Iloilo Hall of Justice
Iloilo Hall of Justice
Iloilo Hall of Justice
Chapter 1
headquarters, and exists in cities. In some cases, the facility may also house courts as well
as jails. The existence of a Hall of Justice is not a necessity, so much so that it shall have
to be located at the very accessible area and not far from the city limits. However, not
only does the location matter but also the building itself. It shall have a best design, inside
and out, that will best serve its purpose. A perfect package, that will mark the excellence
of the city.
One of the example is the U.S. Federal Courthouse in Jackson, Mississippi was
intended to replace the original 1930s-era James O. Eastland U.S. Courthouse. A stark
contrast to its Art Deco predecessor, the new facility houses twelve courtrooms and
sixteen judges chambers, Jacksons stunning new courthouse received the 2012 Region 4
Phoenix Award at the 15th National Brownfields Conference. And the United States
high-performance home for the Magistrate Court. Three critical concepts drove the
and value of the rule of law by using precedents from the iconic symbols of historic
human experience and delivering strategies that add value by significantly reducing.
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Iloilo City is a first class, highly urbanized city on Panay Island in the Philippines. It is
the capital city of the province of Iloilo and it is the center of Metro Iloilo and also the
regional center of the Western Visayas region as well as the center of the Iloilo-Guimaras
Metropolitan Area.
The existing Iloilo City Hall of Justice was constructed in 1992, located in
Bonifacio Drive, City Proper Iloilo City and is very accessible to the main road.
It houses all regional and municipal trial court here in Iloilo. It also houses PAO
and Philippine Mediation Center, the building was retrofitted due to damage from the Feb.
6 earthquake that hit parts of the Visayas. The scope of work includes retrofitting of
columns, damage beams, epoxy injection, footing, wall footing and slabs, water proofing
for roof deck and painting the exterior and interior walls of the building.
The objectives of this study are 1) to study the existing building and plans and
learn how to improve the amenities and spaces of the building. 2) To integrate possible
court spaces to hasten court proceedings catering the needs of the present 3) To Design a
building extension within the Hall of Justice Site that can accommodate all the spaces and
The significance of the study 1) To the users, the study can help them experience
comfort and satisfaction of the services of the building if such study will come into
realization;2) To The Government, this study will improve its services as it and bring an
innovative approach in establishing courthouses that will serve its purpose in delivering
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the best services to the city; 3) To the architectural profession enhance more of their
knowledge upon current situation and developments of the Iloilo Hall of Justice.
The study was conducted at the present site of Iloilo Hall of Justice, Philippine
Red Cross, and Registry of Deeds. The scope of this study focuses on preliminary
existing plan, pictures of facilities and maps. Generally, it assesses clearly the existing
needs and problems of a present Hall of Justice on the current situation and needs of the
city of Iloilo.
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Chapter 2
A Hall of Justice is a facility that house courts as well as jails. The existence of a
Hall of Justice is not a necessity, so much so that it shall have to be located at the very
accessible area and not far from the city limits. However, not only does the location
matter but also the building itself. It shall have a best design, inside and out, that will best
The building has to serve its purpose, and so creating a Hall of Justice that will
withstand the longest period of wear and tear principle. Hosting the major and primary
office of the locality, with comfort and ease is one of the essential factors in delivering its
concerning the socio-economic and political aspect of the community where it exists.
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The Supreme Court of the Philippines was officially established on June 11, 1901
through the passage of Act No. 136, otherwise known as the Judiciary Law of the Second
Philippine Commission. By virtue of that law, judicial power in the Philippine Islands
was vested in the Supreme Court, Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace courts.
The judicial structure introduced by Act No. 136 was reaffirmed by the US
Congress with the passage of the Philippine Bill of 1902. The Administrative Code of
1917 ordained the Supreme Court as the highest tribunal with nine members: a Chief
From 1901 to 1935, though a Filipino was always appointed chief justice, the
majority of the members of the Supreme Court were Americans. Complete Filipinization
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was achieved only with the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in
1935. Claro M. Recto and Jose P. Laurel were among the first appointees to replace the
American justices. With the ratification of the 1935 Constitution in a plebiscite held on
May 14, 1935, the membership in the Supreme Court increased to 11: a chief justice and
ten associate justices, who sat in branch or in two divisions of five members each.
The atrium showing the rotunda dome. The State Supreme Court
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The Judicial Shared Services Building is in Ponferrada next to the Sil riverside
which, together with two cultural and National Police Force buildings, complete the
block and restrict the entry of light into the extension. It is developed on four storeys
above ground level, together with a semi-basement and basement. Although the extension
built has an independent access, security measures have made it essential to design a
large shared entrance hall for the two buildings linking them physically and visually on
The difficulties in terms of sunlight presented by the site and the special climate
of Ponferrada, together with the need to illuminate all floors of the court offices, have
conditioned the choice of a glass wall for the whole envelope of the building except for
To mitigate this circumstance, a double glass skin was chosen, separating and
shade of these floors. This element is the true heart and climatic lung of the building. The
flows of cool, damp air in summer and hot, temperate air in winter generated by this
space make it possible to establish air circulation inside the double skin to improve the
The rest of the materials used on the facade (ochre granite on the south of the
building and aluminum panels on the east and north facades) not only makes it a
of clear volumes and organized appearance providing mobility, in which the interplay of
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BRIDGE COURTROOM
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OFFICES
BASEMENT
The extension building has use the whole basement as file room to secure it well
so that no one can easily enter and only employees can enter it.
SEMI BASEMENT
GROUND FLOOR
Same with the semi basement, they provide courtroom and offices for this level
and a bridge connecting to the old building.
This floor level is consist of offices and a small file room for the important files of
their offices.
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Third floor is consist of offices and a small file room for the offices files. It also
has the bridge connecting to the old building and a stairs for fourth floor.
Same with the other floors they provided offices in this level and added a
conference room.
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From the architects. Since early civilization, the history of the courthouse and the
city intertwine. The courthouse has always been an important urban artifact, both in
Roman cities and in the Jewish tradition. This is also the case with the New Courthouse
in Jerusalem.
communal public functions, and the different courthouse buildings stemming from it.
The plinth forms a continuous faade to the street and creates a sense of
transparency. It contains the main entrance and the communal public functions
(secretaries of the different courts, library, cafeteria etc) and integrates the courthouse
into the city. Above it the various courthouses grow. It is characterized by a clear
circulation scheme which leads to easy orientation and a sense of place. The different
functions are organized around a central street, penetrated by a spacious void that
connects the three plinth levels and the vertical circulation systems are located in a
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prominent location creating a feeling that the building is welcoming, clear and not
threatening.
The courthouses are articulated as separated buildings growing from the plinth,
corresponding to the brief that called for such a division. Each court has its own identity,
while still being part of the whole, the city of justice. The division also allows the project
to be executed in phases.
The New Jerusalem Courthouse integrates into the Jerusalem context and to the
New Masterplan for the entrance quarter to the city. The delicate balance between the
building blocks challenges the monolithic image of justice and creates an iconic
building on one hand and human scale and a modest image on the other.
BUILDING FOOTPRIN
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COURTROOMS
HALLWAYS
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separate yet harmonious. These glass walls are elegant in their luminosity and play with
sunlight. The building is complex, yet all spaces relate well to one another, generating the
feel of simplicity. The public areas are particularly dramatic. The placement of the jury
rooms immediately on the entry area impressed the jury. It expresses respect for and
celebration of this critical facet of citizenship. The buildings relationship to the well-
The image of the courthouse in society was of primary concern in the design of
the building. The program is organized in a linear manner around an open civic space and
layered from public to private, with the public circulation, animated by a series of
cantilevered stairs, facing the open space. Within the courtyard sets a free-standing public
building that serves as the jury assembly room, gives scale to the space, and is the
symbolic as well as formal focus of the project. The exterior wall design responds to the
various functions within and orientations of the building. The curtain wall facing the
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south and west takes the shape of a folded plane with integrated light shelves that reflect
light into the courtrooms and shade the adjacent corridor. The intent is to express the
building as open and inviting, a metaphor for the transparency of the judicial process.
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BUILDING HALLWAYS
Jackson, Mississippi was intended to replace the original 1930s-era James O. Eastland U.S.
Courthouse. A stark contrast to its Art Deco predecessor, the new facility houses twelve
courtrooms and sixteen judges chambers, and was created under the GSA Design Excellence
Program. The 400,000 square foot courthouse consists of three distinct pieces featuring an open
air rotunda surrounded by two large six-story volumes. Jacksons stunning new courthouse
received the 2012 Region 4 Phoenix Award at the 15th National Brownfields Conference. (United
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named the Village Green Courthouse) overlooks the Mill Creek Park and stands as a modern
landmark to traditional courthouse architecture. Designed by NBBJ Architects, the facility has
been awarded multiple citations including an ENR California Award of Merit, and GSA Design
Award Citation, and numerous recognitions from the AIA Justice Facilities Review. The
sophisticated glass structure has also received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green
Building Council. Intended to pay homage to the long established courthouse on the village
green, a tenet of American design, the courthouse also nods to Californias modernist
Three critical concepts drove the projects design: symbolic expression of the federal
courtscommunicating the dignity and value of the rule of law by using precedents from the
indoor-outdoor relationship that celebrates the light, landscapes, and tectonic traditions of Irving
Gill and Rudolph Schindler, icons of the modernist architectural history of California; and high-
performance building designelevating the human experience and delivering strategies that add
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The Iloilo City Hall of Justice was constructed in 1992, located in Bonifacio Drive, City
Proper Iloilo City. It houses all regional and municipal trial court here in Iloilo compose of 470
employees. It also houses PAO and Philippine Mediation Center which is compose of more or
less 130 employees. There are 1,200 up to1, 500 people who visits the building but the number of
The building was retrofitted due to damage from the Feb. 6 earthquake that hit parts of
the Visayas. The scope of work includes retrofitting of columns, damage beams, epoxy injection,
footing, wall footing and slabs, water proofing for roof deck and painting the exterior and interior
The building has an overhang in its faade that serves as cover to the entry porch of the
building. The building provided a ramp for PWDs in both side of the main entrance. Aside from
that it has drop off in front for easy access. It has a light well for the natural light penetrates into
the building.
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The building has a facility in case of fire, but some of them are missing already though the fire
hydrant and the sprinkler is functioning well.
The building also uses big windows at the hallways for the natural lighting and ventilation. It has
a light well in staircases for extra light. The elevator is located at the lobby for easy access in
STAIRS ELEVATOR
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This floor level is consisted of branches 1-4 and branch 38, RTCC clerk of court, RTCC
records room, MTCC, chapel, 4 small records room, 2 vaults, 1 small holding cell, conference
room, maintenance room, canteen, 4 stairs, elevator, restroom, pump room, generator set room
and 2 fire exits. This floor level is compose of 120 employees in all.
Vaults and generator set room are not used because they dont have generators. Multi-
Second floor is consist of City prosecutors office, Provincial prosecutors office, and also
consist of 8 branches and courtrooms. branches 22-29, 10 records room, 4stairs, elevator, rest
There are 170 employees in this floor level. As you can see this floor area is consist of 8
courtroom and prosecutors offices giving each offices and court rooms a small space to occupy.
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This floor level is consist of Public Attorneys offce, branches 30-39, 10 records room, 4
stairs, elevator, rest room, and generator set room and consist of 180 employees.
Same as the second floor levels this floor is consist of 10 courtrooms and Public
Attorneys office which gives them an limited spaces for each offices.
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Roof deck is consist of city administrator, regional parole and probation office,
PAO regional office, Parole probation office, Regional state prosecutor office, staff
regional state prosecutors office, prosecutors office, conference room, 1 records room, 2
Ground level of annex building is consisting of branches 5-7 giving each court a small space.
Same as the ground floor, second floor of the annex building is consisting of branches 8-10.
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The lot of Iloilo Hall of Justice extends to the Philippine Red Cross, the vacant lot next
Registry of Deeds. Its ground floor is occupied with offices and a releasing area, upper
floor is occupied by their file room which only employees can access.
EXISTING FACILITIES
FILE ROOM
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Philippine Red Cross is a 350sqm lot and a 3-storey building composes of blood
bank on the ground level, offices on the second floor level and a training area and the
Chapter 3
METHODOLOGY
The discriptive research method will be conducted in order to determine the needs
of Iloilo to have a redevelopment and extension of Hall Of Justice. In order to meet the
with field professionals and government ofiices regarding the existing situation of the
research locale.
necessary in the esearch.This study also considered the views of users and the local
To ensure the viability of the study, the respondents will be the the one who will
be using the said proposed structure: a) the judicail government employee, complainant
PROBLEM
Redevelopment of Hall
of Justice
DOCUMENTATION
Taking Pictures and
Drawing/Sketches
ANALYSIS
Climatic, Behavioral,
S.W.O.T, Site and
Zoning and Circulation
PRELIMINARY
DELIBERATION
Book Defense