Rehabilitating and extending the Perpignan Courthouse is an affirmation of the continuity of an institution grounded in the long term. The architectural intervention is measured with rigor, seeking to accompany history rather than overwrite it. The contemporary extension asserts its presence, yet adopts a posture of attentiveness: it extends the architectural language of the Palais Arago of 1866 and reveals its solemnity

The project establishes a respectful relationship between materials, proportions, and uses, creating a coherent ensemble at the urban scale. Light becomes the guiding material: it orders spaces, clarifies circulation, and instills a sense of equity—essential to the functioning of justice.

The transparency of the new volume signifies the institution’s openness to the city, while the mineral solidity of the base recalls the permanence of the law.

An architecture that pacifies, protects, and brings people together.