Mexican Embassy in Berlin
The most striking feature of this building is the entrance facade: an 18-metre-high screen, consisting of 40 partly inclined pillars. Cast in white concrete with a content of marble chippings, these elements have a rough bush-hammered finish and are enclosed at the top and sides by a concrete framing structure. Behind this outer layer, a glass facade extends over the full height of the building, allowing views into the interior. From the entrance, visitors proceed to a circular atrium, the visible surfaces of which are also in the white concrete that is characteristic of this building. The atrium space forms the centre of the embassy complex and serves a variety of purposes. It is closed at the top on one side by a sunken roof garden.
