Courthouse of Arezzo

It consists of two bodies: the first one is the building of the former Sanatorium “Antonio Garbasso” restored, and houses most of the court offices.

The plan layout is based on an ellipse, a section of cone with inclined vertex.

The coved granite wall follows the curvature of the cone’s surface, but its external facing is implemented through flat slabs having the same size.

The opposite southern wall is made up of two undulating surfaces, but since these complex curves are derived from lined systems, they are implemented via simple elements: rectilinear steel pillars placed each under a different angle, which support steel modular and rectilinear connecting elements.

The project of the New Building is marked by two fundamental bioclimatic principles: passive cooling and heating.