Edifício do Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo, Court skyscraper in República District, São Paulo, Brazil
The Edifício do Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo occupies Avenida Ipiranga 165 with a 30-metre triangular-based block filling the lot, from which rises a solid cylindrical tower of 32 floors. Designed by Maria Bardelli and Ermano Siffredi and built by Christiani-Nielsen, it opened in 1971 as the Hotel Hilton, with 391 rooms and 45 shops. Since 2007 it houses the offices of 126 desembargadores of the Public Law Chambers.
Designed by architects Maria Bardelli and Ermano Siffredi and built by Christiani-Nielsen Engenheiros e Construtores S.A. between 1963 and 1971, the tower opened on 1 October 1971 as the Hotel Hilton de São Paulo, then one of the city's luxury hotels. The Hilton brand moved out in 2004, and the building stood unused until the Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo leased it on 6 December 2007 for its public law chambers.
The building's name comes from Avenida Ipiranga, where it stands at number 165, opposite the Edifício Copan. Its cylindrical facade and the tenth-floor garden designed by Burle Marx were listed in 2012 as part of a project to protect the centre's skyline, nicknamed "São Paulo Moderna".
The building occupies the full lot at Avenida Ipiranga 165, facing the Edifício Copan across the avenue in the República district. Its 30-metre triangular base rises straight from the sidewalk, with the cylindrical tower above. The 10th-floor garden designed by Burle Marx is part of the landmarked ensemble, not a public space.
The 10th-floor garden was designed by Roberto Burle Marx and was listed together with the facade in 2012 by Conpresp. The listing also covers the building's role in the protected "São Paulo Moderna" skyline, alongside the Copan, Jaçatuba, Bratke, Renata Sampaio Ferreira and Bradesco buildings.
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