曼彻斯特民事法院中心英国 曼彻斯特

客 户：伦敦联合地产管理有限公司

完成日期：2007年7月

建设成本：1亿英镑

建筑面积：3.4 万平方米

摄 影：Tim Griffith

Client: Allied London Properties Management Limited

Completion Date: July 2007

Cost: £100M GBP

Gross Floor Area: 34,000m2

Photographer: Tim Griffith

位于英国西北部的司法总部设计是通过多轮激烈的国际设计竞赛而获得的，该法院高15层，建筑面积达3.4万平方米。法院内设有47间法庭、75间法律咨询室和其它办公区和支持空间。法院位于斯宾菲尔兹区，这个地区因着极富创新精神和可持续性的设计，成为曼彻斯特城区的大型旧城复兴区。在平面上，法庭和办公室线型排列，由法庭的大小和数量决定每一层线型结构的长度；各层中的线型结构分别向建筑两端伸展并错位变化，形成动感的造型，使建筑呈现出虚实相间的效果。这些元素共同在侧立面形成了个性鲜明的建筑外观；而在两端的立面上，则营造出光影互动的效果，富有变化的造型显示出雕塑般的力量。

营造透明体的建筑手法隐喻着法庭不再是戒备森严的地方，而是一个平等和向公众开放的场所。

曼彻斯特民事法院为寻求正义的人们提供帮助，它被英格兰和威尔士最高法院首席法官誉为‘一座代表着民事司法正义新纪元的伟大建筑……可能是现代最好的民事和家事法院。

Located in Spinningfields, a large-scale regeneration area in central Manchester marked by innovative and sustainable design, Manchester Civil Justice Centre houses 47 courtrooms, 75 consultation rooms, offices and support space, over 15 levels.

The working courts and offices are designed as long rectilinear forms, articulated at each floor level, and projecting at each end of the building as a varied composition of solid and void. The hierarchy and number of courts set the length of the ‘sticks’. In side elevation, these elements collectively establish a dynamic and distinctive building profile; in end elevation, they form a powerful sculptural interplay of light and shade, depth and complexity.

The architectural implication of the transparency of the building is that the courts are not forbidding or concealed, but open and accessible.

Welcoming and comprehensible for people seeking justice, the Manchester Civil Justice Centre is described by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales as ‘a magni fi cent building representing the start of a new era for civil and family justice … probably the fi nest civil and family courthouse of the modern age.