FEDERAL
Lagos, Nigeria
The New Consulate Compound (NCC) is being constructed on a 12.2-acre site in Lagos, Nigeria, and includes a 10-story New Office Building (NOB), a multi-story Consular Building, maintenance and carpentry shops, three Campus Access Pavilions, a Utility Building, and U.S. Marine Security Forces living quarters. Designed
for accessibility, the NCC features both traditional car access and unique boat access via a canal, addressing Lagos’s traffic challenges. It also includes a Helicopter Landing Zone, which doubles as an open events space.
This new facility will create an appropriate civic presence for the United States in Lagos, located in a newly developed district on reclaimed ocean land. It reflects American culture and values while incorporating Nigerian traditions, climate, and architecture. As a model of resiliency, it incorporates best practices to mitigate climate change impacts in emerging mega-cities. Resilient planning addresses flooding risks by elevating critical infrastructure 1 meter above the 100-year storm level of 3.35m CD, accounting for 50 years of sea-level rise.
The NCC offers 15,000 GSM of office and consular spaces, 298 parking spaces, and modern support buildings, setting a benchmark for sustainable, climate-adaptive development. The buildings feature self-shading exteriors with structural redundancy, column-free open interiors, and color palettes inspired by Ashoke textiles and Nigerian culture, blending functionality with cultural significance.
