Questão jurídica principal
Whether the administrative courts could overturn the municipal building authority's aesthetic assessment of the window arrangement
Decisão extraída
Yes. The window layout was unusually schematic and poorly integrated into the core-zone context; the municipal view was not sustainable.
Fundamentação extraída
The court held that windows materially shape a building's appearance, and the project showed no meaningful engagement with the surrounding built environment. Respect for municipal autonomy protects only a defensible local assessment, which was lacking here.