Leipzig Justice Center / kister scheithauer gross architekten und stadtplaner

Curated by Paula Pintos

Architects: kister scheithauer gross architekten und stadtplaner
Area: 16302 m²
Year: 2021
Photographs:HG Esch
Manufacturers: Wienerberger, Bruynzeel Storage Systems, Hering, Pax
Lead Architects: Prof. Johannes Kister, Kathrin Winterhagen, Tina Schelz, Julia Frey

Text description provided by the architects. The Staatsbetrieb Sächsisches Immobilien- und Baumanagement (SIB) planned a new justice center in Leipzig. As a first building section, the administration of justice was to be accommodated next to the already existing district court. kister scheithauer gross architekten und stadtplaner were awarded the contract. The project included not only the conversion and restoration of the listed buildings but also a linking new building on the site of the former prison. This created a total of 8,800 m² of usable space for the public prosecutor’s office. In one part of the building, a memorial was to be set up with reference to the former execution site of the GDR.