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One Airport Square, Ghana

BEAUTY

One Airport Square is a multi-functional
building of an area of approximately
17 000m² in Accra, Ghana, which hosts
commercial spaces on the ground floor
and a ten-floor office block on the
southwest of the lot, due to the specific
form and orographic features of the site.

One Airport Square is a nine-storey building for offices, plus a ground floor designed for
commercial activities; a total of about 17 000m2. Aesthetic elements and architectural
design inspired by the traditional local art and by the bark of the palm trees typical
of that area, closely linked to environmental strategies to provide a viable solution to
climate problems. The form and layouts of the office block are the outcome of ongoing
design work based on the functional requirements of the principal and the formal,
structural and energy requirements specified by the multi-disciplinary design group.

Thanks to its irregular form, reflecting in part the orographic features of the site, the
paved surfaces link the street with the upper level of the square, where you find the main

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