Embassy of Mexico, Berlin
Serrano, Francisco; González de León, Teodoro
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Alternative Title
Mexican Embassy
Date
2000-2001Description
Main facade, Mexican flag and central entrance door; The building was designed by architect Francisco Serrano, in collaboration with Teodoro González de León. Serrano was son of the architect Francisco J. Serrano. The foreign missions returned from Bonn to Berlin when the city was unified. The Mexican Embassy has a entrance facade of stylized columns; an 18 meter high screen, consisting of 40 partly inclined pillars. Cast in white concrete with a content of marble chips, 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. The interior has an impressive atrium with nods to Maya design in such features as a pyramid-like garden and a cylindrical form reminiscent of Chichén Itzá. Source: Architravel [website]; http://www.architravel.com (accessed 7/11/2013)
Type of Work
embassySubject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), Mexico History, Twenty-first century
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