Location | Perlen LU |
Client | Real Luzern |
Commission | Study competition on invitation 2010 |
Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten |
Consultants | Landscape architect: koepflipartner |
Beginning with the technical processes of the spatial programme, a simple, but powerful typology is created with a timelessly archaic radiance and an openly designed system that can be flexibly used and extended to react to local conditions such as the linear landscape. The serially and successively sequenced operative layout is taken into account, as is the parallel operation of the two process lines, which are clearly aligned along a backbone-like central zone. Out of this «triple-winged» typology, a simple building structure of columns, girders and frames is developed. Set in a regular basic grid, the frame dimensions vary in depth and height depending on the required spatial conditions in individual segments. Through that variation, the structure directly forms the consecutive sections of the inner processes and binds them together through a regular rhythm. The resulting building silhouette appears to be in an oscillating, hovering condition between individual parts and the larger whole, which allows diversely legible scales for the facility.
We are delighted to announce that our proposal for the new water sports base at la Jonction in Geneva has won the open competition among 73 national and international entries!
The design, in the breathtaking setting where the Arve and Rhone rivers converge in the city, is based on a concept of circular reuse. In the spirit of urban mining and to largely reduce gray energy, our project called "OBJETS TROUVÉS" proposes the conversion of an existing office building and the reuse of long-span steel trusses from a nearby dismantled hall.
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26 - 28 March and 2 -12 April 2024
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