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22 November 2006
The Ethiopian Federal Police Commission's new office complex built near Mexico Square was officially inaugurated in the presence of high government officials on Saturday.
The complex that cost the government 47 million birr was designed to be used as Federal Police Headquarters and to consolidate all administrative operations in one facility.
The building is designed by National Consultants and built by MIDROC Construction. The construction of the headquarters took over four years.
The tower's design includes a helipad on the tower's upper roof that enables to land helicopters, making it the first building in the country that lands a helicopter on its roof.
The complex includes a 10-storey tower, an assembly hall with a 200 people capacity, a 400 person multipurpose hall and other ancillary buildings. The assembly hall is a separate building from the tower block but connected by a pedestrian bridge. National Consultant's design solution included a tri-arc tower the shape of which was purposely selected to complement the rotary at Mexico Square . The three elevations of the tower are clad with glazed curtain walls and protected against the east, west and south west sun glares by 'Bris Solei' sun breakers.
By Groum Abate - Capital
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