Planning structure and security of buildings of foreign embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions
Abstract
Planning structure and security of buildings of foreign embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions
Incoming article date: 16.11.2024Abstract. The article examines the spatial planning solutions of buildings of foreign embassies from the point of view of general security, access control, protection from terrorist acts and other types of criminal encroachments. The relevance of the work is increasing as public safety in general and the growing tension in international relations become increasingly important. The main goal is to study architectural solutions, dividing the planning structure by access levels and identifying the most characteristic protective means used by designers. The object of the study is the buildings of embassies, the subject is their layout and functional zoning. As a research method, an analysis of modern buildings is carried out, divided into groups depending on the planning organization and volumetric structure. The examples demonstrate exactly how a volumetric structure can meet security requirements, how architectural techniques for separating human flows, restricting and controlling access, and others are used.
Keywords: consulate, security, surveillance, planning, atrium, anti-terrorism, embassy, architecture, control, protection