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Led by the legendary world-famous starchitect Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch design firm OMA has unveiled plans for a colorful courthouse known as “Palais de Justice” in the northern French City of Lille.
The scheme for the Lille Courthouse was chosen as a winner for the international competition for designing the new courthouse of the city and is scheduled for completion in 2023. Used as a source of inspiration for the design, the unique site is situated near the historic fortifications of Vauban in the outskirts of Lille.
 
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The Rotterdam-based leading firm envisions the Lille Courthouse as ?multifaceted building that is able to address a wide range of different elements from the city?s past and present.? Designed in the form of a star with a geometric configuration, the old historic fortress was built in 1667 and was constructed by Military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
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The form of the building displays expressive geometries of ring-like hexagons and triangles with a central atrium.
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Although most conventional courthouses which are rather bulky, frightening and intimidating, the Lille courthouse has a colorful glass facade and allows for plenty of natural light in the interiors.
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“The interiors of each of the building’s components are conceived...