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Werkstadt Building . Zurich

Annette Gigon / Mike Guyer Architects

Over the next few years, an important working location called ‘Werkstadt Zürich’ will emerge on the site of the SBB Werkstätten on Hohlstrasse next to the Duttweiler bridge. Here, historic industrial buildings that foster a sense of identity will be joined by new buildings and public uses in the outdoor spaces. With a target of 5 kg CO2-eq per m² (energy reference area), ambitious standards are being set for the construction of the new Building X in terms of sustainability. Continue reading Gigon/Guyer

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Swiss Museum of Transport – Multi-purpose Building «House of Energy» . Lucerne

ANNETTE GIGON / MIKE GUYER ARCHITECTS

The new multi-purpose building replaces the former “Rail Transport Hall 1”, designed by Otto Dreyer, from the founding years of the Swiss Museum of Transport. The new structure is intended to house several uses, as its name suggests. Like its predecessor, it provides exhibition spaces at ground floor level, now for changing exhibitions alongside the continuing display of rail transport items. Furthermore, the ground floor of the multi-purpose building features a welcoming second entrance area for the museum complex facing Haldenstrasse and the railway station “Verkehrshaus Luzern”, which opened in 2007. Connected to this are also a shop and other entrances for the uses in the upper floors. Continue reading GIGON GUYER