{"id":87864,"date":"2021-07-16T08:15:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T12:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=87864"},"modified":"2021-07-13T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T15:26:51","slug":"europes-new-city-halls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/europes-new-city-halls\/","title":{"rendered":"Architectural Drawings: Europe&#8217;s New City Halls in Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Great civic architecture connects people to place. This idea is clearly visible in the spatial organization of government buildings and administrative facilities. City halls are a symbolic and monumental civic typology designed for focused work and gathering. As places of assembly, debate and exchange, they reveal ideas of organization and connection through building envelopes and floor plans.<\/p>\n<p>City halls are also often the heart of urban centers and are made to define how citizens access municipal services. At the same time, they reveal the inner workings of governments and local policy. The following floor plans showcase a series of floor plan drawings from new city halls across Europe. Drawn across different countries, climates and municipal structures, they explore the relationships between view, organization and access. They also build upon communal values of gathering and tradition, connecting to public spaces and streetscapes through form and spatial layout.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87867 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-123.jpg?resize=2386%2C1983&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"2386\" height=\"1983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-123.jpg?w=2386&amp;ssl=1 2386w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-123.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-123.jpg?resize=1024%2C851&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-123.jpg?resize=768%2C638&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-123.jpg?resize=1536%2C1277&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-123.jpg?resize=2048%2C1702&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/1-123.jpg?resize=361%2C300&amp;ssl=1 361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87868 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-115.jpg?resize=1620%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-115.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-115.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-115.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-115.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-115.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/2-115.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/transformation-of-the-town-hall-borsele-in-heinkenszand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transformation of the Town Hall Borsele<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/atelier-kempe-thill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atelier Kempe Thill<\/a>, Heinkenszand, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>For this renovation project, you can see how the building is organized with three wings in plan.\u00a0The municipality of Borsele in the Dutch province of Zeeland was founded in 1970 by the merging of 13 villages. Heinkenszand became the centre of this newly formed administrative unit and a new town hall was built for the 25.000 inhabitants. More then 30 years after the opening, the building was in need of rehabilitation. Due to the tight costs, the existing geometry of the building had to be preserved to a great extent.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-87869 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-120-e1626021466801.jpg?resize=2376%2C1419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"2376\" height=\"1419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-120-e1626021466801.jpg?w=2376&amp;ssl=1 2376w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-120-e1626021466801.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-120-e1626021466801.jpg?resize=1024%2C612&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-120-e1626021466801.jpg?resize=768%2C459&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-120-e1626021466801.jpg?resize=1536%2C917&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-120-e1626021466801.jpg?resize=2048%2C1223&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-120-e1626021466801.jpg?resize=400%2C239&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87870 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-115.jpg?resize=1280%2C909&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"1280\" height=\"909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-115.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-115.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-115.jpg?resize=1024%2C727&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-115.jpg?resize=768%2C545&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-115.jpg?resize=400%2C284&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/noain-city-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Noain City Hall<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/zon-e-arquitectos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zon-e arquitectos<\/a>, No\u00e1in, Spain<\/p>\n<p>With a clearly defined core and curvilinear envelope, the Noain City Hall plan clearly illustrates the conceptual approach to this building. As the designers note, this City Hall seeks to transform interactions with the environment, acknowledging the increasing challenges that our society can no longer deny. The location of the building lays bare a conflict between two landscapes: at one side, the urban fabric and a tough and desolated square; and to the other side, the natural environment, facing a park that grows towards the south.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87871 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-112-scaled.jpg?resize=1810%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"1810\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-112-scaled.jpg?w=1810&amp;ssl=1 1810w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-112-scaled.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-112-scaled.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-112-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-112-scaled.jpg?resize=1086%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1086w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-112-scaled.jpg?resize=1448%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87872 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-116-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-116-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-116-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-116-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-116-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-116-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-116-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/6-116-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/stadskantoor-venlo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Hall Venlo<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/kraaijvanger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kraaijvanger Architects<\/a>, Venlo, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>For the design of the municipal offices in Venlo, the concept was inspired by the &#8216;cradle-to-cradle&#8217; principle. On the ground floor plan, you can see how the building opens up to the surroundings while also wrapping around an interior courtyard. All the raw materials and parts used have a \u2018passport\u2019 that details their production and origin. The building is, in essence, a huge raw-materials databank, meaning that when a service or product reaches the end of its useful life, these materials can easily be retrieved for high-grade reuse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-87873 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-112.jpg?resize=2000%2C1414&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-112.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-112.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-112.jpg?resize=1024%2C724&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-112.jpg?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-112.jpg?resize=1536%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-112.jpg?resize=400%2C283&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-87886 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/101.jpg?resize=2000%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/101.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/101.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/101.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/101.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/101.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/101.jpg?resize=375%2C300&amp;ssl=1 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/city-hall-deventer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Hall Deventer<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/neutelings-riedijk-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neutelings Riedijk Architects<\/a>, Deventer, Netherlands<\/p>\n<p>The new city hall in Deventer unites the old historical city hall with a new city office. The plan shows how the new building complex knits together a renovation and restoration with the surrounding context. The project consists of an entrance building with a main building behind it, uniting all of Deventer\u2019s employees \u2014 formerly scattered across the city \u2014 under one new roof. Home to the city council and all municipal services, the structure invigorates a formerly forgotten part of the inner city.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87875 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-104.jpg?resize=2000%2C1944&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-104.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-104.jpg?resize=300%2C292&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-104.jpg?resize=1024%2C995&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-104.jpg?resize=768%2C746&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-104.jpg?resize=1536%2C1493&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/9-104.jpg?resize=309%2C300&amp;ssl=1 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87876 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-99.jpg?resize=2043%2C1551&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"2043\" height=\"1551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-99.jpg?w=2043&amp;ssl=1 2043w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-99.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-99.jpg?resize=1024%2C777&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-99.jpg?resize=768%2C583&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-99.jpg?resize=1536%2C1166&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-99.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-99.jpg?resize=395%2C300&amp;ssl=1 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/town-hall-of-gembloux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Town Hall of Gembloux<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/demogo-studio-di-architettura\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEMOGO studio di architettura<\/a>, Gembloux, Belgium<\/p>\n<p>The plan of this town hall underlines the importance of symbols in the city. One of the key issues was the establishment of a clear relationship between the park and the city: the park is seen as a vital meeting place for the inhabitants while the new town hall is set up as a scenic wing from which the view opens over the medieval core. The front of the building is entirely opened on the Parc d\u2019Epinal to become a central garden for the people of Gembloux.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-87877 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-98-e1626021605865.jpg?resize=2000%2C1155&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-98-e1626021605865.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-98-e1626021605865.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-98-e1626021605865.jpg?resize=1024%2C591&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-98-e1626021605865.jpg?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-98-e1626021605865.jpg?resize=1536%2C887&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/11-98-e1626021605865.jpg?resize=400%2C231&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-87878 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-91-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1704&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-91-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-91-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-91-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-91-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-91-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-91-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-91-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C266&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/santa-marta-de-tormes-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Marta de Tormes Town Hall<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/sanchez-gil-arquitectos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00e1nchez Gil Arquitectos<\/a>, Santa Marta de Tormes, Spain<\/p>\n<p>The floor plan here is related to the scheme&#8217;s representative use of public space; the open-air area is generator of the project. The team created an elliptical plaza with a slope, about 140\u00d7115 feet. The resulting public area is embraced by the building, reinforcing the tension of the space generated with the line of the ledges increasing outwards. The building thus opens to the public space, creating a welcoming area. It has a ground floor with a continuous arch on which a body of variable height, between one and two floors, rises.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87880 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-85-scaled.jpg?resize=2523%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"2523\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-85-scaled.jpg?w=2523&amp;ssl=1 2523w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-85-scaled.jpg?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-85-scaled.jpg?resize=1009%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1009w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-85-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C779&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-85-scaled.jpg?resize=1514%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1514w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/14-85-scaled.jpg?resize=2018%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87881 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-82.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-82.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-82.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-82.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-82.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/15-82.jpg?resize=400%2C267&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/new-city-hall-of-archidona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New City Hall of Archidona<\/a><\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/ramon-fernandez-alonso-arquitecto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ramon Fernandez-Alonso Arquitecto<\/a>, Archidona, Spain<\/p>\n<p>As seen in the plan, this project combines two distinct types of architectural intervention. Located in the Plaza Ochavada, the design aims to recover as much as possible the existing historic building. Meanwhile, certain areas are dedicated to the representative room and the city hall, while other areas focus on accommodating programmatic aspects such as: hall, exhibition hall, restaurant on the ground floor and offices on upper floors. Attached to the historic building, this new volume is a prism carved by glass.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-87882 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-74-e1626021657271.jpg?resize=1600%2C968&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"city hall\" width=\"1600\" height=\"968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-74-e1626021657271.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-74-e1626021657271.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-74-e1626021657271.jpg?resize=1024%2C620&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-74-e1626021657271.jpg?resize=768%2C465&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-74-e1626021657271.jpg?resize=1536%2C929&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/16-74-e1626021657271.jpg?resize=400%2C242&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-87884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-61.jpg?resize=1600%2C1442&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-61.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-61.jpg?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-61.jpg?resize=1024%2C923&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-61.jpg?resize=768%2C692&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-61.jpg?resize=1536%2C1384&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/18-61.jpg?resize=333%2C300&amp;ssl=1 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/kiruna-city-hall-the-crystal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kiruna City Hall &#8211; The Crystal<\/strong><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/henning-larsen-architects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henning Larsen<\/a>, Sweden<\/p>\n<p>Symbolized by its iconic plan, Kiruna\u2019s new town hall is a tribute to the town\u2019s history and a framework for emerging communities. Named Kristallen, or \u201cThe Crystal,\u201d the building draws physical inspiration from the angular geometry of iron minerals. Distinct inner and outer building volumes support the building\u2019s dual roles of community and civic benefit. 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