Location | Hauptstrasse 15, Wollerau SZ |
Client | GEMEINDE WOLLERAU, RAIFFEISENBANK HÖFE |
Commission | Study competition on invitation 1999 |
Planning | 2000 |
Construction | 2001–2002 |
Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten, Project Architect: René Pahl |
Consultants | Construciton management: Project management: BSS Architekten / Jürg Gabathuler, Structural engineer: Max Meyerhans & Partner, Façade engineering: Mebatech AG, Landscape architect: Heinzer / Hüsler Landschaftsarchitekten Einsiedeln, Artist: Franziska Zumbach |
Photographer | A. Helbling, Archiv Graber & Steiger |
The starting point for planning the municipal administration and the Raiffeisenbank building was the search for the identity of this public construction project in the framework of its suburban environment. The given heterogeneous location that is surrounded by roads and railways makes the approach of a connecting architecture impossible since the existing structures are too varied and unsettled. This strengthened the conviction that this building had to be inserted into the village as a self-confident structure that derives its identity from the consistent implementation of its programme. The abstract requirements of a flexible office and administration building are fulfilled in the meticulous search for a modular building structure with its own atmospheric density.
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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