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Ghana Embassy Paris Building Redevelopment
16 February 2022
Réhabiliatation of the Ghana Embassy, Paris, France
Design: Serero Architectes
Location: 8 Villa Saïd, 75116 Paris, France
Refurbishment of an historic 16th arrondissement property

Photos © Didier Boy de la Tour
Ghana Embassy Paris Building Renewal News
REHABILITATION OF THE GHANA EMBASSY IN PARIS
The project for the Embassy of Ghana in Paris by Serero Architectes is based on a double paradox : creating transparency on an interior garden while preserving strict confidentiality of the workspaces, and digging the entire basement of this mansion in order to clear a large parking lot under the building.
Transparency and confidentiality, heritage preservation and resumption of foundations are the themes that have strongly marked the project.

BUILDING IN HERITAGE CONTEXT
At the heart of a private villa in Paris 16th arrondissement, which notably housed the XIXth century writer Anatole France, Villa Saïd is a unique place of calm and greenery, where mansions and lush villas are juxtaposed. How to carry out, in this context, heavy structural re covery work under this landmark mansion for the creation of a large underground car park"
The 600 m2 building spreads over 3 levels, was dilapidated, and needed to be upgraded to disabled (PMR) standards and security control.

With more than 300m3 of soil ev...