«We are building the Madrid of everyone,» emphasized the head of the regional government at the Real Casa de Correos, in the presence of the president of the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM), Celso Rodríguez, and the chief prosecutor of the Community of Madrid, Almudena Lastra, among other attendees, to whom she unveiled the model of the future judicial complex that details all the buildings and green areas that make it up.
The construction will begin this coming June and will have a 36-month deadline to unify 26 judicial headquarters that were previously scattered throughout Madrid. It will be nearly half a million square meters of built area, with 40,000 square meters of green areas and emblematic and intelligent buildings designed by prestigious architecture teams, including green roofs, vertical gardens, or buildings where natural light will predominate inside for minimal energy consumption.
As Díaz Ayuso has announced, by 2026 the buildings that will house the TSJM, the Provincial Court, and all the First Instance Courts will be completed. The following year, the rest of the jurisdictions, with the exception of the Criminal Court, which will be ready in 2028, almost coinciding with the arrival of the Metro in Valdebebas according to statistical forecasts.
Model at the Real Casa de Postas
From this Thursday until May 16, the public will be able to view the model at the Real Casa de Postas, with visits from Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 20:00 hours, and from that day onwards, it will be moved to the lobby of the Valdebebas interchange where it will be permanently exhibited.
The model of the project, nearly seven meters in length, features a screen with all the information about the Madrid Justice City. Through a lighting installation incorporated into the buildings, visitors can see the locations of the TSJM, the Provincial Court, the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office, the Dean’s Office, and the rest of the jurisdictional bodies.
A large square of 13,500 square meters – almost as large as Puerta del Sol – with green areas, a large fountain, and bicycle parking, will welcome citizens and professionals who come to it. It is expected that more than 33,000 people will visit it daily. At the forefront, you will find the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid, whose unique design signed by the prestigious Lamela architecture studio will make it the image and emblem of the entire complex. On both sides, the Provincial Court, divided into two buildings connected on the second floor by a courtroom for major cases with a capacity of 200 people.
Next, a large central avenue of almost 10,000 square meters will connect all the courts, archives, warehouses, cafeterias, nurseries, and security facilities. Natural light and spaciousness have been prioritized in these areas to facilitate work organization. This entire area bears the stamp of the renowned architecture studio Fenwick Iribarren.
Figures of the Justice City
The regional president has explained that the Madrid Justice City will be built on a single plot located in the Valdebebas neighborhood, next to unique regional public heritage infrastructures such as the interchange, the Nurse Isabel Zendal Hospital, and the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences. It will be less than 10 minutes from Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas Airport.
It will have a built area of more than 470,000 square meters that will house the 378 jurisdictional bodies of the Madrid judicial district. This represents a 61% increase compared to the sum of all the area currently allocated to these entities. In addition, reserve areas will be created with an additional space of 30% over the total to accommodate the growth of the judicial system for approximately the next 40 years. It also includes 40,000 square meters of green areas, more than the Plaza de España in Madrid.
These dimensions make the Madrid Justice City the largest in the world, ahead of the Justice Palace in Istanbul – 300,000 m2 -, the Palazzo di Giustizia in Florence – 135,000 -, the Courts Complex in Kuala Lumpur – 120,000 -, the Justice Court in Paris – 120,000 -, and the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in Missouri – 91,767 -.
All buildings in the Justice City will be a reference in accessibility and energy efficiency, ten points below the zero consumption level set by the European Union. In addition, separate and protected routes will be established so that victims and defendants do not come face to face during their passage through the complex.
Regarding digitalization, smart buildings will be set up with the latest advances in digital justice, robotization, and artificial intelligence. These processes will streamline the work of officials for their benefit and that of citizens and professionals.
Simultaneously, the regional government is working on 90% of the 570 judicial bodies in the Community of Madrid during the 2023/27 period with an investment exceeding 830 million euros, whether for complete renovation, partial renovation, or improving energy efficiency.
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