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As an addition to a house on a corner site, the new volume has a visible entrance from the street in order to provide public access to the private marionettes theatre. Accordingly, the new building is thought of as a lightweight box, like a musical instrument, sitting on projecting sleepers and consisting of plywood sheets in a balloon-frame construction that recalls the traditional craftsmanship of Japan. The roof, the main room and the bearing structure are all clearly articulated. Plywood on the inside is also used to form the shutters. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron

Following our competition win in 2020, the conversion of the UBS building at Zurich’s Paradeplatz 6 officially started in early March of this year. This ambitious project seeks to transform the once solid and enclosed city block into a vibrant urban space. Set to unfold over the next few years, the ground floor will undergo a transformation, opening its doors to the city with an array of new programs related to culture, retail, and gastronomy. Completion is slated for the end of 2026. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron

The former military site of La Saleggina is the location for a new hospital—an opportunity to address the key challenges of flexibility, future growth, openness to the city, and sustainability in an exemplary manner. It must be at once a functional machine, a healing environment, an inviting place for patients, visitors, and staff, as well as a new public space for Bellinzona. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron

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Herzog & de Meuron

As the construction of HORTUS continues, Herzog & de Meuron shares an impression of the progress on-site, focusing on how the building’s wooden elements are sourced, manufactured, and installed. HORTUS is a multi-story timber framed building — timber joinery is employed in order to avoid metal connections, so that at the end of the building’s life span components can be easily dismantled and recycled. The modular wooden elements are made from sustainably sourced timber from local forests, with care taken to ensure that no individual forest if overburdened with cutting. Continue reading Herzog & de Meuron