in the existing buildings and respectful of the existing structure, the result is a contemporary building block with its own identity. In the court complex, the new building provides orientation and, with the canteen, a new point of reference for employees.