..News ..Portfolio ..Exhibitions ..Publications ..Firm ..Contact	1999 The Embassies of the Nordic Countries in Berlin Project Logistics Clients Denmark: Danish Ministry of Housing and Building, Kopenhagen Finland: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Helsinki Iceland: Government Engineering Contracts, Reykjavik Norway: Statsbygg / Public Construction + Property, Oslo Sweden: Statens Fastighetsverk, Stockholm Description A building complex, containing five embassies, a building for mutual use and a general basement, enclosed by a 226 m long copper band. Overall Cost 42.5 Mio Euro Total Site Area 3.425 sqm Gross Floor Area 15.000 sqm Period of Construction 26 Months Competition Procedure 1995 1st competition concerning an overall design concept for the building complex and the design of the building for mutual use. Competition winner BERGER + PARKKINEN Architects BERGER + PARKKINEN Architects were commissioned for the further development of the urban design and the coordination, the common building, the copper band, the landscaping and the underground facilities. In addition the winning proposal from phase 1 constituted the spatial limits and the architectural concept for the competition of phase 2. Separate competitions in each Nordic country concerning the design of the different embassies. Architects for the Embassies: The Embassy of Denmark: Nielsen, Nielsen & Nielsen A/s, Arhus The Embassy of Finland: VIIVA Arkkitehtuuri Oy, Helsinki The Embassy of Iceland: Palmar Kristmundsson, Reykjavik The Embassy of Norway: Snohetta A/s, Oslo The Embassy of Sweden: Wingardh Arkitektkontor AB, Goeteborg BERGER + PARKKINEN Architects Project Team: Alfred Berger, Tiina Parkkinen, Margarete Dietrich, Antti Laiho, Ines Nicic, Kurt Sattler, Peter Thalbauer, Ivan Zdenkovic Project Management: Drees & Sommer Berlin, Dipl.-Ing. Henrik Thomsen Correspondence Architects: Pysall - Ruge Architekten, Berlin Consultants: Structural Engineers: IGH Berlin Services Engineers: IGH Köln Physics: D.S. Plan, Berlin Landscaping: Karsten Böcking, Berlin Light-Design: George Sexton Associates, Washington Facade Engineering: DEWI, Wien Project Description Back to Portfolio