Location | Luzern LU |
Client | Verein Naturarena Rotsee |
Commission | Competition on invitation 2011–2012 |
Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten |
Consultants | Structural engineer: Dr. Schwartz Consulting, Landscape architect: koepflipartner, Cost consultant: Büro für Bauökonomie |
The provision of an ideal infrastructure for sports events and especially the gentle treatment of the sensitive natural environment form the starting point for this design. The functional structure and spatially staged pathways make the rowing centre appear to be a diversely usable, inviting «walkable sculpture» that is linked in many ways to its surroundings. The finish tower also unfolds its sculptural effect in combination with its ideal use arrangement. The hillside and adjoining urban development free up the rowing centre and place it gently onto the meadow by Rotsee, thereby highlighting the reference to the lakeside landscape. The finish tower, which is carefully positioned in the water, consciously acts like a «pond skater» in releasing itself from the topography and the shore, giving it a reserved landmark character. The hybrid constructions of steel and wood, together with the material efficiency, structurally relate the buildings to ship construction, while going beyond a blunt, symbolic adaptation due to its functionally designed tectonics.
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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