U.S. Embassy New Delhi, Weiss/Manfredi

In 2015, the U.S. State Department commissioned Weiss/Manfredi to update the embassy in New Delhi to meet today’s requirements. Aging building utilities, unclear circulation routes, and outdated security systems inhibit daily life and work at the embassy. Working closely with the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (ODO), the arm of the State Department that manages the design and construction of diplomatic facilities, Weiss/Manfredi tested multiple designs against complex and competing requirements. With a series of cast stone screens, canopies, and garden walls, the new embassy design reflects traditional Indian architecture, while simultaneously introducing a resilient design language that brings the campus into the twenty-first century.