Ministry of Interior, Iraq
Location
Baghdad
Baghdad
Country
Iraq
Iraq
Architect/Engineer/Team
Hisham Munir
Hisham Munir
Construction
1975/1978
1975/1978
Building Type
Public building
Public building
Notes
The project, originally designed as headquarters for the Directorate General of the Iraq Police, was modified when the Ministry of Interior made it its own.
The building is a structural feat presenting an umbrella roof cantilevering 9 meters in all directions above the twelve-storey edifice. The waffle-floor construction required custom-made glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) molds. The facade is clad in white cement precast units.
Included in the massive main block: an auditorium, ancillary blocks, car parking facilities and gate houses.
The building is a structural feat presenting an umbrella roof cantilevering 9 meters in all directions above the twelve-storey edifice. The waffle-floor construction required custom-made glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) molds. The facade is clad in white cement precast units.
Included in the massive main block: an auditorium, ancillary blocks, car parking facilities and gate houses.
Sources
Hisham Munir
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Ministry of Interior model
Source: Indian Co. Contractors
© Hisham Munir
Ministry of Interior model
Source: Hisham Munir
© Hisham Munir