Dutch Embassy, Berlin

Location
Berlin
Country/Region
Germany
Client
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
Dienst Gebouwen Buitenland
Architect
Rem Koolhaas, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam
  • Dutch Embassy Berlin, exterior view showing the 'skybox' conference room. Credit Ulrich Rossman.

    Arup engineers designed an intricate intersecting structural system for the embassy, known in Berlin as the ‘House of Cards’.

  • Dutch Embassy Berlin, exterior view of glass, steel and concrete facade. Credit Ulrich Rossman.

    Parts of the internal 'meandering path' inform the exterior shape of the glass, steel and concrete façade.