Baghdad has been suffering since 2003 an international war that has caused many deaths and the destruction of much of the city and its heritage. One of the many buildings that were destroyed was the Governorate Building in the Al-Rusafa neighbourhood of Baghdad. The building was seriously damaged and (only the skin of the building remains.

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The competitions aims to preserve these remains of the building and use them as an inspiration and a memory of the old building.

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The destoyed building is currently used as a new plaza by the citizens were they go to meet and organize common activities. The solution proposed came up after analyzing the location of the building and the importance of its place for the surrounding area. The area has been divided into 3 different buildings, in order to divide the different activities that will take place and its public-private influence on the surroundings.

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The circular shapes came up after analyzing the paths that the people would normally take when walking through the building and to break with the rectancular and staight shapes that are caracterized in the middle east architecture. Circular shapes doesn´t create blind spots.

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The building will mix the old façade made with brick and cement coating typical from buildings from the XIX th century together with the new concrete structure which shows the change that the country has suffered in the last years and the solid future that awaits.

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