Eurojust in the Hague, Holland Building, International Legal Offices, Dutch Architecture Images
Eurojust in the Hague
International Legal Offices Building in The Netherlands – design by Mecanoo, architects
23 Nov 2017
Eurojust, Den Haag
Architects: Mecanoo
Location: The Hague, Holland
Eurojust

International Zone

Eurojust is the EU-judicial cooperation unit dealing with cross-border crime. The new headquarters for Eurojust in the International Zone of The Hague were developed together with the Central Government Real Estate Agency, the Ministry of Justice and Security and the municipality. The twelve-storey building has more than four hundred workplaces and accommodates the national representatives of the EU Member States and three non-EU countries, supported by an administrative department. The site on the Johan de Wittlaan creates an extension of the International Zone, placing Eurojust in close proximity to organisations such as OPCW, the World Forum Convention Center and Europol. The site is adjacent to Zorgvliet Park and a residential area. The complexity of the location and the stringent security measures required a carefully integrated design solution.
Dune landscape

As a result, Eurojust is linked to the International Zone by an undulating dune landscape with grassy vegetation and wild flowers. By ingeniously incorporating the security requirements within the landscape design, the building has been given an open character.

The positioning of the two-floor...