13/10/2026
ITA, Italian Trade Agency, is now published on ArchDaily.
The new headquarters in Dakar was created by rehabilitating an abandoned building inside the Italian Embassy complex. An independent metal structure, with aluminum slats in the same color, stands in front of the original envelope, so the old and the new stay legible.
Reinforced concrete is limited to the foundations and the access staircase. The rest is built with crushed shell, local resin, and metal prefabrication developed with Italian and Senegalese companies.
Read the full project on ArchDaily. Link in bio.
Lead Team: Fatou Poulho Sow, Omar Diouf, Omar Gueye
Design Team: Linda Cacciò, Mouhamed Gueye
Technical Team: Marième Ndoye
Photography: .it
General Contractor: MEGASA CONSTRUCTION
Client: ITA, Italian Trade Agency
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