International Criminal Court By Schmidt Hammer Lassen
By Jeffrey Hyatt
International Criminal Court (IOC) is not a place you want to be hauled into that’s for sure. But if you’re planning to be up to no good on an ‘international’ level, at least you’ll soon be able to enjoy the lovely new headquarters of the IOC. That’s because Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects recently have won a competition to design the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Located close to the North Sea, the new Court is situated in the rolling dune landscape at the edge of The Hague.
The building is a composition of 6 volumes; the tallest of the volumes is the Court Tower that rises up as a green element. The remaining volumes, the office towers, are draped in a tapestry grid, almost like embroidery. The overall building form can be seen as an undulating composition of volumes on the horizon, reminiscent of the dune landscape. “The building is designed as an abstract and informal sculpture in the landscape,” said Bjarne Hammer, Co-Founding Partner/Creative Director of schmidt hammer lassen. “This way, it becomes a backdrop for the ICC to communicate trust, hope, and most importantly, faith in justice and fairness.” [via dezeen]
