SEAT OF THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE

BAHA'I WORLD CENTRE
HAIFA, ISRAEL

Completed 1983

The second of five buildings on the Arc, the Seat of the Universal House of Justice is designed in the ancient Greek Corinthian style. The classical exterior provides an enduring Classical monument in the gardens, while the interior provides very modern and flexible facilities for the world administrative center of the Baha'i Faith.
Spaces include a reception concourse, banquet hall, main council room, meeting rooms, libraries, executive offices, open office areas, data processing centre, manuscript preservation vault, staff lounge and dining rooms all integrated in approximately 9,200 square metres of floor area in a total of six floors.
A 10.8 meter (36 ft.) high marble colonnade around the building is approached through the main entrance portal, comprised of three rows of columns, tall, deep and inviting. This high proportioned space pierces deep into the interior by gradual decreasing proportions through a low vestibule to the main hall, leading to the fluid spaces of the building, variable in proportion and form; all created from the same architectural module.