Scandinavian Embassies Complex, Berlin, Germany
OCEAN UK: Tom Verebes, Michael Hensel, Tony Jones
Role: Creative Director, Designer
International Design Competition
Client: Nordic Embassy Compound Berlin
10,000 m2
# submissions: N/A
Winners: 1st Prize (Snöhetta, Norway); 2nd Prize (Bergen-Pekkonen, Finland); 3rd Prize (N/A);
Honourable Mention (OCEAN UK)
Position: Honourable Mention Prize
Jury: Info N/A
Exhibitions:
- Various Exhibitions organised by competition organisers, in Germany, Scandinavian Countries
Publications:
- Hensel, M., Verebes, T. (1999). Urbanisations. London: Blackdog Publications.
- OCEAN, (1996). “OCEAN”, Architectural Profile Magazine AP, No. 1, Volume 1, July-August 1996. (Limwatanakul, N, Ed.). Bangkok, Thailand: ESP Publications. pp. 64-69.
This project installs a diagram of the association of 5 embassy buildings on a single compound in Berlin, simultaneously providing insularity of each embassy, as well as a permeability of the embassies pertaining to the Scandinavian region. This strategy is derived from a Scandinavian law pertaining to rights on land, called, “All Man’s Rights”, which states that all land is publicly accessible in terms of rights of way over private land.