Project: Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Date: 1987-1992
Project size: 30,000 sqm
Client: Municipality of Baghdad
Services Provided: Interior Design Project Management
The Monument the Unknown Soldier was erected to pay homage to the fallen soldiers that fought in the Iran-Iraq War and stands today as a national monument. AMBS carried out the interior fit-out and project management. The monument is a large artificial hill that houses an underground museum. The cantilevered dome, which represents a shield, is clad with copper on the external surface, while the underside is finished with pyramidal modules alternating in steel and copper. The promenade is covered by a semi-circular flat roof supported on triangular steel bracing. The shield is connected to the underground museum by a long shaft featuring skylights. The extensive range of materials used in cladding; granite, marble, murano glass, steel and copper among others, combined with Iraqs changeable climate made this project a technical challenge that required a high level of careful and sophisticated detailing. AMBS devised a refined layout and detailed the finishes with the foresight to resolve these complications.
Project: Monument to the Unknown Soldier
Date: 1987-1992
Project size: 30,000 sqm
Client: Municipality of Baghdad
Services Provided: Interior Design Project Management
The Monument the Unknown Soldier was erected to pay homage to the fallen soldiers that fought in the Iran-Iraq War and stands today as a national monument. AMBS carried out the interior fit-out and project management. The monument is a large artificial hill that houses an underground museum. The cantilevered dome, which represents a shield, is clad with copper on the external surface, while the underside is finished with pyramidal modules alternating in steel and copper. The promenade is covered by a semi-circular flat roof supported on triangular steel bracing. The shield is connected to the underground museum by a long shaft featuring skylights. The extensive range of materials used in cladding; granite, marble, murano glass, steel and copper among others, combined with Iraqs changeable climate made this project a technical challenge that required a high level of careful and sophisticated detailing. AMBS devised a refined layout and detailed the finishes with the foresight to resolve these complications.