Firstbank of Nigeria የኮርፖሬት ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት by Marwan Zgheib is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት in የሥነ ሕንፃ፣ ግንባታ እና መዋቅር ዲዛይን Competition Category.
ብርሥነ ሕንፃ· 2026
Firstbank of Nigeria የኮርፖሬት ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት
Client: MZ Architects
A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት Winner in ሥነ ሕንፃ Category
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About Firstbank of Nigeria የኮርፖሬት ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት
ፈርስትባንክ ኦፍ ናይጄሪያ በላጎስ በሚገኘው ኤኮ አትላንቲክ ሲቲ ውስጥ የሚገኝ የኮርፖሬት ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት ግንብ ነው። በመስታወት የተሸፈነው ሕንፃ 252 ሜትር ከፍታ ያለው ሲሆን ከባሕር በተመለሰ የባሕር ዳርቻ ላይ 115,000 ካሬ ሜትር የተገነባ ስፋት ይሰጣል። ቀጭኑ ቅርፅ የሙቀት መጨመርን ለመገደብ በንፋስ ጥናቶች እና በፀሐይ ትንተና የተቀረፀ ነው። ከፍተኛ አፈጻጸም ያለው መስታወት እና ውጫዊ ጥላ ለሞቃታማው የባሕር ዳርቻ አካባቢ ተስማሚ የሆነ ለአየር ንብረት ምላሽ የሚሰጥ ሽፋን ይፈጥራሉ። ብልህ የሕንፃ ሥርዓቶች ብርሃንን፣ ሙቀትን እና የኃይል አጠቃቀምን ይቆጣጠራሉ። ተለዋዋጭ የቢሮ አቀማመጦች እና የጋራ አገልግሎቶች ተለዋዋጭ የንግድ ፍላጎቶችን ይደግፋሉ።
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award የብር ሽልማት
Firstbank of Nigeria የኮርፖሬት ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት የA' Design Award የብር ሽልማት አሸናፊ ነው፤ ይህም ለምርጥ ደረጃ፣ ውብ እና አስደናቂ ዲዛይኖች የሚሰጥ ያልተለመደ ከፍተኛ ክብር ያለው እውቅና ነው። የብር አሸናፊዎች የዲዛይነሮቻቸውን የላቀ ልምድ፣ ተሰጥኦ እና ጥልቅ ማስተዋል የሚያሳዩ እጅግ ብሩህ እና እጅግ ፈጠራ የተሞላባቸው ሥራዎች ናቸው። Firstbank of Nigeria የኮርፖሬት ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት እጅግ ሙያዊና ጥልቅ ፈጠራ የተሞላበት አስደናቂ ማሳያ ሥራ እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል። ይህ የA' Design Award የብር ሽልማትን ያሸነፈ ዲዛይን የኪነ ጥበብ፣ የሳይንስ፣ የዲዛይን እና የቴክኖሎጂ ድንበሮችን የሚጠቅምና የሚያስፋፋ ትኩረት የሚስብ፣ የሚደነቅ ፈጠራ ነው። Firstbank of Nigeria የኮርፖሬት ዋና መሥሪያ ቤት ፍላጎትን የሚቀሰቅስ፣ በጎ ስሜት የሚያመጣ እና መደነቅንና መገረምን የሚያቀጣጥል በብዙዎች የሚቀኑበት ፈጠራ ነው።
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- A sculpted, glass-clad tower rising from Eko Atlantic’s reclaimed shoreline, the FBN Headquarters merges environmental intelligence with corporate identity. Its slender form, high-performance facade, and green-certified systems create a climate-responsive landmark that symbolizes institutional evolution while redefining Lagos’s vertical and coastal urban future.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Total height: 252 meters.
Total built-up area: 115,000 square meters. - Tags
- High-rise architecture, Sustainable design, Climate-responsive façade, Mixed-use tower, Corporate headquarters, Eko Atlantic City, Parametric design, Green-certified building, Urban landmark, Innovative office design
- Production Technology
- The design was developed through an integrated process combining environmental analysis, wind studies, and solar optimization to inform the tower’s massing and façade strategy. Multidisciplinary coordination guided the integration of structural and building systems. High-performance glazing, external shading, and energy-efficient solutions shaped a climate-responsive envelope tailored to Lagos’s coastal conditions and sustainability objectives.
- Design Challenge
- The greatest creative challenge was designing a landmark tower that balances Lagos’ rapid urban growth with coastal environmental conditions. Internally, the design had to reflect cultural identity, corporate prestige, and user well-being. Externally, constraints included coastal wind loads, tropical climate, local building regulations, limited high-performance material options, and integrating advanced sustainable technologies. Iterative simulations and collaborative workshops overcame these obstacles to achieve an elegant, resilient, and functional design.
- Research
- Applied architectural research. Objective: to design a resilient, future-focused headquarters suited to Lagos’ coastal context. Methodology combined site analysis, climate studies, and iterative design development. Data were gathered through environmental assessments, performance simulations, and stakeholder consultations using digital modeling tools. Participants included architects, engineers, and client representatives. Results informed massing, façade, and sustainability strategies. Insights strengthened environmental performance, business identity, and long-term urban impact.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the meeting of land, ocean, and sky at Eko Atlantic, the tower draws from the fluidity of the shoreline and the clarity of modern finance. Its vertical form reflects resilience, transparency, and renewal, translating First Bank’s legacy into an architecture shaped by light, horizon, and aspiration.
- Project Duration
- The project was launched in March 2025 and is located in Eko Atlantic City, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Operation Flow
- The tower is designed to operate intuitively, guiding visitors through clear, welcoming entrances into light-filled public and corporate spaces. Smart building systems automatically regulate light, temperature, and energy use, adapting to daily and seasonal changes. Flexible office layouts allow spaces to evolve with business needs, while shared amenities encourage interaction, productivity, and well-being. The result is a comfortable, efficient environment that performs seamlessly for employees and visitors alike.
- Team Members
- Architect: Marwan Zgheib
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