The House of United Nations Organization (UNO) is an outstanding project that is being developed in the new incoming ministries district dubbed Diamniadio, nearby Dakar city, Senegal.
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The building, which upon completion will house the 34 UN agencies scattered in Dakar, appears as a white circular volume with seven radiant wings. This shape is inspired by a watermill or sun whose rays evoke concentration and radiation.
The official spaces such as amphitheater and reception spaces that will host international conferences, seminaries, and debates, will be situated in the heart of the building. This central activity will be sustained by a ring of public and common spaces including informatics support, consultation centers, meeting points, restoration areas, and so on and so forth. Connected to the shared circle, the agencies, action forces of UN, will take place in the rays, as a symbol of spreading UNO’s values.
The spatial conception according to the architect “leads to a strong identity: the combination of independence and collaboration for the agencies in its inside and the symbol of a powerful decision center in a brand-new urban landscape,”
“The landscape on the surrounding will guarantee the link between this_not so common shape_and the urban plan. By the uses of local material for grounds and vegetation, the garden will create the link between the local soil and the international sphere.”
The house of UNO construction and future running as a public building will promote exemplarity in terms of energy and accessibility.
The House of United Nations Organization Project team
Client: Senegalese government
Contractor: Weihai International Economic & Technical Cooperative Co., Ltd (Wietc)
Architect: Wilmotte & Associés
Landscape architect: Neveux-Rouyer Paysagistes
Scenographer: Scenevolution
General engineering and regulation control: Société d’études techniques et économiques (Setec)
General consultant of execution: Concehp
Acoustic engineer: LASA
Environment consultant: NB LAB
Lighting engineer: Paris Lighting
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