House of Switzerland Pavilion emerges with the celebration of the seventy years of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Mexico. It is located in “El Bosque de Chapultepec” landmark, the heart of Mexico City and America’s oldest city park.
Casa de Suiza
The pavilion by Dellekamp Arquitectos in Mexico City features a modular system based on a triangular grid, which allows adaptation to different locations and changing needs of the program.
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- 09 March 2017
- Mexico City
Dellekamp Arquitectos began to work on the project without a defined program and site, so a modular system was designed based on a triangular grid that allows adaptation to different locations and changing needs of the program, which allowed transformations during the design process. The design of Casa de Suiza abides by the materiality of the original House of Switzerland made entirely of wood, a traditional way of building in Switzerland.
The pavilion is designed in modules made of certified pine wood and metal joints, promoting the use of wood as a structural material in Mexico. These modules are derived from the triangular grid, which guarantees and efficient assembly and disassembly of the structure on the site. The pavilion has two levels. On the ground floor is composed by an open forum, two thematic exhibitions, commerce and basic services; the upper floor has three showrooms.
Casa de Suiza, Mexico City
Program: temporary pavilion
Architect: Dellekamp Arquitectos – Derek Dellekamp & Jachen Schleich + Andrés Palomino
Project leader: Jachen Schleich
Design team: José Manuel Estrada, Alice Seban, Gustavo Hernández, Eduardo Cabral, Benoist Rouel-Brax, Laura Alonso, Antoine Vaxelaire, Javier Ramírez, Valentina Sánchez
Installations: Ubaldo Valázquez, 3P Technick México
Structure: Ingeniería Estructural – Oscar Trejo
Area: 571 sqm
Completion: 2016