Location | Zug ZG |
Client | Canton of Zug |
Commission | Competition 2013 |
Planning | 2014–2020 |
Construction | 2021–2027 |
Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten, Project Architect: Urs Schmid |
Consultants | Structural engineer: Dr. Schwartz Consulting, Project Manager: PBK AG, Mechanical Engineer: Markus Stolz, Electrical Engineer: Scherler AG |
Although the new headquarters were to occupy a considerable amount of urban space, this design ensures multifaceted legibility on different levels of scale due to its permeable structure, thereby allowing it to mediate between the different grains of the surrounding environment. The alternating stacking of building wings creates a multifaceted spatial principle that provides good overviews and order. The proposed typology with its courtyards, rooftop gardens and open and covered terraces enhances the workplaces, ensuring a balanced provision of daylight despite the great depth of the rooms. The chosen spatial principle – especially the spatially effective load-bearing structures – elegantly offers column-free rooms with maximum flexibility both on the ground floor and on the upper storeys. The headquarters’ direct construction method and concise symbolism are reminiscent of the character of traditional infrastructure buildings.
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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