CZECH EMBASSY IN ADDIS ABABA

Project idea

MY MAIN CONCEPT IS USING A SIMPLE ELEMENT TO ORGANIZE THE WHOLE COMPLEX AS I PREFERRED MAKING A SEPARATE MASS FOR EACH FUNCTION AT THE SAME TIME I WANTED IT TO LOOK AS A ONE COMPLEX AND THOSE PLANES WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE ELEVATION GAVE THE COMPLEX THIS SPIRIT .

Project description

I STARTED BY FORMING THE MASSES ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM SPECIFIED AREAS AND THEN BY LOCATING THEM IN THE SITE PUTTING IN CONSIDERATION PRIVACY RESTRICTIONS,THEN I WANTED TO ADD A LAYER OF PRIVACY FOR EACH MASS TO MAKE AN OPEN SPACE IN FRONT OF EACH BUILDING.SO I THOUGHT OF ADDING JUST A SIMPLE ELEMENT THOSE EXTERIOR WALLS THAT HELPED IN DEFINING DIRECTIONALITY,ENCLOSURE ZONES FOR EACH BUILDING WHICH HELPS IN CREATING REPRESENTATIVE GARDENS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS IN FRONT OF EACH BUILDING , GOING DEEPER INTO THE PLANS I WANTED TO MAKE USE OF THOSE EXTERNAL WALLS THAT HELPS ME WITH DECIDING ZONES INSIDE THE OFFICIAL BUILDING FOR EXAMPLE THE REPRESENTATIVE SECTION THAT HAS A RELATION WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE AREA OF THE AMBASSADOR’S RESIDENCE AND THE OFFICES SECTION THAT HAS RELATION WITH THE CONSULAR BUILDING AND HAS ACCESS TO THE STAFF RESIDENCE . FOR THE GROUND FLOOR I PREFERRED POSITIONING THE REPRESENTATIVE SECTIONS WHILE FOR THE FIRST FLOOR THE MORE PRIVATE FUNCTIONS APPEARED FOR EXAMPLE THE AMBASSADOR’S PRIVATE APARTMENT AND THE OFFICES IN THE OFFICIAL EMBASSY ARE LOCATED IN THE FIRST FLOOR FOR PRIVACY .

Technical information

FOR THE ELEVATIONS CONCEPT I WANTED TO KEEP THIS SENSE OF VERTICALITY THAT STARTED BY ADDING THOSE EXTERNAL VERTICAL WALLS SO I WANTED THOSE VERTICAL SLITS TO BE THE MODULE I USE TO EXPRESS THE EMBASSY FROM OUTSIDE THAT GIVES IT STRENGTH AND STABLE MANNER, THOSE SLITS OPENS TO BE CURTAIN WALLS IN THE REPRESENTATIVE AREAS TO OPEN MORE VIEW TO THE REPRESENTATIVE GARDENS IN FRONT.
FOR THE MATERIALITY I WANTED TO USE A SIMPLE MATERIAL THAT ADDS A LAYER OF STRENGTH TO THE ELEVATION SO I DECIDED ON USING THOSE CONCRETE PANELS THAT FIT IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF ADDIS ABABA AND REFLECT THE CULTURE OF CZECH REPUBLIC .

Co-authors

NOURA OSSAMA ELDIWANY