Case Study
Dept. of State, Overseas Building Operations (OBO) Chancery Fire and Life Safety Upgrade Brussels, Belgium
Dept. of State, Overseas Building Operations (OBO) Chancery Fire and Life Safety Upgrade Brussels, Belgium
451 Hungerford Drive, 4 th Floor Rockville, MD 20850 www.nikasolutions.com 301.770.3520 O F 301.770.3521 The government-owned Chancery, constructed by the Department of State in 1952, was situated on a one-third acre lot. The 57,000 sq ft building was comprised of a seven-story “tower” portion on Boulevard du Regent and a two-story back wing which abuts the CMR. The building formed a “U” shape around a paved interior courtyard and a full basement extends under the entire floor plate of the building, including a tower , low wing and courtyard. This level was originally constructed as a parking garage; evidence of the irregular column spacing and ramps still exist. A sub-basement was built under the tower portion of the building, which is comprised of the building’s mechanical se