Built as two separate buildings: one for the embassy offices and the other for the residence, it is situated on a sloping corner lot. The site is terraced to locate the residence on higher ground and to prevent the embassy office building from blocking its view. The residence has its overall horizontality emphasised by the repetitive pattern of modular windows and the projecting barrel vaulted roof. The chancery is contained in a two-storey, rectangular block, entered through a high, monumental portal.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture