Herzog & de Meuron . + Helvetia
Helvetia expands and renovates Swiss head office in Basel.
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Earlier scheme.
Helvetia Insurance is redesigning its Swiss head office at St. Alban-Anlage in Basel to plans by Herzog & de Meuron. The Helvetia Campus Basel project, which is scheduled for completion at the end of 2023, comprises modern offices as well as shared spaces open to the public.
Helvetia has just submitted its application for a construction permit for Helvetia Campus Basel designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Work is set to begin after this year’s summer holidays. By the end of 2020, the project will see the construction of a second building that is both a complement to and contemporary reinterpretation of the existing head office. The two buildings will be linked by a connecting structure containing a spacious and transparent auditorium, an imposing reception area, and function rooms.
The existing head office building dating from the mid-1950s will then be comprehensively renovated. The full project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2023 and will cost around CHF 200 million. This figure does not include the final stage, involving the construction of a new residential building on the northern side of St. Alban-Anlage, also to plans by Herzog & de Meuron. It will contain around 50 light and airy modern apartments for rent as well as guest accommodation. The large green area will be retained.
