Michael Meier und Marius Hug Architekten . photos: © Roman Keller
The Klopstockwiese is characterised by a mighty stand of trees. To the west of the meadow, the Sihl flows past, and to the east, ash trees as tall as a house grow along Klopstockstrasse. Thanks to a study contract won in 2018, a new building with 25 flats and a café, ready for occupancy in 2024, has been built here. Continue reading Michael Meier and Marius Hug
Michael Meier und Marius Hug Architekten
Within sight of our office, on the wooded moraine hill that stretches from the historic center of Wiedikon to Binz, lies the former headquarters of the Zurich Insurance company. Its relocation to Mythenquai at the end of 2021 opens up the opportunity to realize residential buildings that were occupied in 2024. A selective study contract for this was won in 2019 together with WSG and Balliana Schubert Landschaftsarchitekten. Continue reading Michael Meier Marius Hug
Michael Meier und Marius Hug Architekten . photos: © Roman Keller
The tranquil little town of Mels lies at the foot of the Gonzen, on the banks of the Seez and in the direct neighbourhood of Sargans. The Stoffel textile factory, built between 1867 and 1874, towers high above Mels. It was powered by the mountain stream and provided jobs in the textile industry for over a hundred years. After a fire and several changes of ownership, the industrial wasteland was auctioned off in 2007. Thanks to a competition won in 2013, the venerable factory halls were renovated and extended. Between 2016 and 2022, a neighbourhood with 250 new flats was created with conversions and new buildings. Continue reading Michael Meier and Marius Hug
Michael Meier and Marius Hug Architekten
The city of Baden owes its name to the hot springs at the Limmatknie. The Römerstrasse, named after the builders, leads from the town centre to the industrial area. This is where Brown, Boveri & Cie – today’s ABB – was founded in 1891. A villa of the founders and the large industrial site bear witness to the former glamour of the location. Somewhat peripherally, on the wooded hillside facing the Limmat, stand four pavilion-like extension buildings from the 1960s. Thanks to a successful competition in 2010, the filigree office structure could be converted into 78 condominiums and occupied in 2022. Continue reading Michael Meier and Marius Hug
Michael Meier and Marius Hug Architekten . renders: © Filippo Bolognese Images
Basel is growing upwards. In the middle of Kleinbasel, on the axis between the core city and Badischer Bahnhof, the Rosentalturm is the third high-rise in the ensemble together with the Messe and Claraturm towers and anchors the location of the trade fair on the city level. At the level of the city’s inhabitants, the skyscrapers flank the spatial sequence Clarastrasse, Stadt-Lounge, Messeplatz and Rosentalanlage. The Rosentalturm’s position and profile as a slender body create optimal lighting for the exhibition square and, with its permeable base, an expansive, diagonal reference to the Rosentalanlage. In this way, the successful competition entry from 2022 mediates between the city and the neighbourhood. Continue reading Michael Meier and Marius Hug
