The architecture of the embassy always requires a balance between openness and safety. As a representative diplomatic mission of a country, embassies are built in both the center and suburban areas. In the center of the work, the space is designed to convey the value and symbolism of a country with structures that bring a friendly and welcoming feeling to the people. Today, modern embassy projects are often designed to strict safety standards while still featuring the local culture and climate.
Our understanding of diplomacy dates back to mid-15th century Italy. When the Milanese sent their representatives to other states in Italy, their residence became a kind of forerunner of embassy buildings. The first embassy building was built in Constantinople in the early 19th century, and since then, the embassy architecture has been conceived and has become the model for many other similar buildings built.
The public space in the embassy building is always open space. The following projects will help us explore the architecture of the embassies, the improvement of structures and architectural spaces over the past 10 years, as well as the safety and symbolism of the building.
Dutch Embassy in Amman | Rudy Uytenhaak + Partners Architecten
Dutch Embassy renovated from an old villa
Amman is a fast-growing city with most of the buildings made from local natural stone. The city has not only affluent urban dwellers, but also poor districts with many complexes. functional buildings such as houses, offices, hotels, museums and shops. The Dutch embassy project is renovated from an old villa surrounded by a closed garden and fence.
Dutch Embassy in Ethiopia | Bjarne Masternbroek and Dick Van Gameren
Dutch Embassy in Ethiopia
The Dutch consulate architectural complex is located on a 5-hectare site in a wooded forest with a slope towards the city. The work is combined into 5 blocks distributed around the surface of the land in order to retain the natural status of the surrounding landscape. The main building block forms a horizontal line, extending into the hilly area on sloping terrain and is divided into two functional blocks, one for reception and the other for the ambassadors.
Turkish Embassy in Berlin | NSH Architekten
Turkish Embassy in Berlin
In 2017, a two-round international architectural design competition for the Turkish Embassy in Berlin was held. In the first round of conceptual design, the contest asked for floor plans and two renderings. The embassy project was designed by a team of ten people and then three more associates.
Embassy of Ecuador | Arquiteck $ Asociados
The Embassy of the Republic of Ecuador in Colombia wants to adopt the image of an architectural work showing the diplomatic relationship between the two countries. The project is designed on the ground where there was an old house built in the late 1980s, where the Embassy worked until it moved into the new building.
French Embassy and Institute in Jakarta | Segond-Guyon Architects
The French Embassy was built in Jakarta in 1975, on Jalan Thamrin's Walk of Fame. The project proposes a new diplomatic building with the aim of combining the promotion of French culture and French diplomatic image at the same place in Jakarta. Design towards simplicity, coherent architectural language.
Embassy of Switzerland | Localararchitecture
It was not until the summer of 2015 that the Swiss Diplomatic Union had a representative office, a consulate building in Coote d'lvoire, Abidjan's Plateau district. at the name floor of a row of office buildings. In 2013, the office Fédéral des Construction et de la Logistique (OFCL – Swiss Consortium of Logistics and Works) acquired the Norwegian consulate in the central district of Cocody in order to renovate and expand the old building for new construction. Build an embassy here.
Egyptian Embassy | Promontorio
Located in Lisbon, in the affluent residential area of Restelo, the new Egyptian embassy building is located on the land on Avenida Dom Vasco da Gama street, characterized by old villas built in the 1940s – 1950. Many of the villas were gradually converted into diplomatic buildings.
French Embassy in Haiti | Exploration Architecture
The new French Embassy in Haiti has a circular structure that surrounds a large garden. The design is inspired by typical tropical architecture and shows respect for the history of the site. The structure is built with light-colored steel bars and wooden frames that create a filter for the landscape and protect the building from the climate and natural conditions in the area.
Finnish Embassy in New Delhi | ALA Architects
The roof structure as a sculpture is a prominent and symbolic image of the Finnish embassy complex – recalling the image of the Kitkajarvi snow lake near Kuusamo in Northern Finland. ALA Architects was commissioned to renovate and design this modern Finnish architectural work in 2013.
Translate | Ngoc Anh (Source: Archdaily)