The Embassy of the Future Recommendations for the Design of Future U.S. Embassy Buildings (1986) / Chapter Skim
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The delineation by the committee of these key areas of concern gave rise to a series of recommendations for the State Department's overseas construction programs. The committee urges that the State Department integrate these recommendations with a new set of comprehensive design guidance documents to be used by the architects, engineers, and others who wall design new embassy buildings.
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systems as complements to security-conscious building design; ~ changes in current State Department practices and procedures in such areas as capital construction program management, the selection and management of architects, engineers, and construction contractors, and the management of information about foreign buildings; and ~ an ongoing building research and development program within the State Department, directed in part toward the improvement of physical and technical security in embassy buildings. The committee has continued its efforts on behalf of the State Department through the middle of September 1986, focusing on aspects of the implementation of its recommendations and on research into several areas of special technical concern.
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siting teams. 2 Site size and perimeter standoff distances The State Department should use the fuB extent of its negotiating abilities (including the authorities of the Foreign Missions Act)
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Site security planning guidelines FBO should immediately adopt and implement a site planning process that emphasizes security and that is conducted concurrently with the functional analysis of the building program. 9 Site security design guidelines FBO should immediately adopt and implement security design guidelines for all major site elements on the peruneter or within the embassy grounds.
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15 Secure areas and safe havens Two separate, distinct protective areas should be des~gnated in different locations of future embassy build~ngs. 16 Separation of hazardous occupancies All hazardous occupancies or materials, such as heavy building maintenance activities, furniture storage, automobile repair facilities, fuel storage, and paint shops and storage, should be housed in separate fire-rated compartments.
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. Program Implementation, Management, and Administration 23 Design criteria format FBO should develop a more cohesive, fully integrated set of design manuals and guidelines that are stated in performance terms whenever possible and that convey clearly the specific requirements of FBO.
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27 Procurement of architectural and engineering services FBO should institute changes in its procedures for the procurement of architectural and engineering services to incorporate an expanded Architectural Advisory Pane! and modifications to the preselection criteria to recognize security design capability and previous State Department experience.
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29 Project administration Within the overall program management structure, the State Department should develop a centralized project administration procedure that assigns responsibility and control for the duration of each project to one Washington-based individual. 30 Security aspects of procurement Drawings and documentation related to the bidding, award, and construction processes should be circulated on a restricted basis, and consideration should be given to using, whenever possible, U.S.
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An outgrowth of such activities should be integrated technical design requirements, translated into performance criteria that can be implemented in practical terms by design professionals. 36 Security impact assessment development The State Department's research aunt development activities should concentrate in part on the development and implementation of formal techniques and methods for evaluating and reporting on the securityrelated aspects of future embassy buildings throughout the facility life cycle.
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10 TABLE 1-1 tCont~uedj against the security three of greatest concern to eyes. 38 Development of new enclosure system 39 Development of door and windy systems 7S 75
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