Location | Flurstrasse 41, Hagendorn ZG |
Client | G. BAUMGARTNER AG |
Commission | Competition on invitation 2001–2002 |
Planning | 2003–2004 |
Construction | 2004–2006 |
Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten, Project Architect: Urs Schmid, Roland Stutz |
Consultants | Project management: Kurt Heutschi, A. Müller AG, Structural engineer: Locher AG, Façade engineering: Mebatech AG, Landscape architect: Stefan Koepfli |
Photographer | D.M. Wehrli |
Due to its peripheral location on the edge of the Hagendorn estate, an extension to the existing factory facility, which was required for operative reasons, was only possible on the sensitive landscape of the Reuss-Lorze plane, which meant an especially careful intervention. The locally typical landscape elements such as hedges, forest lines and fields serve as the inspirational phenomena for the design, on the basis of which the architecture is interpreted. A frame construction covered with local wild plants lines the estate as an exterior façade, while the occupied field area is replaced by a projecting roof in the form of a meadow as an artefact. The hybrid architecture and landscape thereby appears as a «geometrified» natural element in the field landscape.
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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