BMCE Bank By Foster + Partners

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The first regional headquarters branches for Moroccan bank, BMCE (Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur) have opened in Rabat and Casablanca, with a further branch in Fez due to complete shortly – they are the first buildings by Foster + Partners to be completed in Africa. The banks’ contemporary interior is wrapped by a traditional, energy efficient envelope and their design is based on a modular system, which utilises local materials and craftsmanship to create a striking new emblem for BMCE.

The design follows a ‘kit-of-parts’ approach, with variations in colour and scale according to the bank’s location. Each building comprises a concrete frame, with an entrance colonnade and a series of bays repeated on a modular grid. The bays are enclosed by glazed panels and 200mm-deep screens, which provide shade and security. The screens are cut from sheets of stainless steel – a special low-iron mixture that does not heat up in the sun – which are curved to create a geometric design, based on traditional Islamic patterns.

The branches are designed to be highly energy efficient and use locally-sourced materials, such as black granite and grey limestone. All BMCE flagship branches feature an ‘earth tube’, an electricity free cooling system: fresh air is drawn into an empty pipe that encircles the building underground, where it is naturally cooled by the earth and released into the branch.

The dome, a recurrent element in each bank, is a reference to the design of a number of new schools in Morocco, which have received philanthropic support from BMCE Bank Foundation. The interior of the dome is rendered in tadelakt, a local plaster technique, while the exterior is clad in zellige, traditional ceramic tiles. The dome form sweeps down into the banking hall to create a sculptural curved bench.

这是BMCE在摩洛哥的第一个银行，也是福斯特及其合伙人事务所在非洲完成的第一个建筑。

银行内部现代，外表绝妙的运用了传统，可持续的模块化元素，基于当地的材料和工艺，创造了BMCE的新形象。

设计遵循‘kit-of-parts’的方针，在不同的位置进行色彩和比例的变化。建筑是一个带有廊柱入口的混凝土框架，外围覆上一层模块化的表皮。采用传统的伊斯兰图案，图案由一种被太阳照射后依然不热的低铁不锈钢组成，深度20CM，结合玻璃面板形成封闭的外皮，带给建筑荫凉和安全。

设计充分利用了当地的材料。比如：灰黑色的花岗岩和石灰岩。并引进地源制冷系统。圆顶源自当地学校和银行的常用形式，并得到业主的支持。圆顶的外饰使用当地的抹灰技术完成，并得到精彩的蔓延处理，在大厅形成一个雕塑般的弯曲长凳。

BMCE Bank Branches
Morocco
2007 – 2011

Foster + Partners Team
Norman Foster
David Nelson
Stefan Behling
Michael Jones
Kate Murphy
Ingrid Solken
Tommaso Franchi
Charles Di Piazza
Lara Thresher
Giuseppe Giacoppo
Rana Mezher
Susana Sousa
Benedicte Artault
Judith Kernt
Ben Cowd

Client :BMCE Bank (Banque Marocaine du Commerce Exterieur)
Collaborating Architects :Amine Mekouar, Karim Rouissi-Empreinte d’Architecte
Main Contractor :TGCC
Cost/Project Managers :Cap Advise
Structural Engineers: Buro Happold, Ateba
Mechanical Engineers:Buro Happold
Landscape Architect: Michel Desvigne
Lighting Consultant: George Sexton Associates

Gross Area:
Rabat – 655m2
Casablanca – 370m2
Fes – 750m2

Internal Net Area:
Rabat – 300m2
Casablanca – 200m2
Fes – 340m2

Site Area:
Rabat – 960m2
Casablanca – 500m2
Fes – 1280m2

Typical Gross Floor:
Area
Rabat – 240m2
Casablanca – 150m2
Fes – 210m2

Building Height
11m

Number of storeys
3
No. of Offices
Rabat – 6
Casablanca – 2
Fes – 8

Structure
Reinforced concrete

Cladding
Glazed aluminium fcade
Stainless steel panels
Domes clad in Zellige (traditional ceramic tiling)

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