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switzerland

SWITZERLAND
Switzerland Excursion / KABK Interior Architecture / 2013
INTRODUCTION
March 2013
Switzerland’s image has always been closely linked to unspoilt nature and
efficient service industries. It is, therefore, no wonder that it has attracted more
people in search of steep mountainsides dotted with wooden chalets and grazing
cows than seekers of avant-garde architecture. And yet, the last two decades
have seen a hitherto unparalleled production of innovative buildings. The quality
of recent architecture in Switzerland, in combination with the phenomenon
of cultural consumerism, has pushed many projects to the centre of popular
attention: Peter Zumthor’s thermal bath in Vals, Vitra’s architectural theme
park at Weil am Rhein just over the border in Germany, Mario Botta’s Tinguely
Museum in Basel and Jean Nouvel’s Kultur- und Kongresshaus in Lucerne, to
name only a few. Every year these sites attract thousands of visitors in search of
an architectural experience. In the 1990’s, Swiss architects such as Herzog & de
Meuron and Zumthor have come to be regarded as among the main proponents
of the international avant-garde as they address some of the most hotly debated
issues in contemporary architecture.
The Minimalist box
From the outside, Swiss architecture, and in particular the newer buildings in the
German-speaking part of the country, appear simple and sober. Its simplicity is,
however, also its enigma. Firmly placed into the ground without base and devoid
of any loud spatial contraptions, this architecture avoids spectacular semiotic
form-giving. A discreet immediacy of materials, a firm belief in technology and
a recognition of the banal are much more central than artifice, collage or even
irony. Articulating neither front nor back, nor referring to the human scale,
the underlying focus often lies on the material. This self-referentiality can be
problematic when the relationship to the context is too subtle or when mere
reduction is regarded as an architectural solution in itself. The Swiss affinity to
the box is seemingly grounded in an embarrassment of riches. This finds its
roots in Calvinist puritanism and the heritage of a largely agrarian life. Wealth in
the country is rarely displayed outwardly; rather, it manifests itself in a discreet
understatement cherishing quality and precision. Whereas ‘simple’ often carries
the connotation of ‘cheap’ elsewhere, in Switzerland ‘simple’ is often understood
as being very expensive. At first glance the labels ‘new simplicity’ or ‘new
minimalism’ are easy and convenient to use, satisfying a need to group and
classify. This classification is, however, much contested by insiders who fiercely
Therme Vals
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denounce the oversimplification of a seeming uniformity: some focus on tectonic
and structural clarity, others pursue new ways in the application of prefabricated
components . Zumthor concentrates on craftsmanship and the atmospheric
qualities of natural materials. Herzog & de Meuron go a step further even, and
question materiality itself by continuously thematising perceptions of the surface.
Groomed nature and civilised engineering
Nature is Switzerland’s most impressive feature, but besides the untamed and
harsh mountain peaks of the Alps, Swiss nature is anything but natural: virtually
every patch is cultivated and perfectly groomed. Such exceptional care is also
devoted to a building culture strongly rooted in regional traditions. It reinforces
the widespread image of a neat and tidy land - city centres and mountain villages
alike. The remoteness of certain areas has contributed to this rich variety of
distinct regional traditions, reflected in the formal articulation, materiality and
construction tech niques used - such as the wooden chalet in the Valais, the
stately Bernese farmhouse, or the stout, white houses in the Engadin. What
endows even the remotest area with a sense of contemporaneity is the way in
which all of Switzerland is bound into a tightly controlled infrastructure, within
easy and comfortable reach by means of roads, trains, postal buses or chairlifts.
This accessibility and efficiency is the result of a long history of sophisticated
civil engineering. The motorways, bridges, hydroelectric dams, tunnels and the
odd military fortification than their colleagues in other countries, many architects
in Switzerland have over time become an integral part of the landscape. The
influence on architecture of engineers such as Robert Maillart or Christian Menn
is undisputed, and there have been several fruitful collaborations between
architects and civil engineers in recent years, such as the Sunniberg bridge the
wooden bridge in Nesslau or the Transjurane motorway.
Have a good trip, enjoy and experience the country with his overwhelming nature
and beautiful architecture.
Ramin Visch en Jeroen Musch.
Vitra Haus
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DAY 1 (Zurich)
Sunday 24th April
08.20
Arrival Zurich HB
(Train leaves 23th of March from Utrecht CS at 20:59)
08.37
tram 7 to Youth Hostel Zurich
09.00
Inchecken Youth Hostel Zurich(no Breakfast)
09:30
Start architectural walk Zurich:
- Museum Rietberg (Design: Alfred Grazioli&Adolf Krischanitz)
- Bahnhof Enge (Design: Otto und Werner Pfister) 2
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- Haus Konstruktiv (Design: Herman Herte) 3
- Construction of Tamedia office building (Design: Shigeru Ban)
- Extension of kino Xenix (Design: Frei+ Saarinen Architecten) 4
- Aussersihl Community Centre (Design: EM2N) 5
Freitag Flagship Store
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12:30
Lunch in Les Halles
13:30
Start guided tour by architect Dominique Lorenz:
- Freitag Flagship Store (Design: A. Spillmann&H. Echsle)
- Frau Gerolds Garten 7
- Prime Tower (Design: Gigon/Guyer Architekten) 8
- Im Viadukt (Design: EM2N) 9
- Schiffbau (Design: Ortner & Ortner) 10
- Toni Areal (Design: EM2N) 11
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16:00
- Visit Kunsthalle Zurich (Design: Gigon/Guyer Architekten)
17:00
- Museum fue Gestaltung (Design: Adolf Steger, Karl Egender)
- Europaallee (Design: Various archietcts)
- Stadelhofen Station (Design: Santiago Calatrava) 14
18:30
Free
Tips
- Thermalbad & Spa Zürich
- Riffraff Bar
- Restaurant Rosso
- Helsinki
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DAY 2 (Vals)
Monday 25th March
06.30
Breakfast
07:35
Tram 7(Halte Morgental) to Zurich HB
08:07
Train to Chur HB station
09:22
Walk to hostel JBN, Welschdörfli 19, Chur(34 minutes!)
09:56
Train to Ilanz and bus to Vals
11:09
Arrival Vals
11.30 uur
Visit Therme Vals (Design: Peter Zumthor)
- every half hour 1 group of 6 people
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Take a walk and visit the village of Vals and the following projects
- Villa Vals (not open for public)
(Design: SEARCH, Christiaan Müller Architects) 16
- Annalisa Zumthor House (not open for public)
(Design: Peter Zumthor) 17
- Pedestrian bridge (Design: Jürg Conzett) 18
Therme Vals
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16:36
18:11
Bus to Ilanz and train to Chur
Arrival Chur
18:30
Free
Tips
- Giger Bar · Comercialstrasse 23 · 7007 Chur(must see)
- Selig Tanzbar · Welschdörfli 19 · 7002 Chur
- Schall und Rauch · Welschdörfli 11 · 7000 Chur
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DAY 3 (Chur)
Tuesday 26th March
07:30
Breakfast
08:30
Public Staircase
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Start architectural walk Chur:
- Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site 19
(Design: Peter Zumthor)
- Public Staircase (Design: Esch Sintzel) 20
- Eentrance of the Graubünden Parliament 21
(Design: Valerio Olgiati)
- Holy Cross Church in Chur (Design: Walter Förderer)
- Furstenwald Cemetery (Design: Urs Zinsli) 23
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13:00
Lunch
14:00
Old city tour Chur
16:09
19:00
Train to Basel
Arrival at Youth Hostel Basel
19:30
Free
Tips
- Bar zum Kuss
- Volkshaus Brasserie & Bar (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
- Bar Rouge
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DAY 4 (Basel)
Wednesday 27th March
07:30
Breakfast
10:30
Tram and Bus to Dornach
Goetheanum
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11:30
12:30
Exploring gardens and building of the Goetheanum 24
Guided tour interior Goetheanum (Design: Rudolf Steiner)
14:00
15:00
Lunch
Tram and Bus to Tingeley Museum
16:00
Visit Tingeley Museum (Design: Mario Botta)
17:30
Walk to Basel Badischer Bahnhof
17:45
Basel Badischer Bahnhof (Design: Karl Joseph Berckmüller)
18:00
Free
Tips
- Bar zum Kuss
- Bar Rouge
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DAY 5 (Basel)
Thursday 28th March
07:30
Breakfast
09:01
Tram and bus to Weil am Rhein Vitra
Vitra House
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10:00
Start architectural tour Vitra Campus Site: 26
- Vitra House(Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
- Factory Buildings from Sanaa, Alvaro Siza, Frank Gehry
- Bus Stop(Design: Jasper Morrison)
- Fire Station(Design: Zaha Hadid)
- Conference Pavilion(Design: Tadao Ando)
- Vitra Design Museum(Design: Frank Gehry)
- Dome(Design: Richard Buckminster Fuller)
- Petrol Station(Design: Jean Prouvé)
12:00
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Current exhibition: Louis Kahn, The Power of Architecture
13:00
14:00
Lunch
Tram and bus to Museum der Kulturen
15:30
Museum der Kulturen (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
16:00
16:30
Tram to Schaulager
Visit Schaulager (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
18:00
Architectural walk:
- Signal Box (Design: Herzog & de Meuron) 29
- Railway Engine Depot (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
- Apartmentbuilding (Design: Herzog & de Meuron) 30
19:00
Free
Tips
- Bar zum Kuss
- Bar Rouge
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DAY 6 (Basel)
Friday 29th March
07:30
Breakfast
08:30
Free
11:30
11.45
12.20
20:00
Interior Zaha Hadid Fire Station
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Tram to Basel HB
Arrival at Basel HB
Departure train to Utrecht CS
Arrival at Utrecht CS
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MUSEUM RIETBERG
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Design
Alfred Gradmann(1950) & Alfred Grazioli and Adolf Krischanitz(2007)
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Museum
1950 & 2007
Information
The Rietberg Museum is a museum in Zürich, Switzerland, displaying Asian,
African, American and Oceanian art. It is the only art museum of non-European
cultures in Switzerland, the third-largest museum in Zürich, and the largest to
be run by the city itself. In 2007 it received approximately 157,000 visitors. The
Rietberg Museum is situated in the 69,000 m2 Rieterpark in central Zürich, and
consists of several historic buildings: the Wesendonck Villa, the Remise, the
Rieter Park-Villa, and the Schönberg Villa.
In 2007 a new building designed by Alfred Grazioli and Adolf Krischanitz was
opened – the addition of this largely subterranean building, known as “Smaragd”,
more than doubled the museum’s exhibition space. In the early 1940s the city
of Zürich purchased the Rieterpark and the Wesendonck Villa. In 1949 the
Wesendonck Villa was selected, by referendum, to be rebuilt into a museum for
the Baron Eduard von der Heydt’s art collection, which he had donated to the city
in 1945. This was carried out in 1951-52 under the architect Alfred Gradmann.
The Rietberg Museum was opened on 24 May 1952. Until 1956 the director was
Johannes Itten, the Swiss expressionist painter.
In 1976 the city acquired the Schönberg Villa, which had been threatened with
demolition, and opened it in 1978 as an extension of the museum. Today the Villa
is also home to an extensive non-lending library administrated by the museum.
The presidential department of the city of Zürich operates the Rietberg Museum.
In 2007 it employed around 100 people. About half of the funding comes from
the city, while the other half is raised through revenue, sponsoring and charity.
Additions to the collection come mostly from donations.
The museum established an in-house press shortly after its founding in 1952.
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BAHNHOF ENGE
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Design
Otto and Werner Pfister
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Railway station
1925
Information
The history of the Train Station Zurich Enge (Bahnhof Ende) dates back to 1875,
although the current building was constructed between 1925 and 1927.
The architects of this monumental granite building were the
brothers Otto and Werner Pfister. The building consists of two
arcades and a well-worth seeing inner courtyard with an atrium.
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HAUS KONSTRUKTIV
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Design
Herman Herte
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Art museum
1929
Information
The powerful corpus and prominent tower of the ewz-Unterwerks (City of Zurich
Electrical Substation) Selnau are a city landmark by the river Sihl. The building
is of cultural and historical importance, having served the City of Zurich as a
converter station and having provided the city with its electricity for approximately
100 years. The oldest part of the building dates back to 1898. In 1929/32,
it was converted by the city planner of that time and well-known architect,
Hermann Herter into an integrated construction in the style of new architecture.
Technological progress rendered the ewz-Unterwerk Selnau superfluous and with
the exception of the rectifier and the substation in the basement, it was closed
down in 1998. The City of Zurich classified this unique testimony to industrial
architecture as an historical monument, redeveloped it and converted it into a
cultural centre.
The conversion was carried out by the Zurich Architects Meier + Steinauer
Partner AG in 2000/01, who were contracted by the Foundation for Constructive
and Concrete Art and it was made possible by the generous support of the public
authorities (federal, cantonal and city), business and industry, as well as by
numerous private donations.
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EXTENSION OF KINO XENIX
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Design
School Department of Zürich & Frei+ Saarinen Architecten
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
classroom & cinema
1904 & 1984
Information
In 1904, the School Department of Zürich erected several temporary wooden
pavilions in order to respond to the rising demand for classrooms.
In 1984, one of these “temporary” - and partially abandoned - structures was
conquered by a young group of film enthusiasts who had the idea to setup an
alternative cinema. The concept of “Kino Xenix” was as simple as it was successful: A unique film selection (every month a new program containing up to 30 different movies with a conceptual relation) plus a bar that generated the necessary
turnover to finance the cinema. The former schoolrooms were converted into an
auditorium; the three meter wide corridor into a bar.
Later, Xenix became a company. In order to run the bar on a professional level,
additional sheds for storage and cooling beverages were added to the building.
Since none of the structures conformed to building laws, a final solution had
to be found. The crew did not want to leave the prime location in the centre of
Zurich, so the 100-year-old wooden building was expanded according to the law,
incorporating all necessary additional spaces, such as a cooling room, restrooms,
a small kitchen, and storage space. Since the bar was frequently overcrowded, it
too was expanded. In developing ideas on expansion, it became clear that the opportunity should be taken to rethink and redesign the entire interior space. With
this realization, the list of desires grew: more seats for spectators, a better view of
the screen, a larger lobby for the cinema.
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AUSSERSIHL COMMUNITY
CENTRE
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Design
EM2N Architects
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Community Centre
2000 First project, 2002 Second Project
Information
This project was won in competition in 1999. The site is a historic memorial park,
on the western side of the city centre - a sensitive location. The architects decided
to break with convention for a community centre, and build vertically, rather than
horizontally. The initial proposal was for a six-store, angular tower nestling by
some trees on the eastern side of the site. After completing the design, the budget
was slashed, and the design team was send back to the drawing board.
The revised scheme is still in the form of a tower, but only four stores, including a
basement and kidney-shaped in plan. The structure is formed of lime brick walls
and concrete floor slabs. It is clad in timber boards, stained dark green, to help
the building blend in with its surroundings. By contrast, the interior is painted
in many different and bright colors. The ground floor contains a café, which is
popular with the locals out enjoying the park.
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FREITAG FLAGSHIP STORE
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Design
Markus and Daniel Freitag
Facts
location
function
build
Zürich
Store
1993
Informatie
Seventeen freight containers piled one on top of the other rise up into the
sky 85 feet above the ground in the trendy Zürich West district.
This unusual shop houses 1600 uniquely designed bags throughout four
levels – the largest selection of ‘Individual Recycled Freewaybags’ in the
world in all colors and sizes.
The Freitag brothers produce over 120,000 bags and accessories every
year from recycled materials taken from the streets - used, exhauststained truck tarpaulins, the inner tubes of bicycle tires, old safety belts
and air-bags. All this is transformed into absolutely unique items - trendy,
functional, waterproof, robust. In fact, it was Zürich-West itself that
inspired the Freitag brothers to make bags out of truck tarpaulins in the
first place, thanks to the colorful trucks that trundle through the district
on the transit route every day.
From the roof of the recycling skyscraper, one can enjoy a bird’s eye
view of the former industrial district. Far below at ground level, new life is
pulsating behind former factory walls.
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Frau Gerolds Garten
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Design
Frau Gerold
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Open air restaurant, bar, shopping area
2009
Information
This open air restaurant, bar, shopping area and urban gardening project offers a
green haven in industrial Zurich West. Frau Gerolds Garten has already become
a popular addition to this lively area marked for urban regeneration, neighboring
Restaurant Rosso among others.
While the bar and restaurant have gone into hibernation until next month, the
containers housing fashion labels and art studios will keep their doors open
during the colder season. Check the website for more details.
As befits the area, Frau Gerolds Garten ticks all the right boxes when it comes
to on-trend urban development: The people behind it have a great track record
in running popular bars. The food is partly grown on site, with the rest being
organic and locally sourced. There is a community thread running through, with
locals being invited to grow their own veg on site. Crucially, Frau Gerolds Garten’s
days are already numbered: In around five years’ time, plans are for Zurich’s
new convention centre to be built here. The garden has been built with this in
mind: its container construction and veg beds will then be packed up and moved
elsewhere.
One way or another, Frau Gerolds Garten is here to stay.
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PRIME TOWER
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Design
Gigon / Guyer architekten
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
commercial space, office
2011
Informatie
The Prime Tower Zurich is an architecturally and conceptually
designed building complex that combines history and modernity in an
interesting way. It is the tallest skyscraper in Switzerland at an altitude
of 126 meters (413 ft). The building is located near the Hardbrücke
station. A seldom used freight railway is a few meters away from
the building. The tower replaces an industrial facility that has been
demolished. According to the developers, the tower construction,
which took 15 years to plan and execute, was a financial success,
with its valuation based on lease rates exceeding the construction
costs of CHF 110 million. The tower and the two accompanying
buildings Cubus and Diagonal, are mainly used as office. The complex
consists of four buildings, connecting walkways and a park-like
outdoor landscape. Inside the house, companies have moved into
their premises. Public areas such as restaurants and shops, a fitness
center, galleries and childcare facility to the site a lively neighborhood.
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IM VIADUKT
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Design
EM2N architekten
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
commercial space, market, mixed-use development
2010
Information
Up until now it separated the ‘old’ and the ‘new’ District 5. Now the railway viaduct will be the element linking the two. This monument to early industrial times
is to become the site of an unusual shopping and commercial district with Zurich’s first ever covered market. Direct, simple, reduced to a minimum – this was
the EM2N architects’ motto. The rough stonewalls can still be seen on the interior
of the rooms, preserving the rugged charm of the construction and accentuating
the uniqueness of the surroundings. This fits in with the PWG Foundation’s intention of charging low rents for the arches. The foundation envisaged creating a hub
of enjoyment, aesthetics and creativity from which both the city and the tenants
could profit. The area enjoys a broad, eclectic mix for different sections of the
population. IM VIADUKT is a melting pot of the individual strengths of extraordinary and creative businesses.
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SCHIFFBAU
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Design
Ortner & Ortner
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
auditorium, music theatre, restaurant
2001
Information
Workshops, studio, rehearsal stages and other facilities of the Zurich
Schauspielhaus (theatre) previously scattered across different sites are
gathered together here to form a centre on the former Sulzer-EscherWyss industrial site (shipyard). The Schiffbauhalle (shipbuilding shed),
which is under a preservation order, was adapted to serve as foyer and
hall theatre. A jazz forum and restaurant are also located here. Directly
connected with it is the new building organised around a courtyard, which
houses all the workshops and offices of the Schauspielhaus and, at the
top, a ring of two-storey privately owned apartments arranged around
an internal courtyard that can also used be used as an open-air theatre.
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TONI AREAL
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Design
EM2N architekten
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Zürich University of Applied Sciences
1914
Information
The Toni-Areal is a crucial part of the plan to breathe new life into Zürich West.
The building was formerly a milk processing facility, and the new design by
architecture firm EM2N features spaces for cultural events, as well as the Zürich
University of the Arts and two departments of the Zürich University of Applied
Sciences.
The Toni-Areal is one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken
in Zürich and will be the largest construction site in Switzerland during its
realization phase. The total usable floor space is 108,500 m2, of which the
colleges comprise 84,500 m2. The remaining 23,500 m2 are dedicated
to housing, cultural events, restaurants, and small retail shops, as well as
parking and technology. The construction price—including basic upgrades
and tenant upgrades—amounts to about 350 million Swiss francs.
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KUNSTHALL ZURICH
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Design
Gigon / Guyer architekten
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Museum
2012
Information
A white concrete extension flows over the top of a former brewery in Zurich to
give Swiss arts organisation the Kunsthalle Zürich its first permanent home. Swiss
studios Gigon/Guyer Architects and Atelier WW jointly refurbished the yellow and
red brick building in the Löwenbräu arts district, where the Kunsthalle has been
located on a temporary basis for the last 16 years alongside the Migros Museum
of Contemporary Art and a few other galleries. A large new entrance hall connects
the existing building with the concrete extension, which contains three gallery
floors and a first floor events space with a rooftop terrace.
Züri-West
Within this setting, the newly inaugurated Kunsthalle Zürich, whose expansion
was designed by Gigon/Guyer architects and Atelier ww, fits into a programme
to regenerate and expand the ex-industrial area known as Züri-West. Located
between the central station, Hardbrücke S-Bahn station and the river Limmat,
along which the city is expanding, this zone presents a fascinating metropolitan
landscape. Its prominent feature is a 19th century stone-built railway viaduct,
whose arches have been filled by a residential estate named Viadukt— an
excellent project designed by EM2N. Also included is a flyover across the
buildings, where Gigon and Guyer themselves built the Prime Tower, whose
admirable landscape quality has already made it an icon of Zürich’s newly
expanding area. It is now also the highest building in the whole Confederation.
In a growing city like Zürich, which possesses disused industrial buildings close its
two main train stations, every square metre is lead waiting to be turned into gold.
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MUSEUM FÜR GESTALTUNG
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Design
Adolf Steger and Karl Egender
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Museum
1933
Information
Under design and architecture museums, both in Switzerland and
abroad, the Museum für Gestaltung Zurich’s own interpretation
mapped. The museum is a marketplace of ideas relating to all
manifestations design, offering a program focusing on contemporary
and modern in the design, architecture and visual communication.
The Museum Bellerive, a part of the Museum für Gestaltung Zurich,
focuses on the specific relationship between design and art. With its
exhibitions, collections and publications, the Museum für Gestaltung
Zurich is simultaneously forum, archive and laboratory, it is engaged in
research, the present, and it mediates. The museum sees design as an
expression of culture, one that represents a particular set of values.
By examining past and present, theory and practice, the goal is to
show, discuss and strengthen the position and impact of the design to
a wider audience
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STADELHOFEN STATION
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Design
Santiago Calatrava
Facts
location
function
build
Zurich
Trainstation
1894 & 1990
Informatie
Zurich Stadelhofen is an important local station in the city of Zurich.
It is the terminus of the Forchbahn (FB)-Bahn and is served by several lines of
the Zurich tram network. Stadelhofen is close to the Zurich Opera House and
close to Bellevue Square. It is in the southeastern part of the city and is close to
Lake Zürich, in the north-eastern coast. Stadelhofen station is a junction of the
Zurich transport. Stadelhofen train connections to Zurich Hauptbahnhof are very
frequent, and the ride takes only two minutes.
In the 1990s, the station was rebuilt by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
The station building from 1894 and the surroundings were completely redone in
a fancy twist of modern art, and thus forms a striking combination of the new and
the old. Both station building and platforms are registered on the Swiss inventory
of cultural property of national significance.
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THERME VALS
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Design
Peter Zumthor
Facts
location
function
build
Vals
Spa
1996
Information
“Mountain, stone, water – building in the stone, building with the stone, into the
mountain, building out of the mountain, being inside the mountain – how can the
implications and the sensuality of the association of these words be interpreted,
architecturally?” Peter Zumthor
The history of this water goes back to 1500 - 1300 BC. In the area where the
Therme stands now, shards of earthenware were found which could suggest
that the spring was already known centuries ago. In 1893 the first spa hotel was
opened in Vals and it became a place for the European elite to gather. The water
was said to heal all kinds of diseases.
The current Therme Vals (a hotel and spa in one) replaced the bathing facilities of
the hydro hotel. The building is a reaction to its surroundings (designed with the
mountain, stone and the water in mind) and has nothing to do with the design of
the existing hotel. It resembles a cave, some parts are buried in the hillside, the
roofs are covered with grass. The building material is a local stone called Valser
Quarzite.
The Therme is designed in such a way the visitors will experience the bathing.
It is about being within the space, surrounded by the warm stone, relaxation,
cleansing. The visitor is guided to certain points but can also discover and
explore. The light is controlled, contrasts the darkness of the “cave” and the view
is deliberately shown or denied.
“The fascination for the mystic qualities of a world of stone within the mountain,
for darkness and light, for light reflections on the water or in the steam saturated
air, pleasure in the unique acoustics of bubbling water in a world of stone, a
feeling for warm stones and naked skin, the ritual of bathing - these notions
guided us.” Peter Zumthor
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VILLA VALS
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Design
SeARCH & CMA
Facts
location
function
build
Vals
Holiday Rental House
2009
Information
Villa Vals is designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller, respectively
of the architectural offices SeARCH and CMA. Their design plan was to
completely integrate the villa into the landscape to avoid disturbing the unspoiled
nature. That is why access to the villa is only possible via the nearby wooden
Graubünder shed, through an underground tunnel which runs straight through
the mountainside. The façade of the house is slightly slanted, adding to the view
of the mountain scenery across the valley opposite of the house.
The house, which was completed in 2009, was built and furnished in cooperation
with a large number of Dutch designers and companies that produce Dutch
design. Their willful designs fit well in the spacious, industrial architecture of
the villa. Pieces and objects of, amongst others, Hella Jongerius, Demakersvan,
Scholten & Baijings, Marcel Wanders, Claudy Jongstra, Royal Tichelaar Makkum
and Vitra Nederland were used. The spacious interior is an eclectic, but balanced
mix of contemporary Dutch Design. A unique combination of architecture, interior
and styling.
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ANNALISA ZÜMTHOR HOUSE
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Design
Peter Zumthor
Facts
location
function
build
Vals-Leis
private house
2009
Information
Peter Zumthor built the first of these houses (The Oberhus) for his wife Annalisa,
who had told him about her timber dream house in the mountains. Afterwards
they gave the house a little sibling (The Unterhus) and now another one is on
its way (The Türmlihus). The Unterhus is for rent in the holidays, complete with
furniture, italian coffee machine and hiking sticks ($4,000 - $5,000 a week).
The houses are built of wood and are constructed in the Strickbau technique
of solid laced-beem construction (timber cut and piled in a certain way, literally
a “knitted construction”). Zumthor has extended this technique to be able to
include huge wall to wall and floor to ceiling windows in the design that show the
landscape from all angles, as if it flows through the room.
“Our Leis houses have big windows. They extend from wall to wall and from floor
to ceiling. They frame the landscape and welcome its images inside the house.
[...] Walking through the house means moving from view to view. The presence
of the solid timber is tangible everywhere, intimate and close to the body; gentle,
silky and shiny, it radiates in the light.” Peter Zumthor
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VALSER RHINE BRIDGE
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Jürg Conzett
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location
function
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Vals
bridge
2008
Information
Poverty and austerity, grey slate rooftops, the village of 1000 inhabitants is
deeply embanked in green hills, sprinkled by tiny rustic wood shelters; at first, I
am stunned by the roughness and the beauty of this surprisingly narrow valley,
which looks like the Cévennes, by the shredded clouds clinging to the hills, to the
rocks, to the rooftops, to the crucifix... and then I learn the story of its river, of its
water, of its rock (the quartz) and I realize that the village is metaphorical, that
its inhabitants are Catholic and Alemanic (as opposed to the nearby Protestant
Romansh population), that they have a tradition of direct democracy, of collective
initiative, of organization, of struggle against the powerful (they won against USB
when the Union of the Swiss Banks bought the Thermal Bath and tried to sell
it for an extravagant price), of bravery against the elements, of risk-taking and
of furious labor, of modernist deliberate choices. After buying the Thermal Bath
for 25% of the price originally claimed by the USB, they contacted the Swiss
architect Peter Zumthor to build a most elegant and avant-garde new Thermal
Bath, as well as Jürg Conzett to conceive the new futurist bridge on the Valser
Rhine. Their own strength has been acquired by a succession of ordeals: fighting
the floods and exploitating the mineral water; coming from the Piz Azul, a glacier
3.121 m altitude, it gets into the ground, springs out at 1000 meters and at more
than 30°C after a 25 years journey. The water, which for centuries had been
the fiercest enemy of the population has been cleverly tamed (with the dam of
Zervreila at 1.864 m), cleverly managed (with astute home delivery of mineral
water), cleverly turned into kind and warm and healing water in the Thermal
Bath, cleverly crossed over by a model of avant-garde piece of architecture made
of local quartz. With this magnificent bridge, does not Jürg Conzett become a
“bridger”, as I defined it earlier?
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Shelters for Roman Archaeological Sites
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Peter Zumthor
Facts
location
function
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Chur
Exposition space, landmark, shed
1986
Information
Protective housing for the remains of the foundations of three Roman Buildings
(which one of those only a corner is visible). This protective casing for the
archaeological finds was conceived as a kind of abstract reconstruction of the
Roman volumes: a lightweight framework for walls made of timer lamella which
admit light and air exactly follows the Roman outer walls, thus producing a
package-like effect which give a visible form to location of the Roman buildings
in today’s city landscape. Since completing the Thermal Baths in Vals and the
Art Museum in Bregenz, Peter Zumthor has become one of the most admired
architects in Europe. His buildings and projects inspire enthusiasm with their
precision and poetry, their radical aesthetics and language of form. In 1998
Zumthor was awarded the renowned Carlsberg prize.
“For me, the work on the design is a process which begins with and returns to
dwelling. In my mind, I envisage what it will feel like to live in the house I am
designing, I try to imagine its physical emanations, recalling at the same time
all the experiences of place and space we are capable of making, those that we
have made and those that we have yet to make, and I dream of the experiences I
would like us to make in the house as yet unbuilt.”
First published in 1998 and sold out almost immediately, this publication
is the first complete overview of Zumthor’s buildings and projects. The
volume presents 8 buildings from 1986-1997, all of which are illus- trated
with duotone photographs by Hélène Binet. The buildings and projects
are accompanied by extensive plans and texts by Peter Zumthor himself.
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PUBLIC STAIRCASE
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Design
Esch Sintzel
Facts
location
function
build
Chur
Bridge, passage
2012
Information
In 2009 there was a limited competition to solve the problems of a decades old
scandal. The message 30 meters overlap in between the school department-buildings was not based on the real landscape, the scenery was too steep and had to
many loops to walk.
Teachers and students where not able to cross the distance in-between. So they
made it a compotion to solve this problem.
An equally functional and spectacular staircase form the young Zurich designer
Esch Sintzel (with Zoanni Architecture Construction Ma- nagement, Chur) was
added recently to the beautifully architectural enthusiasts city as an result of this
compotition. The gape is now filled with steps and a elevator with on one end a
1965 concrete plateau with a Corten steel clad complex from 1968. The elevator
in the right is drilled through a cave, that is making the light fall very intense and
beautifull. The backbone of the staircase is going in to a upwards spiral from the
161th step. The steps are covered with plants to protect the architecture from
aswell sunlight as rain, but can also create a hybrid between house building and
construction development.
The Public staircase, in German “ Treppen-Haus” so literally translated ‘StaireHouse’ is connecting two building complexes of the cantonal school of Chur.
The use of the Corte-steel-plates on the roof are a reference to the old school
building. The inside is painted white. The hexagonal openings are giving
you a great view on fractions of the wine gardens and mountains of Chur.
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ENTRANCE OF THE
GRAUBÜNDEN PARLIAMENT
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Design
Valerio Olgiati
Facts
location
function
build
Chur
Court Building
2009
Information
Valerio Olgiati (1958) is fast becoming one of the most important contemporary
architects. He has produced a series of head-turning buildings and building
proposals that are considered masterpieces of contemporary architecture and
have been published widely in the world’s most prominent architectural journals
and monographs. His major projects include the school in Paspels, the Yellow
House in Flims, house K+N in Wollerau, the new University in Lucerne, a house
in Sari d’Orcino Corsica, a small house in Rottenburg Germany, the project for
Lake Cauma in Flims, a house for musician Bardill in Scharans and the museum
for the Swiss National Parc in Zernez Switzerland.
Olgiati operates an architecture office in Flims, Switzerland, and he teaches
architecture design as a full professor at the Accademia di Architettura, Università
della Svizzera Italiana. He has held visiting professorships at the Architecture
Association in London, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, and at
Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. He has recently accepted the prestigious Kenzo
Tange Chair and Professorship at the Harvard University Graduate School of
Design.
He has been awarded the German Architecture Prize Appreciation Honor
in 1993 and the prize for ‘the Best Building in Switzerland’ in 1998 and
1999. In 1999 he recieved the International Architecture Prize Appreciation
‘für Neues Bauen in den Alpen’ and in 2001 the Swiss Concrete Award.
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HOLY CROSS CHURCH
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Design
Walter Förderer
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location
function
build
Chur
Church
1966-1969
Information
Standing at the foot of the Alps is the highly contemporary Holy Cross Church in
Chur, Switzerland. Designed by Basel born Swiss architect Walter Förderer, the
church evokes strong features of Brutalism. Built between 1966 to 1969, the
church appears like a mass fortress that conveys a symbolic defensive attitude.
The polygonal tower at the south west corner of the building is the dominant
feature that contains four bells: the trinity bell, the cross bell, the peace bell, and
the Marien bell. The Roman Catholic Church was assembled through a layered
concrete construction, with dominant uneven
forms tying in and out of each other. The dark semi-circular interior was built
entirely out local concrete and wood materials that contrast with each other
creating a powerful sacred space.
More interestingly, are the numerous visible details of the structure and materials,
such as the wood textured concrete, the pews locking into the concrete face, and
the integration of the handrails into the composition.
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FÜRSTENWALD CEMETERY
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Urs Zinsli
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location
function
build
Chur
Cemetery
1993-1996
Information
The Fürstenwald cemetery benefits from its uniquely favourable site. This exalted
place above the Rhine valley affords magnificent views of the mountain landscape
and the city of Chur. The complex itself is compactly integrated in the woodland
chambers.
The three spatial boundaries create a vessel for the community of the dead and
the individual grief of the mourners. A merging with the woodland landscape is
created by the targeted use of vegetation with species of plants indigenous to the
adjacent landscape.
The long retaining wall, inserted between the mortuary, the chapel and
the pavilion, forms the backbone of the cemetery. Its course responds
to the existing topography, thus providing the possibility of flat burial
plots. A little way away, it separates the woodland cemetery from
the adjacent agricultural area, while leaving the view of the exalted
far-off natural backdrop and the town free along its whole length.
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GOETHEANUM
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Design
Rudolf Steiner
Facts
location
function
build
Dornach
Spiritual sience centre
1928
Information
The goetheaum is the centrer of a global network of spiritually dedicated people.
As the home of the School of Spiritual Science and the General Anthroposophical
Society, it serves the Exchange on spiritual issues and training in artistic and
scientific field.
The Goetheanum is named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The center
includes two performance halls (1500 seats), gallery and lecture spaces, a
library, a bookstore, and administrative spaces for the Anthroposophical Society:
neighboring buildings house the Society’s research and educational facilities.
Steiner’s architecture is characterized by a liberation from traditional architectural
constraints, especially through the departure from the right-angle as a basis
for the building plan. For the first Goetheanum he achieved this in wood
by employing boat builders to construct its rounded forms; for the second
Goetheanum by using concrete to achieve sculptural shapes on an architectural
scale. The use of concrete to achieve organically expressive forms was an
innovation for the times; in both buildings, Steiner sought to create forms that
were spiritually expressive.
Steiner suggested that he had derived the sculptural forms of the first
Goetheanum from the spiritual world, rather than by imitating forms of the
physical world or through abstract theorizing.
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MUSEUM TINGUELY
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Design
Mario Botta
Facts
location
function
build
Basel
Museum
1996
Information
The machine sculptures engage in a loud and multi-coloured conversation with
the onlooker: Through his works, Jean Tinguely communicates and interacts
with the spectator. The machine functions and becomes art. Tinguely’s artworks
sparkle with wit, vitality, irony and poetry. Seen against a deeper background,
though, they also reveal a feeling for tragicomedy, for the enigmatic and
inscrutable.
Jean Tinguely grew up in Basel and belonged to the Parisian avant-garde in the
1950s and 60s, stimulated and revolutionised the static art world with his kinetic
works. Using everyday materials such as steel wire, tinplate and paint. In the early
Fifties Tinguely creates moveable abstract constructions that can be set in motion
by turning crank handles driven by a cogwheel mechanism.
In Paris in 1954, the artist exhibits his first motor-driven reliefs that he will
eventually call Méta-mécaniques. Driven by rollers, drive belts and electric
motors, geometric metal elements move at different speeds against a background
of monochrome wooden panels to form ever changing, random compositions.
Works and work groups belonging to all phases of Jean Tinguely’s career are to
be found in the museum’s collection. Along with selected temporary loans, they
afford the visitor an extensive view of the artist’s career. Apart from sculptures,
the collection furthermore comprises a large number of drawings and letterdrawings, documents, exhibition posters, catalogues and documentation such as
photographs.
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Vitra Design Museum
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Design
Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron and more
Facts
locatie
functie
build
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Factory and museum
1989 - now
Informatie
The Vitra Design Museum numbers among the world’s most prominent museums
of design. It is dedicated to the research and presentation of design, past and
present, and examines its relationship to architecture, art and everyday culture.
In the main museum building by Frank Gehry, the museum annually mounts
two major temporary exhibitions. The work of the Vitra Design Museum is based
on its collection, which encompasses not only key objects of design history, but
also the estates of several important figures (including Charles & Ray Eames,
George Nelson, Verner Panton and Alexander Girard). The museum conceives its
exhibitions for touring.
The Vitra Design Museum was founded in 1989 by the company Vitra and its
owner Rolf Fehlbaum. It has its headquarters in a building by the California
architect Frank Gehry. Originally envisioned as a private collector’s museum,
the museum initially produced smaller exclusive exhibitions, such as on Erich
Dieckmann or the then little-known Ron Arad. In the 1990s, the first major
internationally acclaimed exhibitions were presented by the museum, including
retrospectives on Charles and Ray Eames, Frank Lloyd Wright and Luis Barragán
along with influential thematic exhibitions on Czech Cubism and the future of
mobility. Parallel to this, the museum initiated its highly successful system of
travelling exhibitions and began to develop its own product lines to help finance
the programme of cultural activities. At the same time, the museum’s collection
was continually expanded and an independent publishing house was established.
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MUSEUM DER KULTUREN
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Design
Herzog & de Meuron
Facts
location
function
build
Basel
Museum
2011
Information
Museum of Ethnology, located right in the heart of Basel’s old town, has been
renovated and extended so as to include new exhibition space on the top of an
already existing building. This addition is crowned by an impressive, irregularly
folded, roof clad in dark green ceramic tiles (concave, convex and flat).
Cantilevered from the rest of the building, the new structure provides support
for specially devised plant holders that create a curtain of hanging greenery.
Access to the museum is through a courtyard that descends gently toward
the reception area. An open staircase leads to three refurbished exhibition
floors and culminates in the column-free space of the new roof addition.
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Schaulager
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Design
Herzog & de Meuron
Facts
location
function
build
Basel
Museum
2002
Information
The schaulager is a museum in a sub-district of Münchenstein. It is built in
2002/2003 under commission of the Laurenz Foundation. It was designed by the
architectural office oh Herzog & de Meuron. The Schaulager was conceived as an
open warehouse that provides the optimal spatial and climatic conditions for the
preservation of works of art. The institution functions as a mix between public museum, art storage facility and art research institute. It keeps Emanuel Hoffmann
collection in optimal condition.
The heavy outer wall is built up in layers and its outer surface scratched,
exposing the pebbles excavated on site. This material is not only a visual
expression of weight and storage but also as a result of its great inertia, an
essential factor in the interior climate control. One side the box is somewhat
indented, creating a forecourt, so that the entrance side is visible from great
distance. It appears to be guarded by a small building with a gabled roof.
The courtyard-like space radiates urbanism and publicness. Schaulager is
thus not simply an anonymous box on the urban periphery, but rather a place
that is active and self-confident, expanding the public dimension of the city
of Basel to the south, towards the new district of Dreispitz/Münchenstein.
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SIGNAL BOX
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Design
Herzog & de Meuron
Facts
location
function
build
Basel
Facilitary space
1994
Information
An impressive monolith made out of concrete and wrapped in 20 cm wide
strips of copper, this building includes six floors of workspaces where railway
switches are controlled electronically. By wrapping copper strips all around
the building, a kind of a Faraday cage that protects the electronic equipment
has been created. This sculpture-like tower stands right next to Herzog &
de Meuron’s train depot and improves the urban quality of this previously
nondescript industrial area. Seen from the southwest, it provides an unexpected
counterpoint to memorial stones of the nearby 19th c. cemetery Wolfgottesacker.
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APARTMENT BUILDING
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Design
Herzog & de Meuron
Facts
location
function
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Basel
Apartment Buidling
1993
Information
Sinuous cast-iron screens are used in the façade of this apartment building. They
resemble drain grilles. This inventive use of unexpected but ordinary and readily
available things is typical for the work of Herzog and De Meuron. “Something
mysterious is revealed in the normality of everyday life”.
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HISTORY OF SWITZERLAND
Switzerland is a small country (41,285 km² = 15,940 square miles), but densely
populated (7 million inhabitants, 170 per km² = 440 per sq.mi.), situated in the
heart of western Europe. It shares much of its history and of its culture with its
neighbours Germany, Austria, Italy and France.
Some 60% of Switzerland are in the alpine region, with high mountains (12 peaks
above 4,000 m = 13,000 ft above sea level and many more between 2,000 and
4,000 m) and narrow valleys. 30% are hills and relatively flat valleys carved out by
glaciers called “Mittelland” [midlands] (400 to 900 m above sea level). 10% on
a chain of older mountains called Jura (not exceeding 1,600 m above sea level).
Most of the cities, towns and larger villages are located in Mittelland - this means
that the actual density of population in this part of the country is somewhere near
500 inhabitants per km² (1300 per sq. mile)!
After World War II, technical progress and economic growth reached a new
dimension particularly in Western Europe, North America and South East Asia.
Switzerland with its tradition in machine building, chemical and pharmaceutical
processes and financial services could establish itself as an important player on
global markets. Political stability is based a broad coalition of four parties: Liberals, Conservatives, Social Democrats and People’s Party (farmers/craftsmen),
improved government programs for social security and a negotiated partnership
between employers and t rade unions helped to increase both productivity and
prosperity for all inhabitants.
Switzerland, though not member, takes part in many scientific programs of the
European Union. Among others, it hosts the European Nuclear Research Center
(Centre Européen de Recherche Nucleaire, CERN “where the Internet was born”,
when Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 designed Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
as a simple and effective means to link text and graphics independent of proprietary standards).
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ZURICH
(1.830.000 inhabitans)
THE CHANGING FACE OF THE URBAN SCENE
For all the gnomish bankers and uptight Protestant burghers, Zurich was never
simply the soulless, spotless city of reputation, even if James Joyce claimed that
if you spilled soup on Bahnhofstrasse you could lick it up. Yes, villas drip down its
hills like jewels, overlooking a sailboat-dotted lake, but below, prostitutes line gritty
Langstrasse, and then there’s Needle Park(Platzspitz), the failed experimental
open drug scene of the 198os. The 16th-century pastor Huldrych Zwingli may
have been responsible for the work ethic and the social conservatism, but the
other side of the Reformation coin was the commitment to freedom of thought.
That’s why the Dadaists who conireiated at the boisterous Cabaret
who congregated at the boisterous Cabaret Voltaire found a home here, as did
literary greats and revolutionaries.The infamous 1980 riots were the result of
a disenfranchised youth protesting the lack of opportunities and funds given
over to less genteel creative pursuits. In the aftermath, cash began to flow and
squats and art spaces proliferated, particularly in Zurich-West, transforming the
old industrial plants and leading to its current incarnation as a gentrifying hub of
architecture and design firms, blue-chip art galleries and hip clubs.
The city is far more complex than is often credited. It does have most of the
planet’s gold bullion stacked under its streets, and the tram system is spookily
efficient, but for every yuppie banker in a Seefeld brasserie,there is a girl on a
bicycle, passing the edgy design stores on Josefstrasse.
Züri-West
Within this setting, the newly inaugurated Kunsthalle Zürich, whose expansion
was designed by Gigon/Guyer architects and Atelier ww, fits into a programme
to regenerate and expand the ex-industrial area known as Züri-West. Located
between the central station, Hardbrücke S-Bahn station and the river Limmat,
along which the city is expanding, this zone presents a fascinating metropolitan
landscape. Its prominent feature is a 19th century stone-built railway viaduct,
whose arches have been filled by a residential estate named Viadukt— an
excellent project designed by EM2N. Also included is a flyover across the
buildings, where Gigon and Guyer themselves built the Prime Tower, whose
admirable landscape quality has already made it an icon of Zürich’s newly
expanding area. It is now also the highest building in the whole Confederation.
In a growing city like Zürich, which possesses disused industrial buildings close
its two main train stations, every square metre is lead waiting to be turned into
gold.
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CHUR
(35.000 inhabitans)
Switzerland’s oldest city charms visitors with its fine mountain setting, twisting
alleys and historic buildings. Numerous boutiques, restaurants, bars, museums
and galleries in the largely traffic-free Old Town create a Mediterranean-style
atmosphere.
Celts, Romans, Ostrogoths, Franks - all ruled Chur, the gateway to important trade
routes and alpine passes, at one time or another. What remains today, is its 5000year history, documented by Early Stone Age and Bronze Age finds anc artifacts
from the Roman period, as well as testimonies to more recent history such as the
800-year-old Cathedral near the bishop’s residence.
A regional mountain – the ‘Brambrüesch’ – means that Chur also has its own
winter and summer sports region. In summer, Chur is the ideal spot from which
to set off on walks and visits to vineyards in the ‘Bündner Herrschaft’ winemaking
region. Chur is the gateway to the Grisons mountains: 26 holiday and spa resorts
can be reached in less than an hour from Chur.
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BASEL
(500.600 inhabitans)
It is not easy to describe Basel in a few words. Descriptions for example such as
“cultural city of Switzerland” or “university town” are merely an attempt to give
some sort of impression of the wealth of culture, history, relaxation and enjoyment
to be found in the city. Whether it is a visit to one of the numerous museums, a
dip in the Rhine or an evening at the theatre, allow yourself to be inspired by the
joys that await you in Basel.
One of Switzerland’s underrated tourist destinations, Basel has a beautiful
medieval old town center, a Carnival that ranks with those of Venice and Rio de
Janeiro, and several world class art museums built by architects like Renzo Piano,
Mario Botta and Herzog & De Meuron. Basel is also rich in architecture old and
new, with a Romanesque Münster (cathedral), a Renaissance Rathaus (town
hall), and various examples of high quality contemporary architecture, including
more buildings by Herzog & De Meuron, Richard Meier, Diener & Diener, and
various others.
Located in the Dreiländereck (three countries’ corner), Basel is a gateway to the
Swiss Jura mountains and nearby cities of Zürich and Lu- cerne, as well as the
neighboring French region of Alsace and the Ger- man Black Forest. There are a
number of things to see and do if you have a few days to spend.
Since its debut in 1970, Art Basel has become the Modern and contemporary
art world’s premier platform for bringing together artists and their patrons in a
way that is both engaging and personal. With annual art shows sited on three
continents –Europe, North America, and Asia – Art Basel is the only art show
with such global reach. Modern and contemporary art of the highest quality, from
classic forms to pieces by the most cutting edge experimentalists, are on display
in a multi-sector format, making Art Basel a prized venue for both the artists and
those who appreciate their work.
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Museum Rietberg (Design: Alfred Grazioli en Adolf Krischanitz)
Bahnhof Enge (Design: Otto und Werner Pfister)
Haus Konstruktiv (Design: Herman Herter)
Extension of Kino Xenix (Design: Frei + Saarinen Architekten)
Aussersihl Community Centre (Design: EM2N Architecten)
Freitag Store Zürich (Design: Annette Spillmann/ Harald Echsle)
Frau Gerolds Garten (Design: Frau Gerold)
Prime Tower (Design: Gigon/Guyer Architekten)
Im Viadukt (Design: EM2N Architecten)
Schiffbau (Design: Ortner & Ortner)
Toni Areal (Design: EM2N Architecten)
Kunsthall Zurich/Migros Museum (Design: Gigon/Guyer Architekten)
Museum für Gestaltung (Design: Adolf Steger, Karl Egender)
Europaallee (Design: David Chipperfield and more)
Haubtgebauwde ETH (Design: Gottfried Semper)
Stadelhofen Station (Design: Santiago Calatrava)
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Zürich Youth Hostel
Mutschellenstrasse 114
8038 Zürich (ZH)
Phone: +41 43 399 78 00
www.youthhostel.ch/zuerich
MAP OF ZURICH
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CHUR
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Chur Central Station (Design: Brosi & Obrist)
Shelters for Archaeological site (Design: Peter Zumthor)
Public Staircase (Design: Esch Sintzel)
Entrance of the Graubünden Parliament (Design: Valerio Olgiati
Holy Cross Church in Chur (Design: Architect: Walter Förderer)
Fürstenwald Cemetery (Design: Urs Zinsli)
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Hostel JBN
Welschdörfli 19
CH-7000 Chur
Tel. +41 (0)81 284 10 10
www.justbenice.ch
MAP OF CHUR
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Goetheanium (Design: Rudolf Steiner)
Tingeley Museum (Design: Mario Botta)
Basel Badischer Bahnhof (Design:
Vitra Campus (Design: Sanaa, Zaha Hadid and more)
Museum der Kulturen (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
Schaulager (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
Signal Box (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
Railway Engine Depot (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
Appartment Building (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
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Jugendherberge Basel
St. Alban-Kirchrain 10
4052 Basel (BS)
Tel: + 41 61 272 05 72
www.youthhostel.ch/basel
MAP OF BASEL
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Travel Documents
Valid passport or i.d. card, driving license is not sufficient.
You are responsible for a valid passport, ID or visa. Student card is required to
enter some places we are visiting. And you always have this guide with you!
Note
There is no cancellation and travel insurance.
Hostels
Zürich Youth Hostel
Mutschellenstrasse 114
8038 Zürich (ZH)
Phone: +41 43 399 78 00
www.youthhostel.ch/zuerich
Thermalbad & Spa, Zurich
Jugendherberge Basel
St. Alban-Kirchrain 10
4052 Basel (BS)
Tel: + 41 61 272 05 72
www.youthhostel.ch/basel
Hostel JBN
Welschdörfli 19
CH-7000 Chur
Tel. +41 (0)81 284 10 10
www.justbenice.ch
Day 1
Bring breakfast with you for the first day.
Bring all days
- Camera with sufficient memory, battery and charger;
- Drawing material and a dummy;
- Make sure you have enough money with you.
Giger bar, Chur (Design: H.R. Giger)
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Bar Rouge, Basel (Design: Morphing Systems)
Students
Allegra Santis
Arjen Witteveen
Astrid van Loon
Betul Demirkiran
Bianca Meijlhof
Chrissy Ramaekers
Cindy Rademaker
Domi Czajak
Eva Verberne
Else Steenbergen
Faruk limanji
Felice de Graaf
Grazia Gallo
Ines van Sandick
Iris Erkelens
Judy Wetters
Lisa Nieuwenhuizen
Marthe Oosting
Maria Tyakina
Mike Gerst
Nanneke Boomgaard
Rick Mouwen
Rosa Cornelissen
Romy Kreike
Rumeysa Onal
Salla Koski
Sophia Zoon
Suzanne Westland
Tamara Luijf
Tijmen Ijsendijk
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Tutors
Ramin Visch
Jeroen Musch
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Volkshaus Brasserie & Bar, Basel (Design: Herzog & de Meuron)
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PHOTO ASSIGNMENT
Switzerland the land of Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier.
The Rem Koolhaas of the last century, was a man who could do it all. Being architect, furniture designer, painter, writer and who was able to photograph his own
buildings. A man who understood that not just looking at it, but really seeing the
world around you, analyzing it, is profoundly understanding it. It makes you able
to, not just to rearrange, but to really change it. Some things though were already
finished in their development like a man’s suit and something like a bottle.
Photography makes you stand still for a moment. Makes you think about what
you would like to frame. Makes you reconsider what you are actually looking at.
Is it what you want to look at. Would you like to see it differently, how would you
want to change it.
Good luck to you all in trying to make a photographic essay on city interiors during
this Swiss tour. What makes the Swiss different from us, what can we learn from
them. Find contrasts, put them next to one another, make your pictures talk.
Start with finding a picture that relates to the reason why you started doing architecture. What is it that really made you interested in this particular discipline.
Please find something not as corny as just another interior from one of many
magazines. Find something surprising to yourself and to all of us.
Questions even some technical ones can be asked during our trip.
Usually your fellow students have many answers, use them too.
Hope to see you all in Switzerland with a camera or even two, someone told me,
with a viewfinder. Good luck and enjoy!
Jeroen Musch Photographer.
Le Corbusier in his ateliers
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SWITZERLAND
Booklet design: Ramin Visch & Katja van Stiphout

switzerland

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