一如既往的優雅
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BMCE Bank Branches
Morocco
2007 – 2011
Foster + Partners Team
Norman Foster
David Nelson
Stefan Behling
Michael Jones
Kate Murphy
Ingrid Solken
Tommaso Franchi
Charles Di Piazza
Lara Thresher
Giuseppe Giacoppo
Rana Mezher
Susana Sousa
Benedicte Artault
Judith Kernt
Ben Cowd
Client :BMCE Bank (Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur)
Collaborating Architects :Amine Mekouar, Karim Rouissi-Empreinte d’Architecte
Main Contractor :TGCC
Cost/Project Managers :Cap Advise
Structural Engineers: Buro Happold, Ateba
Mechanical Engineers:Buro Happold
Landscape Architect: Michel Desvigne
Lighting Consultant: George Sexton Associates
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Gross Area:
Rabat – 655m2
Casablanca – 370m2
Fes – 750m2
Internal Net Area:
Rabat – 300m2
Casablanca – 200m2
Fes – 340m2
Site Area:
Rabat – 960m2
Casablanca – 500m2
Fes – 1280m2
Typical Gross Floor:
Area
Rabat – 240m2
Casablanca – 150m2
Fes – 210m2
Building Height
11m
Number of storeys
3
No. of Offices
Rabat – 6
Casablanca – 2
Fes – 8
Structure
Reinforced concrete
Cladding
Glazed aluminium fcade
Stainless steel panels
Domes clad in Zellige (traditional ceramic tiling)
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The first regional headquarters branches for Moroccan bank, BMCE (Banque Marocaine du
Commerce Exterieur) have opened in Rabat and Casablanca, with a further branch in Fez due to
complete shortly – they are the first buildings by Foster + Partners to be completed in Africa. The
banks’ contemporary interior is wrapped by a traditional, energy efficient envelope and their design is
based on a modular system, which utilises local materials and craftsmanship to create a striking new
emblem for BMCE.
The design follows a ‘kit-of-parts’ approach, with variations in colour and scale according to the bank’s
location. Each building comprises a concrete frame, with an entrance colonnade and a series of bays
repeated on a modular grid. The bays are enclosed by glazed panels and 200mm-deep screens, which
provide shade and security. The screens are cut from sheets of stainless steel – a special low-iron
mixture that does not heat up in the sun – which are curved to create a geometric design, based on
traditional Islamic patterns.
The branches are designed to be highly energy efficient and use locally-sourced materials, such as
black granite and grey limestone. All BMCE flagship branches feature an ‘earth tube’, an electricityfree
cooling system: fresh air is drawn into an empty pipe that encircles the building underground,
where it is naturally cooled by the earth and released into the branch.
The dome, a recurrent element in each bank, is a reference to the design of a number of new schools
in Morocco, which have received philanthropic support from BMCE Bank Foundation. The interior of
the dome is rendered in tadelakt, a local plaster technique, while the exterior is clad in zellige,
traditional ceramic tiles. The dome form sweeps down into the banking hall to create a sculptural
curved bench.
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這是BMCE在摩洛哥的第一個銀行,也是福斯特及其合伙人事務所在非洲完成的第一個建筑。
銀行內部現代,外表絕妙的運用了傳統,可持續的模塊化元素,基于當地的材料和工藝,創造了BMCE的新形象。
設計遵循‘kit-of-parts’的方針,在不同的位置進行色彩和比例的變化。建筑是一個帶有廊柱入口的混凝土框架,外圍覆上一層模塊化的表皮。采用傳統的伊斯蘭圖案,圖案由一種被太陽照射后依然不熱的低鐵不銹鋼組成,深度20CM,結合玻璃面板形成封閉的外皮,帶給建筑蔭涼和安全。
設計充分利用了當地的材料。比如:灰黑色的花崗巖和石灰巖。并引進地源制冷系統。圓頂源自當地學校和銀行的常用形式,并得到業主的支持。圓頂的外飾使用當地的抹灰技術完成,并得到精彩的蔓延處理,在大廳形成一個雕塑般的彎曲長凳。
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