Balancing Trust
Courthouse project in Milan
Maksymilian Janus (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Olindo Caso – Mentor (TU Delft - Building Knowledge)
J.A. van de Voort – Mentor (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice / AE+T)
M. Heijman – Mentor (TU Delft - Teachers of Practice)
Daniela Maiullari – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Environmental Technology and Design)
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Abstract
Balancing Trust is a graduation project developed within the Complex Projects graduation studio at TU Delft, under the theme Bodies & Buildings. The design proposes a new courthouse in the center of Milan. The project explores how institutional architecture can balance authority with openness, rethinking the courthouse as a civic space embedded in the urban fabric. Through spatial, typological, and material investigations, the design aims to create a justice center that feels accessible and dignified, rooted in Milan’s architectural identity while responding to contemporary demands of public trust and institutional clarity.