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Switzerl-and so on Projects 14 Created 30-Jul-10 By antonio bernacchi,

Museum Cocoon Aussersihl Community Centre Institute for Hospital

exposition space Elsässertor II 10 Zentrum Paul Klee 11 Rolex Learning

Villa Le Lac 13 Vevey, Le Corbusier private house 7 Basel, apartment,

Signal Box Basel, commercial space, office, restaurant Zurich, EM2N

Corbusier museum 2 Allschwilerstrasse Residential and Office Building 14

1 Switzerl-and so on Projects 14 Created 30-Jul-10 By antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain Das Gelbe Haus Flims, Valerio Olgiati museum Heidi Weber Museum Cocoon Aussersihl Community Centre Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals 4 Apartment building 5 Schaulager Basel, archive, atelier, exposition space Elsässertor II 10 Zentrum Paul Klee 11 Rolex Learning Center 12 Lausanne, SANAA culture, education, library 6 Le Petit Maison Villa Le Lac 13 Vevey, Le Corbusier private house 7 Basel, apartment, housing 9 Bern, Renzo Piano museum Basel, laboratorium, office Central Signal Box Basel, commercial space, office, restaurant Zurich, EM2N community centre 3 Zurich, Evolution Design office Basel, Zurich, Le Corbusier museum 2 Allschwilerstrasse Residential and Office Building 14 Basel, housing, mixed-use development, office 8 VitraHaus 15 Weil am Rhein, Germany museum, shop, showroom this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 1

2 Das Gelbe Haus Via Nova Flims Shortly before his death, architect Rudolf Olgiati donated his collection of cultural assets to the municipality of Flims on the condition that 'Das Gelbe Haus' (The Yellow House) in the heart of Flims was rebuilt according to his liking Before all, it had to be "painted white from top to bottom" In 1997, his son, Valerio Olgiati, was comissioned by the municipality to redesign the house into a museum (text from website museum) 1999 Valerio Olgiati JKA photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti Tuesday - Sunday: this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 2

photo: Leonardo Noguez photo: Leonardo Noguez Heidi Weber Museum Höschgasse 8 8034 Zurich http://wwwcenterlecorbusiercom The Heidi Weber Museum reflects the harmonic unity of Le Corbusier's

shores of Lake Zurich, the last building designed by Le Corbusier, synthesizes Corbusier's genius Yet it marks a radical change of his achievement of using concrete and stone so poetically He to put

3 photo: Leonardo Noguez photo: Leonardo Noguez Heidi Weber Museum Höschgasse Zurich The Heidi Weber Museum reflects the harmonic unity of Le Corbusier's architecture, sculptures, paintings, furniture designs and his writings which is unique and possibly the only one such existing structure in the world: a total work of art Located on the wooded shores of Lake Zurich, the last building designed by Le Corbusier, synthesizes Corbusier's genius Yet it marks a radical change of his achievement of using concrete and stone so poetically He to put in practice the construction system based on cubic units of 226 meters each side, created according to the Modulor measures He framed his final masterpiece in steel and glass and thus created a signpost for the future Le Corbusier made great use of prefabricated steel elements together with multi-coloured enamelled plates fitted to the central core, and above the complex he designed a 'free-floating' roof to keep the house protected from both the rain and the sun (text by Arch Leonardo Noguez) photo: Liesa Siegelmann Le Corbusier Mrs Heidi Weber JMMM From July to September on Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 5 pm for updates take Tram 2 along Seefeld Strasse to Hoeschgasse Walk along Hoeschgasse towards the lake (that's to the right if you're coming from the town center) The pavilion is at the end of the road on the left, within the Zürichhorn park this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 3

photo: Gregor Kämpfer photo: Camenzind Evolution Cocoon Seefeldstrasse 287 8008 Zurich This exclusive office building is situated within a beautiful cluster of mature trees and generates its

ramp, which leads around a stunning internal atrium photo: Camenzind Evolution Public access unknown!

4 photo: Gregor Kämpfer photo: Camenzind Evolution Cocoon Seefeldstrasse Zurich This exclusive office building is situated within a beautiful cluster of mature trees and generates its geometry directly from its surroundings The building forms an opening spiral and creates a new concept for office buildings All office spaces are openly arranged along the internal circulation ramp, which leads around a stunning internal atrium photo: Camenzind Evolution Public access unknown! Floor area/size m², Interior architect Lighting designer Evolution Design EvolutionDesign Modular Lighting Swiss Life this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 4

photo: David Baugh photo: David Baugh Aussersihl Community Centre Hohlstrasse 67 8004 Zurich This project was won in competition in 1999 The site is a historic memorial park, on the western side of

six-storey, angular tower nestling by some trees on the eastern side of the site After completing the design, the budget was slashed, and the design team were sent back to the drawing board The

5 photo: David Baugh photo: David Baugh Aussersihl Community Centre Hohlstrasse Zurich This project was won in competition in 1999 The site is a historic memorial park, on the western side of the city centre - a sensitive location The architects decided to break with convention for a community centre, and build vertically, rather than horizontally The initial proposal was for a six-storey, angular tower nestling by some trees on the eastern side of the site After completing the design, the budget was slashed, and the design team were sent back to the drawing board The revised scheme is still in the form of a tower, but only four storeys, including a basement and kidney-shaped in plan The structure is formed of lime brick walls and concrete floor slabs It is clad in timber boards, stained dark green, to help the building blend in with its surroundings By contrast, the interiors are painted in many different and bright colours The ground floor contains a café, which is popular with the locals out enjoying the park 2000 Services engineer Structural engineer EM2N Amstein+Walthert Tragwerk Bauingenieure GmbH City of Zurich Department of Social Welfare davidb photo: David Baugh The project is located in Backeranlage Park The number 8 tram stops here this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 5

photo: Maarten Helle photo: Viktor Ramos Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals Spitalstrasse 28 4056 Basel The Hospital Pharmacie (in German: Institut für Spitalpharmazie) houses offices, labs and

position of the elevator, stairs and entrance side for services was determined by the existing building from the 1960 s The façade is made with glass, covered by a Chromogenic colour print If you

Floor area/size 1999 9439 m² City of Basel Marieke_Mannens Basel Tourist office offers the whole year guided tours of the most interesting examples of 20th century architecture in and around Basel as

6 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Viktor Ramos Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals Spitalstrasse Basel The Hospital Pharmacie (in German: Institut für Spitalpharmazie) houses offices, labs and production The building is placed on the Rossetti-grounds, and presents itself to the street with a green monumental shield The building marks the entrance to the city, from the Spital-side The position of the elevator, stairs and entrance side for services was determined by the existing building from the 1960 s The façade is made with glass, covered by a Chromogenic colour print If you come close, you can see the structure of the print on the green, semi transparent building surface photo: Viktor Ramos Project is not public! Floor area/size m² City of Basel Marieke_Mannens Basel Tourist office offers the whole year guided tours of the most interesting examples of 20th century architecture in and around Basel as well as along the current axes of urban development Or visit the Swiss architecture museum in Basel Bus 30/33/36/38/603/604 to Frauenspital this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 6

photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Apartment building Schutzenmattstrasse 11 4051 Basel Sinuous

use of unexpected but ordinary and readily available things is typical for the work of "Something mysterious is

1993 unknown Marloes_Faber Close to the city centre There is a post office opposite the building

7 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Apartment building Schutzenmattstrasse Basel Sinuous cast-iron screens are used in the façade of this apartment building They resemble drain grilles This inventive use of unexpected but ordinary and readily available things is typical for the work of "Something mysterious is revealed in the normality of everyday life" photo: Marloes Faber Project is not public! 1993 unknown Marloes_Faber Close to the city centre There is a post office opposite the building this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 7

photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Schaulager Ruchfeldstrasse 19 CH-4142 Basel http://wwwschaulagerorg/ photo: Naomi Schiphorst The Schaulager ('viewing warehouse') is neither museum nor

up in layers and its outer surface scratched, exposing the pebbles excavated on site This material is not only a visual expression of weight and storage but also, as a result of its great inertia, an

small building with a gabled roof The courtyard-like space radiates urbanism and publicness Schaulager is thus not simply an anonymous box on the urban periphery, but rather a place that is active

8 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Schaulager Ruchfeldstrasse 19 CH-4142 Basel photo: Naomi Schiphorst The Schaulager ('viewing warehouse') is neither museum nor traditional warehouse It keeps the Emanuel Hoffmann collection in optimal condition and is primarily accessible for specialists: conservators, curators, researchers etc The heavy outer wall is built up in layers and its outer surface scratched, exposing the pebbles excavated on site This material is not only a visual expression of weight and storage but also, as a result of its great inertia, an essential factor in the interior climate control On one side the box is somewhat indented, creating a forecourt, so that the entrance side is visible from great distance It appears to be guarded by a small building with a gabled roof The courtyard-like space radiates urbanism and publicness Schaulager is thus not simply an anonymous box on the urban periphery, but rather a place that is active and self-confident, expanding the public dimension of the city of Basel to the south, towards the new district of Dreispitz/Münchenstein Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Emanuel Hoffmann Foundation Laurenz Foundation MI_MOA The building is ONLY OPEN for the public during exhibitions! Check the Schaulager website for info Tue, Wed, Fri noon 6 pm Thu noon 7 pm Sat, Sun 10 am 5 pm By tram: Take tram No 11, bound for Aesch, at the Swiss Railway Station SBB to "Schaulager" stop (approx 10 min) this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 8

photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Central Signal Box Münchensteinerstrasse Basel This is a railway utility building in Basel, near the Guterbahnhof Wolf called Signal Box and has an

architects practices consists by necessity of small projects with budgets to match It is these early buildings with great constraints that test an architect s talent for original

structure in a railroad yard into a dramatic and artistic work of industrial architecture, captivating both by day and night" Project is not public!

9 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Central Signal Box Münchensteinerstrasse Basel This is a railway utility building in Basel, near the Guterbahnhof Wolf called Signal Box and has an exterior cladding of copper strips that are twisted at certain places to admit daylight Herzog and De Meuron won the Pritzker prize in 2001, the jury explained: "The beginnings of most architects practices consists by necessity of small projects with budgets to match It is these early buildings with great constraints that test an architect s talent for original solutions to often ordinary and utilitarian commissions In the case of Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, the railroad signal box was such a project They transformed a nondescript structure in a railroad yard into a dramatic and artistic work of industrial architecture, captivating both by day and night" Project is not public! 1999 Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB, Anlagen Management boeboe photo: Nazar Leskiw this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 9

photo: Evan Chakroff photo: Nazar Leskiw Elsässertor II Centralbahnstrasse 4 4051 Basel This commercial and office building next to Basel's main train station

$of floor-height glass panels tilted at various angles, giving off a fractured reflection of the surrounding historic context The shorter sides of the building are$ blue on the other) This gives a soft colored glow to the exterior, but (unlike tinted glass) allows clear daylight into the office interior 2005 evanc photo:

blue on the other) This gives a soft colored glow to the exterior, but (unlike tinted glass) allows clear daylight into the office interior 2005 evanc photo:

10 photo: Evan Chakroff photo: Nazar Leskiw Elsässertor II Centralbahnstrasse Basel This commercial and office building next to Basel's main train station sits between the train tracks and the Centralbahnstrasse, a major thoroughfare The façades along the building's length (facing the street and the tracks) consist of floor-height glass panels tilted at various angles, giving off a fractured reflection of the surrounding historic context The shorter sides of the building are indented to allow for open public space These façades are a double-skin, with the outer layer of glass screen-printed with a colored dot pattern (red on one side, blue on the other) This gives a soft colored glow to the exterior, but (unlike tinted glass) allows clear daylight into the office interior 2005 evanc photo: Nazar Leskiw this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 10

photo: João Sousa photo: João Sousa Zentrum Paul Klee Monument im Fruchtland 3 3006 Bern http://wwwpaulkleezentrumch At the heart of this new cultural institution is the artist Paul Klee (1879 1940),

a good 40 per cent, that is to say around 4,000 paintings, watercolours and drawings as well as archives and biographical material, has been brought together at the Zentrum Paul Klee The Centre s

11 photo: João Sousa photo: João Sousa Zentrum Paul Klee Monument im Fruchtland Bern At the heart of this new cultural institution is the artist Paul Klee ( ), his life and his work Today Paul Klee, who was also a musician, teacher and poet, ranks as one of the 20th century s most significant artists Of the 10,000 or so works that make up Paul Klee s oeuvre a good 40 per cent, that is to say around 4,000 paintings, watercolours and drawings as well as archives and biographical material, has been brought together at the Zentrum Paul Klee The Centre s collections are considered as the largest collection of a single artist of world renown Renzo Piano's fascination with the terrain on the eastern outskirts of Bern gave him the idea of creating a spacious island of green from which the architecture would emerge in the form of three undulating waves photo: João Sousa Renzo Piano Joao_Sousa Tel +41 (0) kontaktzpkorg Exhibitions: Mon closed, Tue Sun: 10 am to 5 pm Tickets on sale: 930 am to 5 pm Museum Street / Shop / Café: Mon closed, Tue Sun: 930 am to 530 pm Bus no 12 (direction: Zentrum Paul Klee)To the end station; the bus stops by the Schöngrün Restaurant and the north entrance to the Paul Klee Center Tram no 5 (direction: Ostring) Take it to the end station; then there is a walk by foot going slightly upwards through a shopping center and then, after turning left, along the Giacometti street to the south entrance and also to the main entrance to the Paul Klee Center It takes ca 15 minutes Bus no 10 (direction: Ostermundigen) this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 11

photo: Trevor Patt photo: Trevor Patt Rolex Learning Center Route des Noyerettes 1015 Lausanne http://rolexlearningcenterepflch/ Point of entry to Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the

12 photo: Trevor Patt photo: Trevor Patt Rolex Learning Center Route des Noyerettes 1015 Lausanne Point of entry to Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), the Learning Center is a place to learn, access information and live A place where virtual and physical components are combined Its very concept includes the flexibility and growth potential to evolve and follow the pedagogical, social and technical trends of the School It houses the EPFL Library, providing the 10'000 students on campus with 900 working seats arranged in various configurations: silence space for personal work, quiet space for collaborative work and sound-proofed rooms for group work The Library is public and offers free access to its 500'000 volumes and over 1 million online documents, focused on the School topics: fundamental and applied sciences, and architecture Besides the Library are 3 restaurants, a bookshop and a multi-purpose hall, next to the EPFL Press, a laboratory for the use of technology in didactics, student and alumni associations and a Career Center photo: Trevor Patt Floor area/size m² Contractor SANAA Losinger Construction Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne timtom 7am - midnight 7/7 (except August 1st and December 25th) More info here: The Rolex Learning Center is part of the Campus 2010 project, which comprises new student housing, a hotel, office space for EPFL spinoffs and a conference centre scheduled to open in 2012 The projects also aims at redefining and opening the South sector, integrating areas of relaxation, providing a breath of air within the new context of a significant campus The Rolex Learning Center building site has become an attraction in itself, in addition to the center's stunning, pioneering architecture EPFL and Losinger have developed a series of visits tailored to different groups, from industry professionals to the EPFL community and people from the neighborhood, as well as others who are curious visiterlc@epflch or see their website for more information this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 12

photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Le Petit Maison Villa Le Lac Route de Laveaux 21 1802 VD Corseaux Vevey http://wwwvillalelacch/ A house for the parents of the architect, an elderly couple,

a bedroom for guests, a vestibule, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a closet for storing clothing and other items The front exterior wall was added later, when a new road was built in front of the property

concrete blocks that were used for the walls are good conductors of heat and cold, which was bad For these and other technical reasons, a coating of galvanized panels was added to the façade

13 photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Le Petit Maison Villa Le Lac Route de Laveaux VD Corseaux Vevey A house for the parents of the architect, an elderly couple, on the shores of lake Geneva It is small, (16m x 4m), a simple white plaster parallelogram with one floor consisting of a living room, a bedroom, powder room, a small salon that could be converted to a bedroom for guests, a vestibule, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a closet for storing clothing and other items The front exterior wall was added later, when a new road was built in front of the property A sober and even humble porch precedes the entrance door An elevated additional (guest)room, accessible by stairs in the entrance courtyard, has a magnificent view at the lake over the roof Hollow concrete blocks that were used for the walls are good conductors of heat and cold, which was bad For these and other technical reasons, a coating of galvanized panels was added to the façade Structural problems caused by the lake and cheap construction materials led Le Corbusier to coat the outside with aluminum in the 1950s photo: Jeroen Meijer 1925, Interior architect Le Corbusier jpmm From April to October: on Monday from 9 to 12:00 On wednesday from 1 pm to 5 pm Outside opening hours, visits on request are possible by appointment with the curator: lecorbusier@corseauxch From the direction of Vevey: the building is located on the west edge of Vevey, on route de Lavaux, the road leading out of town beyond the Nestlé headquarters building The villa is shortly on the left side next to a marina( this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 13

photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Allschwilerstrasse Residential and Office Building

is slightly curved along its length, so the main façade follows this curve The building is located

1988 Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio

14 photo: Marco De Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio Allschwilerstrasse Residential and Office Building Allschwilerstrasse Basel This is the first large building in Basel by The rectangular lot is slightly curved along its length, so the main façade follows this curve The building is located in an upscale residential area in Basel, not too far from the city centre Project is not public! 1988 Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco De Trizio this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 14

photo: Iwan Baan photo: Iwan Baan VitraHaus Charles-Eames-Strasse 2 79576 Weil am Rhein Germany http://wwwvitracom/vitrahaus A new building has been added to the Vitra Campus The VitraHaus lies in

both living and working: classics by Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Prouvé and Verner Panton are combined with contemporary designs by Maarten Van Severen, Ronan & Erwan

15 photo: Iwan Baan photo: Iwan Baan VitraHaus Charles-Eames-Strasse Weil am Rhein Germany A new building has been added to the Vitra Campus The VitraHaus lies in close proximity to the Swiss border and the furniture manufacture's Basel headquarters Here the Vitra Home Collection is shown The furnishings and objects are arranged in a variety of settings for both living and working: classics by Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Prouvé and Verner Panton are combined with contemporary designs by Maarten Van Severen, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Antonio Citterio, Hella Jongerius, Jasper Morrison and others With the VitraHaus, there is a sense of "homecoming" not only with regard to the architects, but also in the building concept Herzog & de Meuron make reference to the archetypal form of the gabled house, which is found in residential structures around the globe They have stretched this basic form and combined a series of "houses" in an intersecting stack photo: Iwan Baan Vitra Verwaltungs GmbH, Weil am Rhein, Germany MI_MOA The VitraHaus is open Monday to Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm Vitra Design Museum offers guided architectural tours of about 2 hours on the Vitra Campus Daily at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm Public transport: From Claraplatz or Badischer Bahnhof Basel, take bus 55 From EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, take bus 50 to the Basel SBB Railway Station, tram 2 to Badischer Bahnhof Basel, bus 55From the train station in Weil am Rhein, it is about a 15 min walk to the museum By car: From Germany and, take the A5 motorway, exit at Weil am Rhein, turn left, follow the signs for Vitra Design Museum From France, go to the Palmrain (D) border crossing, take E35 this page is part of Mi guide 'Switzerl-and so on' made by antonio bernacchi, madrid, Spain 15

Vitra.Projects. VitraHaus. Vitra Fire Station Weil am Rhein, Germany Zaha Hadid Architects exposition space, fire station. Conference Pavilion

Vitra.Projects. VitraHaus. Vitra Fire Station Weil am Rhein, Germany Zaha Hadid Architects exposition space, fire station. Conference Pavilion Vitra Projects 8 Created 18-May-16 By Juan Viton, Santiago, Chile Vitra Fire Station Zaha Hadid s exposition space, fire station Conference Pavilion 3 Vitrashop Factory Hall VitraHaus 6 Vitra Bus Stop