EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC - ADDIS ABABA (ETHIOPIA)

Project idea

THE NEW SET THAT REPRESENTS THE EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, SEEKS TO BE PART OF THE MEMORY AND ARCHITECTURAL TRADITION OF ETHIOPIA, RETAKING FORMAL CONCEPTS SUCH AS THE BURIED CHURCHES OF LALIBELA, WICH HELP US TO STRENGTHEN THE SECURITY AND PRIVACY OF THE BUILDING. THIS CREATING A SERIES OF VOLUMES THAT ARISE FROM THE GROUND, THAT ARE CONTAINED AND ISOLATED BY SLOPES THAT WORKS LIKE A WALL OF PROTECTION AND ISOLATION WITH THE REST OF THE CONTEXT. OUR PROJECT IS MAKE UP OF PLAZAS GARDENS, RETAKING THE CONSTANT PLAZA SQUARE OF CZECH REPUBLIC THAT GIVE US SPACES FOR ENCOUNTNER AND REST WICH SERVE US TO CONNECT AND PLAY WITH THE TRANSITIONS FROM ONE BUILDING TO ANOTHER.

Project description

THE CZECH REPUBLIC EMBASSY IN THE CITY OF ADDIS ABABA, CAPITAL OF ETHIOPIA, IS MAKE UP BY THREE AREAS, RESPECTING THE EXISTING VEGETATION OF THE TERRAIN TO INTERVENE.
1. OFFICIAL AREA
2. CONSULATE
3. RESIDENCES
ONE OF THE OBJETIVES OF THIS PROJETC, IN ADDITION OF PROVIDING AN HABITABLE AND SECURITY BUILDING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT REPRESENTS SZECH REPUBLIC, IS ALSO TO CREATE AND GIVE A SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL SPACE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF BOLE, ADDIS ABABA, WHERE OUR PROJECT IS LOCATED.
FOR THIS, IN THE ARCHITECTURAL PROGRAM, TWO MORE AREAS ARE INCLUIDED.
FIRST, A PUBLIC SPACE TO MAKE KNOWN THE CULTURE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, WHICH WILL INCLUIDE A GALLERY FOR PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AND ANOTHER SPACE FOR A PUBLIC LIBRARY. THIS ONE, WILL HELP US TO REACTIVATE AND GIVE GARDEN, AND MEETING AREAS AROUND THE SITE.
THE SECOND AREA IS FOR THE WORK FORCE, WHICH WILL BE A SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT FOR THE EMBASSY STAFF WHERE THEY WILL HAVE A GREAT AND RESPECTABLE SPACE TO LIVE

Technical information

IN THE EMBASSY THREE CONSTRUCTIVE METHODS ARE RAISED, APPARENT CONCRETE PIGMENTED FOR THE OFFICIAL ZONE, GRAY APPARENT CONCRETE FOR THE RESIDENCE AND BRICK AREA OF THE SITE FOR THE LABOR FORCE BUILDING.

WITH ORTHOGONAL BUILDINGS TO PROVIDE GREATER RIGIDITY, WITH STRUCTURE BASED ON COLUMNS AND RETICULAR SLABS IN THE OFFICIAL AREA, AS WELL AS WALLS OF LOADING IN THE REST OF THE SET

THE OFFICIAL BUILDING WILL BE DISPLACED IN A BURIED AREA OF THE GROUND, WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 8.5 METERS, THE OTHER BUILDINGS WILL BE AT THE NATURAL LEVEL OF THE LAND WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 5 METERS.