The Civic District I

The Courthouse

This building is where age old justice meets the needs of the new millenium. The new Supreme Court is a physical representation of Singapore legal system’s dignity, justice, history, judicial weight, transparency and accessibility.

The Disc

A large metal disc crowns the new Supreme Court and this is a modern version of the historical dome in the old Supreme Court. In fact, this disc to its counterpart in the other building.

The Environment

This Norman Foster original uses glazed stone, which filters daylight into the building while emitting a gentle glow from the interior lighting at night. The multi-purpose cantilevered balconies functions as gangways for the maintenance team while shading the office spaces from direct sunlight. The disc at the helm of the Courthouse is coated with reflective material, the surface of the roof below the disc bounces daylight onto the underside of the disc and back down into the central atrium.

Trivia

Did you know that the New Supreme Court’s designer Lord Norman Foster was knighted in 1990, appointed to the Order of Merit in 1997 and was created a life peer as Baron Foster of Thames Bank, of Reddish in the County of Greater Manchester in 1999?

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