Quaderns

Revista del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya
Revista del Colegio de Arquitectos de Cataluña
Journal of the Association of Architects of Catalonia

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Apr 25, 2012
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OFFICE KERSTEN GEERS DAVID VAN SEVEREN OFFICE 15, BORDER CROSSING, 2005 “An oblong volume provides a border crossing for pedestrians between Mexico and the US, and interrupts the endless demarcated boundary. A nine-meter high wall defines a no-man’s-land between the two countries. Within the white walls a grid of palm trees imposes order on a large, shaded garden. Pavilions for passport control and administration are spread around here and there, becoming part of the garden. The oasis is a point of reference in the vast Tex-Mex landscape, hidden within the open landscape by its walls. In all its simplicity it raises questions about the desire for the promised land.” > floor plan +betonbabe

OFFICE KERSTEN GEERS DAVID VAN SEVEREN

OFFICE 15, BORDER CROSSING, 2005

“An oblong volume provides a border crossing for pedestrians between Mexico and the US, and interrupts the endless demarcated boundary. A nine-meter high wall defines a no-man’s-land between the two countries. Within the white walls a grid of palm trees imposes order on a large, shaded garden. Pavilions for passport control and administration are spread around here and there, becoming part of the garden. The oasis is a point of reference in the vast Tex-Mex landscape, hidden within the open landscape by its walls. In all its simplicity it raises questions about the desire for the promised land.”

> floor plan +betonbabe

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Quaderns es la revista del Colegio de Arquitectos de Cataluña
Quaderns is the journal of the Association of Architects of Catalonia

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