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LIVING COMPOUND [1 record]

Record 1 2023-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Urban Housing
  • International Relations
  • Security
CONT

... financing [was] granted ... for the construction of a residential compound for employees of the [embassy] ... the project was developed to provide [a typical] residential compound for the employees of the foreign diplomatic mission[. The] project consists of 75 new residential units in a secure compound, intended to house [the] personnel working at the [embassy].

OBS

In French, the term "complexe" does not designate the concept of a fenced or walled-in area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
  • Relations internationales
  • Sécurité
CONT

Le [fonds] a [financé] un complexe résidentiel[,] un projet immobilier qui compte 204 unités. Le complexe résidentiel [...] construira 12 bâtiments composés de trois étages et d'un sous-sol, chaque étage contenant quatre appartements de 72 [mètres carrés] chacun, en plus d'un jardin d'enfants et quatre commerces dans le complexe.

OBS

En anglais, le terme «compound» désigne un ensemble de bâtiments qui se trouvent dans un espace entouré d'une clôture ou d'un mur.

Spanish

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