EXTENSION, RENOVATION AND SEISMIC RETROFITTING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION BUILDING

The project is a renovation and extension of an existing Rana building located at Lainchour. The total plinth area of the renovated building is 188.86 square meter with a new extension of 25.81 square meter. There is a meeting hall, office rooms, kitchen/dining room on the ground floor with EU Delegate’s office and other office rooms located on the first floor. All the office rooms including the meeting hall have bamboo flooring. The lobby and corridors are finished with marble flooring. Roof is treated with water proofing membrane.

The main structural system of the existing building is a mix of pure brick masonry and reinforced concrete. All the openings and corners of the building are retrofitted and strengthened for seismic resistance during renovation. The columns are metal jacketed and all the doors and windows are encased in a reinforced concrete box monolithically interconnected with floor beams and slab.

The modern architectural style is incorporated in an original Rana period structure with use of aluminum doors and windows, bamboo flooring etc. The layout is planned to suit the need of foreign delegation.