Palatul de justitie

• Type of construction: Office building, Misc

• Completion year: 2006
• Gross surface area: 30.000 sqm
• Levels above ground floor: 2
• Basement levels: 5
• Construction costs: not available

The Palace of Justice is a major monument of Bucharest.The scope of the works was to reestablish the initial image of the Palace of Justice, build between 1990-1994, designed by the French architect Albert Ballu, son of Teodore Ballu, the designer of the Paris City Hall.

The building, considered to be a historical monument, suffered three major earthquakes, this is why it needed consolidation works, demolition of 34.000 m², floor, and its rebuild with reinforced concrete, framework change, and total roof rebuilding.

It was also necessary to rebuild the entire section of the interior yards without modifying the historical image of the facades. This was solved by overtaking the scabbled stone columns, original lintels and profiles and rebuilding all the details and ornaments by eliminating all previous brutal interventios.

An important element of the works was the treatment against biological attacks, for the carpentry elements and facades.The wood restoration works consisted in the restoration of 1850 massive oak doors, of the panels from the 14 Judgment Halls and the oak decorative elements.

The restoration of the "Lost Steps Hall", with 27 meters height framed by marble columns, pylons and marble stairs with a total surface of 1800 square meters as well as a new granite floor represented a novelty by its complexity and work dimension. In order to regain its value and brilliance, last generation technologies and materials were used with excellent results.

All restoration works represented workmanship, accomplished by Romanian workmen under the coordination of the highly qualified ACMS specialists.