架构师提供的文本描述。新的加拿大大使馆坐落在柏林墙的一部分仍然矗立的莱比齐格普拉茨和邮政达莫普拉兹的交界处，是该市第三次重建浪潮中的几项举措之一。该设计参与了莱比锡格尔普拉兹原八角形墙的重建工作，并符合中柏林区办事处制定的严格规划和设计准则，该准则规定了一个镶有穿孔窗户的石材外墙，并有22米的波折。

Text description provided by the architects. Located at the junction of Leipziger Platz and Postdamer Platz where a portion of the Berlin Wall still stands, the new Canadian Embassy is one of several initiatives in the city’s third wave of reconstruction. The design participates in the reconstruction of the original octagonal wall of Leipziger Platz, and conforms to the stringent planning and design guidelines set out by the District Office of Central Berlin which dictated a stone exterior with punched windows, and 22 meter setbacks.

在全国设计竞赛的获奖作品中，设计表达了符合柏林严格设计准则的加拿大特色元素。除了为加拿大代表团和外交与国际贸易部提供住房外，这座十层楼高的建筑还提供商业办公室和住宅空间。

The winning submission in a national design competition, the design expresses elements of Canada's identity which conforms to Berlin’s stringent design guidelines. In addition to housing the Canadian mission and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the ten-story structure also provides commercial offices and residential space.

大使馆的材料调色板代表加拿大的几个地区，为外交、商业和文化活动提供了丰富的内外空间。在中轴线上，莱比锡格尔广场中央海湾的正门是木材大厅。这间十面墙的房间，由一个轻轻上升的圆形楼梯包裹，是设计的重点，并告知内部和外部空间。

The embassy’s material palette represents several regions of Canada and provides a rich dynamic of interior and exterior spaces for diplomatic, business and cultural activities. On axis with the main entrance in the central bay of the Leipziger Platz façade is the Timber Hall. This decahedral room, which is wrapped by a gently ascending circular stair, is the focus of the design and informs both interior and exterior spaces.

在底层，可以完全或有选择地向这一中心空间开放展览室，使其能够容纳各种大型活动，或专门和安全地从事外交活动。在上面，木材大厅，是通过一个轻框架的玻璃天窗系统向天空开放，包括一个最先进的会议设施和一流的会议室。它的外部是铜的，大弯楼梯的踏板和冒口是由安大略省石灰岩建造的。建筑的外部是来自马尼托巴省的Tyndall石灰石。在遗址的南侧，一个水元素创造了一个意想不到的城市绿洲。

On the ground floor, an exhibition room can be opened up either entirely or selectively to this central space, allowing it to accommodate a variety of large events or devote itself exclusively and securely to diplomatic functions. Above, the Timber Hall, which is open to the sky via a lightly framed glazed skylight system, includes a state-of-the-art conference facility and first-class conference room. Its exterior is copper; the treads and risers of the grand curved stairway are constructed of Ontario limestone. The building exterior is faced with Tyndall limestone from Manitoba. On the south side of the site, a water element creates an unexpected urban oasis.