The main objective of this project was to create a secure place with state-of-the-art technology for the preservation, storage, and retrieval of important archival records while also providing public access space where the holdings could be made available for research, reference, and public awareness. The concept design achieved this objective through careful consideration of the borders between public and private spaces and the creation of functional diagrams and circulation flow that work across and along this border. The building is designed as a single-level building on a continuously accessible slab which works with the topography to allow for on-level access at the building’s front and a raised document receiving/utility area at the building’s rear.

Location: Juba, South Sudan
Client: UNOPS and Government of South Sudan