Competition to design new German embassy in Canberra

The German government is conducting a single-stage design competition for a new chancellery and residence at its Australian embassy in Canberra.

The German embassy is located on the corner of Empire Circuit and Turrana Road and is currently occupied by a series of buildings constructed in 1958. The existing chancellery will be demolished to make way for a new building, which the existing residence will also be renovated.

The German government seeks a design that will represent the Federal Republic of Germany in Australia, as well as fulfil the functional requirements of a chancellery and residence.

The existing chancellery building is required to be in use until the completion of the new chancellery and residence.

The competition brief calls for high quality architecture and design of open spaces that take into account climatic conditions. The German government has a a climate policy target of achieving almost climate-neutral building stock by 2045, and as such they require the new buildings to be low-tech and achieve six-star Green Star rating.

Applications close 25 September 2024. Entrants will be provided documents for the competition in January 2025. Designs and models to be submitted in April 2025. The jury will meet in July and an exhibition of competition pieces will be held in Berlin in August 2025.

For more information and to submit, click here.