Fredericton Justice Building, Montgomery Sisam Architects New Brunswick, Canadian Architecture Images
Fredericton Justice Building in New Brunswick
24 December 2021
Design: Montgomery Sisam Architect swith Goguen Architecture
Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Fredericton Justice Building
Exterior of the Fredericton Justice Building:

The new Fredericton Justice Building demonstrates how civic buildings can be formal and functional – yet contemporary and high design – thanks to carefully considered architectural details.
Fredericton Justice Building, New Brunswick
Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects (design architect) in collaboration with Goguen Architecture (Prime Consultant), the soon to be Fredericton, New Brunswick-located courthouse’s design strikes a unique balance between monumentality and lightness, while pairing modern proportions with a classic civic aesthetic:
The new courthouse was designed with a natural colour palette which combines brick, stone, glass, copper and concrete to create a durable, high-performance exterior envelope that honours local traditions and integrates with its surroundings. It is also a suitably dignified yet contemporary expression of the gravity of national democracy.
The traditional-looking exterior opens up into an intricate yet intelligent interior floor plan that is surprisingly light and airy, thanks to the application of wood finishes and the white architectural block which bring texture and softn...