A new experience of trials
The Berlin Regional Criminal Court
E. Lohe (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
M. Mateljan – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
A.C. Bergsma – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Architectural Technology)
Y. Söylev – Coach (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
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Abstract
The task of a courthouse is to facilitate the correct and fair execution of justice. Consequently, the building must not only meet all functional requirements, but also take the human impact on the court proceedings into account. Since conflicts, stress and concentration have a decisive influence on trials, this graduation project explores the question of what spatial qualities influence the user's experience in a manner that improves the efficiency of processes in a courthouse. The final design is a regional court for Berlin that exclusively handles criminal trials.