Embassies

The design for the new U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados combines prevalent vernacular architectural styles, local materials and modernist forms in an architecture that symbolizes U.S. democratic ideals while meeting challenging building and site requirements set by the U.S. Department of State. Located on a 3.2 acre site, the new Embassy includes the renovation of an existing five-story office building as well as a new addition of similar scale. Stringent physical and technical security requirements and a highly specialized program were configured around challenging site constraints and within adaptive reuse parameters for the existing building. The resulting hinged design connects public and private functions with a central gallery... More