Tulkarm Courthouse Palestine West Bank, AAU Anastas Building, New Palestinian Law Court Architecture Design
Tulkarm Courthouse Palestine Buildings
19 August 2022
Design: AAU Anastas
Location: Tulkarm, Palestine
West Bank Buildings
The building is located on a triangular plot at the entrance of Toulkarem city:

Photos by Cemal Emden
Tulkarm Courthouse Palestine Building Design
Main entrance to the courthouse with broad stone stairs that give onto an open urban plaza:

Ground floor plan:

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The two buildings are accessed from broad stone stairs that give onto an open urban plaza:

Finely-detailed stonework characterises both buildings as well as the courtyard and plaza areas. The ensemble features two buildings, one for administrative facilities and the other containing 10 courtrooms:

On a prominent triangular site in this West Bank town of 50,000 inhabitants, the ensemble features two buildings, one for administrative facilities and the other containing 10 courtrooms; the two are accessed from broad stone stairs that give onto an open urban plaza.
Main entrance hall:

The concrete structure employed stone facing for the outer formwork. In the administrative building, the deep-set windows are shielded from direct sunlight by angled stone-faced frames; the courthouse building features galvanised, powder-coated steel screens that filter direct sunlight.
Interior view of a courtroom:

The two buildings are arranged to form a planted c...