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The NIB Mixed Use project, designed by Xavier Vilalta Architects in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, was constructed in 2015 and aims to create a harmonious urban space that integrates with the city's colonial architecture. The design features a concrete facade, a central courtyard for natural airflow, and a roof terrace that serves as an urban oasis with sustainable energy solutions. This project is seen as a model for future mixed-use developments in Ethiopia and across Africa.

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Case Study national

The NIB Mixed Use project, designed by Xavier Vilalta Architects in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, was constructed in 2015 and aims to create a harmonious urban space that integrates with the city's colonial architecture. The design features a concrete facade, a central courtyard for natural airflow, and a roof terrace that serves as an urban oasis with sustainable energy solutions. This project is seen as a model for future mixed-use developments in Ethiopia and across Africa.

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CASE STUDY

NIB MIXED USE


P r o je c t D ata

- Location: Dire Dawa, Ethiopia


- Architects: Xavier Vilalta Architects (XVA)
- Project Team: Maria Rosaria Favoino,
Lidia Greinert, Luiza Kostecka, Agnieszka
Piotrowicz, Flaminia Scoca
- Construction Year: 2015

S i t e B a c k g ro u n d
Dire Dawa (which means “empty plain”) is
one of two chartered cities in eastern Ethiopia.
It was created by the imperial railway company
Franco-Ethiopian. The place was first called
Addis Harar before becoming Dire Dawa.
Created by the French, it is the only city
in Ethiopia whose urban structure has the
characteristics of a colonial city and it´s s
eparated by the river Dechatu.

S p a t i a l rel atio n ship a nd o r g a ni z a t i o n C o n c e p t ua l A p p r o a c h


Strategic access position in the city scale
Uses the central space for
Two of the three streets that define the plot
which linear organization of
of the project are major axes of Dire Dawa
space extended in radial
because they connect the Railway Station
manner.
with the other side of the river and with the
Emperor’s Palace.

Mat e r i a l an d techn o l og y Fo r m a l a n d c o n t e xt ua l a p p r o a c h
Enclosed by a concrete facade The neighbor Mekonen hotel Architecture is
with different type of openings composed by a U shaped building and a
for each program under courtyard populated with trees, The project
common proportions and establishes a dialogue with it by extending
parameters. terraces are the greenery into the site creating a new o
similar in geometry and pen air space inside the building. This
properties to the historical courtyard aids ventilation of the deep spaces
buildings of Dire Dawa and ensures good air movement.

Int e r i o r v iews an d pa s si v e sy s t e ms U r b a n o a s i s a n d a c t ive sy s t e m s


The apartments and offices The roof terrace becomes a new urban oasis
floors open the interior protected from the sun and the rain by a
courtyard towards the view pergola that covers gathering areas and bars.
of the Palace creating a On the pergola, networks of photovoltaic
natural airflow inside the panels are aimed at producing energy for t
building and common spaces he building while the roof will collect r
for users. The greenery of the ainwater to be reused for sanitary.
ground floor courtyard and
the apartments terrace are
aimed at coolingdown the hot
air creating fresh microclimate
in the interior.

Co n c l u s io n
It’s an idea project but well thought and when realized can
pave way and give directions for mixed use developments
not only in Contemporary Ethiopia but also Africa.

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