Manama Post Office Rehabilitation, Bahrain Public Building Photos, Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Manama Post Office Rehabilitation
2 June 2022
Rehabilitation of the Manama Post Office
Design: Studio Anne Holtrop, Architects
Location: Manama, Bahrain, the Persian Gulf

Photos: Aga Khan Trust for Culture / Maxime Delvaux (photographer)
Manama Post Office Rehabilitation, Bahrain Building

The Manama Post Office, formerly the Customs Building, one of the oldest public buildings in Bahrain (built in 1937), was rehabilitated.

A new concrete extension housing 4,400 mailboxes and sorting facilities was built, but more importantly, the façade and portico made of concrete and steel built in the 1980s ? which made the building unrecognisable ? was removed.
It was also important to return the historical building to its former role as a functioning post office. To that end, the original lateral balconies were restored and made accessible to the public.

Historical displays of materials about the history of Bahrain and the original office holder?s library were featured. By making more of the Manama Post Office accessible to the public, the architects highlighted the importance of historical buildings and the role they can plan in public infrastructure.

Museum and Entrance to the Pearling Path, Bahrain ? Building Information
Award Cycle: 2020-2022 Cycle

Status: Shortlisted

Country of origin: Bahrain

Location: Manama, Bahrain

Client: Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunicati...