AGOSTO 2014.Projects 37

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1 AGOSTO 2014 Projects 37 Created 04-May-12 By David Romero, Paris, France Kirchner Museum Davos, Switzerland Gigon Guyer Architekten museum Kunsthaus Bregenz Kunsthaus Bregenz Square Church San Benedetg New Trade Fair Casa Rustici Duca di Milano Hotel Gallaratese II Housing Velasca Tower 7 Pirelli tower Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein 14 House for a Musician 15 SS Giovanni e Paolo Church 16 San Cataldo Cemetery 17 Modena, Italy Aldo Rossi cemetery 8 Leutschenbach School 18 Zurich, Switzerland Christian Kerez kindergarten, primary school, sport 9 Plantahof Auditorium 19 Landquart, Switzerland Valerio Olgiati auditorium 10 Kunsthalle Zurich 20 Zurich, Switzerland Gigon Guyer Architekten museum 11 Milan, Italy BBPR housing, office Milan, Italy Luigi Figini and Gino Pollini church, youth house Milan, Italy Aldo Rossi housing 6 Milan, Italy Aldo Rossi hotel 13 Scharans, Switzerland Valerio Olgiati atelier, private house Milan, Italy Giuseppe Terragni housing 5 Milan, Italy Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas canopy, commercial space, congress centre Casa del Fascio in Como Vaduz, Liechtenstein Christian Kerez cafe, museum Sumvitg, Switzerland Peter Zumthor church 4 Bregenz, Austria Peter Zumthor bar, cafe, library, office, shop Como, Italy Giuseppe Terragni government Bregenz, Austria Peter Zumthor museum 3 Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut 21 Ronchamp, France Le Corbusier church 12 Milan, Italy Gio Ponti office Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site 22 Chur, Switzerland Peter Zumthor exposition space, landmark, shed 1

2 Paspels School Paspels, Switzerland Valerio Olgiati secondary school Rolex Learning Center Centre Pompidou-Metz State Gallery Stuttgart Porsche Museum Wohnblock Am Weißenhof Mercedes-Benz Museum Ricola Europe Mulhouse VitraHaus Schaulager 33 Actelion Business Center 34 Das Gelbe Haus 35 Flims, Switzerland Valerio Olgiati museum 27 Studio Olgiati 36 Flims, Switzerland Valerio Olgiati atelier 28 Annalisa Zumthor House 37 Vals, Switzerland Peter Zumthor private house 29 Villa Vals 38 Vals, Switzerland search hotel, leisure, private house, tourism 30 Mulhouse, France Herzog and De Meuron factory, industry 26 Stuttgart, Germany UNStudio car park, museum, showroom 32 Allschwil, Switzerland Herzog and De Meuron Stuttgart, Germany Ludwig Mies van der Rohe housing 25 Stuttgart, Germany Delugan Meissl Associated s museum, showroom Herzog & De Meuron Office Headquarters Basel, Switzerland Herzog and De Meuron archive, atelier, exposition space Stuttgart, Germany James Stirling museum 24 Metz, France Shigeru Ban s museum Basel, Switzerland Herzog and De Meuron atelier, office Lausanne, Switzerland SANAA culture, education, library 23 Therme Vals 39 Vals, Switzerland Peter Zumthor spa 31 Weil am Rhein, Germany Herzog and De Meuron museum, shop, showroom 2

3 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Kirchner Museum Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Platz 1 CH-7270 Davos Switzerland Created to house the art of the German expressionist painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, the museum s 4 double-height volumes connected by a lower volume, blend into the snow-caped, mountainous landscape of Davos, with a varying opaque, translucent and clear glass cladding Natural light enters through a translucent ceiling into a plenum space above the galleries Photo-electronic sensors detect too much daylight and shades are used to block off the light When there is too little light artificial illumination is directed to bounce off of the opaque ceiling of the plenum and indirectly and atmospherically into the galleries Between the 4 exhibition volumes is the darker circulation space that punctually opens up framed views of the landscape It is the first major commission of Zurich architects Annette Gigon & Mike Guyer The sleek, nevertheless highly functional construction of glass, concrete, steel and wood is neighbored by 2 other of their designs: the Sportscentre and wooden Werkhof photo: Naomi Schiphorst Gigon Guyer Architekten Kirchner Museum MI_MOA Open year round Tuesday to Sunday 1 July to 14 October and 17 December to 15 April: 10 am to 6 pm Otherwise 2 pm to 6 pm Train: Swiss Federal Railways, SBB, from Zurich via Landquart Davos is 2:20h See wwwsbbch/en for timetable information Stop at station Davos Dorf or Davos Platz Car: Davos is 145 km from Zurich: see wwwdavosch for detailed driving directions 3

4 photo: Hélène Binet photo: Markus Tretter / Siegrun Appelt Kunsthaus Bregenz Karl Tizian Platz Bregenz Austria Peter Zumthor: "The art museum stands in the light of Lake Constance It is made of glass and steel and a cast concrete stone mass which endows the interior of the building with texture and spatial composition From the outside, the building looks like a lamp It absorbs the changing light of the sky, the haze of the lake, it reflects light and colour and gives an intimation of its inner life according to the angle of vision, the daylight and the weather" How much more incitement do you need? photo: Hélène Binet Floor area/size m², Interior architect Peter Zumthor MI_MOA Kunsthaus Bregenz Tuesday - Sunday 10 am - 6 pm Thursday 10 am - 9 pm Monday closed 4

5 photo: Markus Tretter photo: Markus Tretter Kunsthaus Bregenz Square Karl Tizian Platz Bregenz Austria The shiny black building (an anthracite surface) in front of the KUB houses both the shop and a café-bar on the ground floor, in addition to administration offices and the library on the first floor This administration building, situated in front of the museum towards the city centre, acts as a transitional structure to the smaller and low buildings of the old part of the town All functional facilities of the Kunsthaus other than those directly associated with the presentation of art are housed separately in this smaller building Not only the whole of the café and bar area bears the architectural signature of Peter Zumthor; the kitchen is also designed in exposed black concrete as well as the black square in front of the café, where visitors to the KUB Café prefer to sit at the round tables when the weather is good At night, the café turns into a classic cocktail bar Often the current exhibition includes open-air events photo: Markus Tretter Floor area/size m², Interior architect, Landscape architect Peter Zumthor MI_MOA Kunsthaus Bregenz Cafe-bar: from 1000 am to 100 am daily Shop: 1100 am to 600 pm daily, closed Mondays 5

6 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Church San Benedetg Caplutta Sogn Benedetg Sumvitg Switzerland This Zumthor church in a small village located in the Mountains is a cylinder that turns into an oval and then into a keel: the geometry of this church, however definite, is also dynamic and elusive to the eye, all this exacerbated by the implantation of the building on a steep slope The church has a wooden construction and the façade is made with wooden shingles, wooden snips, similar to the locally build houses The building is very carefully detailed even on places you would normally not come (like behind the concrete stairs of the entrance) The setting is wonderful 1988 Peter Zumthor City of Sumvitg Marloes_Faber photo: Marloes Faber You can visit the church daily apart from Sunday Take the car to Sumvitg in the canton of Graubünden In this village is one road up to San Benedigt (different ways to write) It's about a km tough climbing for the car In San Benedigt it is easy to find your way to the church 6

7 photo: Archivio Fuksas photo: Archivio Fuksas New Trade Fair Strada Statale 33 del Sempione Milan Italy The New Trade Fair is not only a big project for the Milan region its dimensions make it one of the biggest buildings in Europe Massimiliano Fuksas conceived the site on the outskirts of the city as a new landscape with its own geography The project is structured by a central axis that connects the service centres, offices and the exhibition halls The whole complex is covered by a vast roof - an undulating lightweight structure, with a surface area exceeding square metres, over 1300 metres long and approximately 32 metres wide Made up of a reticular rhomboidal mesh structure in prefinished steel profiles, it is connected via spherical nodes and covered with laminated glass attached via plates to the profiles below It is supported by 183 steel columns 500 mm in diameter which branch into smaller supporting arms above 12 metres Fuksas derived the form from constant altimetric variations as found in the natural landscape in the form of 'craters', 'waves' and 'dunes' 2005 Main designer, Supplier Contractor Supplier Supplier Associate architect Supplier Structural engineer Supplier Contractor Associate architect Building physics consultant Technical engineer Contractor Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Doriana O Fuksas Ask Romein Astaldi Spa Bemo Systems Carpentieri d'italia Giorgio Martocchia Icom Engineering Mero GmbH & Co Permasteelisa Spa Pizzarotti Spa Ralf Bock Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner Studio Marzullo Srl Vianini Spa Fondazione Fiera Milano Kirsten_Hannema photo: Archivio Fuksas Located in Rho-Pero (on the northwestern outskirts of Milan), along highway SS33 7

8 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Casa Rustici Corso Sempione Milan Italy This housing complex in Milan was built by famous fascist architect Giuseppe Terragni He was important for the development of livable and cheap housing in 1930s Italy Casa Rustica is located on Corso Sempione, an inportant thoroughfare to get into Milan's city centre It has got a rooftop garden, to be used by all the building's occupants photo: Marloes Faber Project is not public! 1936 Main designer, Giuseppe Terragni Pietro Lingeri Marloes_Faber A 10-minute walk from the famous Parco Sempione 8

9 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Nazar Leskiw Duca di Milano Hotel Piazza della Repubblica Milan Italy Designed by postmodernist Aldo Rossi, the Duca di Milano Hotel operates as an annex of the Principe di Savoia Hotel, with which it is linked by a skybridge The façade of Rossi's hotel is made up of red brick and has a linear pattern of windows on a plain surface This stands in stark contrast to its mother building, which has a traditional façade with an abundance of ornaments The interior of the Duca di Milano is more confluent with the Principe's style: the units in the annex are ablaze with regal red fabrics, padded walls, valanced windows, sitting areas, and generous desks that match the Edwardian look of the antique dressers 1988 Aldo Rossi Marloes_Faber photo: Nazar Leskiw 9

10 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Gallaratese II Housing Via Enrico Falck 37 Milan Italy Located in the city of Milan, the Gallaratese II housing complex has the capacity to house 2400 inhabitants Aldo Rossi designed the complex at the 'Gallaratese Quarter II' to be a self-contained village which was even dubbed a 'Palais social' by its tenants This coordinates with Rossi s philosophy of architecture His view that the primary sources of all architectural content lie in the school, the hospital and the prison is reflected in the use of primary forms, axial orientation and repetitive elements in the façades Gallaratese II is designed with two apparent axes: north-south and east-west These indicate the primary circulation routes of the building as well as guiding the relationships between the building and the rest of the quarter (from website University of Colorado Denver) photo: Marloes Faber Public access unknown! 1970 Aldo Rossi Marloes_Faber 'Bonola' is the nearest underground station The gate to the complex is not always opened 10

11 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Velasca Tower Piazza Velasca Milan Italy Close to Milan's city centre, looking up, one can notice the presence of an outstanding profile: it is the outline of Torre Velasca, whose symbolic value one is able to guess from a distance The building was designed in the 1950s by a group of Milanese architects called BBPR after their names: Banfi, Belgiojoso, Peressutti and Rogers The Velasca Tower belongs to the first generation of Italian modern architecture, nevertheless keeping itself linked to the Milanese context in which it was born, and relating itself particularly to the cathedral, the city's bell towers and above all to the Sforzesco Castle The tower, with its characteristic 'mushroom' shape and height of 99 metres, sticks out into the city centre skyline, made up of buildings, domes, towers and bell towers Its structure recalls the Lombard tradition of the massive profile of towers and medieval fortresses photo: Benjo Zwarteveen Project is not public! BBPR Marloes_Faber By underground: Piazza Velasca is the nearest stop 11

12 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Pirelli tower Piazza Duca d'aosta Milan Italy In 1950 Alberto Pirelli, the president of the Pirelli Company, required that a skyscraper be built in the original area where the first factory was constructed in the 19th century The project was developed by architect Gio Ponti, with the assistance of Pier Luigi Nervi and Arturo Danusso At 1271 meters (417 feet), it is the tallest building in the city and was built of concrete (est 60,000 tons) Construction of the tower began in 1956 in a time that Italy was experiencing an economic boom The tower was to be surrounded by low lying buildings on a hectagonal plot of land Upon its completion in 1958, it became one of the symbols of Milan and of the national economical recovery The building was later sold to the Lombardy region, of which is now the head office Characterized by a bold, structural skeleton, smooth refined curtain wall façades, and tapered sides like the bow of a ship, it was among the first skyscrapers to abandon the customary block form Project is not public! Main designer, Gio Ponti Pier Luigi Nervi the Pirelli Company Marloes_Faber photo: Marloes Faber Near Milan Central Station 12

13 photo: Marloes Faber photo: Marloes Faber Casa del Fascio in Como Piazza del Popolo 1 Como Italy The former headquarters of the National Fascist Party in Como describes the creative spirit of Giuseppe Terragni within the context of the Italian Rationalist vocabulary It is an early testament of style, which might explain why, fifty years later, it is still the object of passionate studies It is a perfect prism with the side 3320 metres long and 1660 metres high It represents a starting point of such rigidity as to encourage a struggle against any classicist potential The square and the prism are in fact the basic principles of the purism of Le Corbusier In the building it is these principles that are being questioned because the main volume is not on 'pilotis' and the façades are not free from the structural framework In fact, they are involved with it, so as to achieve a layered depth The pulling back of the entrance and breaking up of the top make certain that the building attains transparency (from website Great Buildings Collection) photo: Marloes Faber 1936 Giuseppe Terragni National Fascist Party Marloes_Faber To visit the building, you have to ring or send a fax in advance to the Italian Financial Police, who currently owns the building The Casa del Fascio is located in the city centre of Como Go to the duomo and there you will find the Piazza del Popolo and the building 13

14 photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein Städtle Vaduz Liechtenstein Heinrich Degelo, Meinrad Morger and Christian Kerez have created a museum of great structural complexity and discreet simplicity The closed form is a 'black box' of tinted concrete and black basalt stone River pebbles embedded in the building's exterior provide a subtle coloration, forming a link to the landscape of the Rhine Valley The hand-carved surface of the façade invites touching, and reflects the surroundings Long rows of windows open the black cube to both inside and outside Inside the Black Box is a perfect White Cube The building is clearly structured with maximum space devoted to art The visible exterior of the building corresponds almost exactly to the public exhibition spaces There are six exhibition rooms arranged around two diametrically opposed staircases The ground plan, reminiscent of a windmill's sails, enables diagonal views through the whole building (text from website museum) photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti Main designer, Christian Kerez Degelo Architekten Meinrad Morger JKA Museum: Tuesday - Sunday: / Thursday: / Closed on Mondays Café: Monday - Friday: 09:00-23:00 / Saturday - Tuesday: 09:00-18:

15 photo: Archive Olgiati photo: Archive Olgiati House for a Musician Fravgia Scharans Switzerland The house with atelier for musician Linard Bardill occupies the site of a former barn in the old centre of Scharans To get a planning permission for constructing the new building in the protected historical villagescape, the volume of the old barn had to be rebuilt For an atelier where he can work properly, Linard Bardill did not even need a third of the footprint of the old stable The missing volume is surrounded by a red concrete wall covered with a myriad of ornaments This walled room in the random geometry of the old barn receives an unexpected monumentality in this clustered surrounding by a gigantic elliptical opening in the roof (text from website architect) photo: Archive Olgiati 2007 Valerio Olgiati JKA Fridays: There are buses going from Thusis 15

16 photo: Federico Curiél photo: Federico Curiél SS Giovanni e Paolo Church Via Privata Catone Milan Italy This ecclesiastical complex, designed by Italian architects Luigi Figini and Gino Pollini, occupies a trapezoidal plot on the northern periphery of Milan The church and adjoining youth centre have a very irregular form, since the perimeter consists of a constant pattern of advances and regressions, making for broken sight lines and a continuous play between outside and inside (text from LombardiaBeniCulturali) photo: Federico Curiél 1968 Luigi Figini and Gino Pollini Freddy_Curiel Tram number 3 to Piazzale Nigra Closest metro station: Maciachini 16

17 photo: Brian Potere photo: Brian Potere San Cataldo Cemetery Strada Cimitero San Cataldo Modena Italy Aldo Rossi's 'City for the Dead' in Modena, Italy, stands as a largely unfinished project in which Rossi explores the thematic elements put forth in his book 'ure of the City', primarily the forms of memory and meaning The project was originally won as a competition in collaboration with Gianni Braghieri in 1972 Construction began in 1978 and to this day stands at roughly fifty percent completion The site was originally to contain the ossuary cube and a series of rib-like buildings, which terminated in a cone housing the communal graves photo: Brian Potere 1984 Aldo Rossi brianpo Bus: 2 from the Railway Station or 5 from the Bus Station From the motorway: Tangenziale Pirandello exit

18 photo: Roderick Trompert photo: Roderick Trompert Leutschenbach School Saatlenfussweg Zurich Switzerland The Leutschenbach School (Schulhaus Leutschenbach) is located in the north of Zurich Designed by architect Christian Kerez, aimed to offer a completely new dimension for learning, this building has brought all the function zones under one roof and one next to another: classrooms, meeting rooms, the cafeteria, the music room and even the gym hall To highlight the architectural creation, the gym hall is designed to be on the top floor instead of submerged under the earth The statics of the building is provided by a steel structure and an embedded slab which is supported on only six points These form the foundation for the large gym hall and ensure the building to be completely earthquakes resistant photo: Roderick Trompert Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Landscape designer Building physics consultant Project manager Roof & facade consultant General consultant Project manager Roof & facade consultant General consultant Services engineer Acoustics consultant Infrastructure consultant Infrastructure consultant Supplier Structural engineer Roof & facade consultant Building physics consultant Christian Kerez 4d AG Landschaftsarchitekten BSLA Bakus Bauphysik & Akustik GmbH BGS & Partner Architekten AG Dr Lüchinger + Meyer Bauing Dr Schwartz Consulting AG dsp Ingenieure & Planer AG SIA/USIC gkp Fassadentechnik AG Gysi Leoni Mader AG Hartmann Engineering GmbH Lienhard Martin MPA Engineering AG MTP Meili Tanner Partner AG Planbar AG SCE GmbH Sika Waldhauser Haustechnik AG Stadt Zürich Roderick From Oerlikon Bahnhof: Bus 63 / 94 to stop Saatlenstrasse or Bus 781 to stop Kehrichtverbrennung 18

19 photo: corminbo photo: corminbo Plantahof Auditorium Plantahof Landquart Switzerland Minimalistic realisation of structural expressionism with the central column as a protagonist The concrete space of the auditorium is pierced at an angle by the main column which shoots up meeting the inclined roof A dramatic dialogue of program and structure Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Valerio Olgiati Building control department of canton Grison corminbo photo: corminbo 19

20 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw Kunsthalle Zurich Limmatstrasse Zurich Switzerland A white concrete extension flows over the top of a former brewery in Zurich to give Swiss arts organisation the Kunsthalle Zürich its first permanent home Swiss studios Gigon/Guyer s and Atelier WW jointly refurbished the yellow and red brick building in the Löwenbräu arts district, where the Kunsthalle has been located on a temporary basis for the last 16 years alongside the Migros Museum of Contemporary Art and a few other galleries A large new entrance hall connects the existing building with the concrete extension, which contains three gallery floors and a first floor events space with a rooftop terrace 2012 Gigon Guyer Architekten Nazar photo: Nazar Leskiw 20

21 photo: Michael Noordam photo: Michael Noordam Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Rue Chapelle Ronchamp France On a hill, this monumental pilgrimage church 'chapel of our lady of the height' (though on most days more frequented by architectural pilgrims than the intended variety) is a dramatic form with the contrasts of a dark roof, deep windows with coloured glass and the white-washed curved walls of rough masonry Formally and symbolically, this small building is immensely powerful and complex The heaviness of the walls and roof is misleading In Le Corbusier's words: 'The shell has been put on walls which are absurdly but practically thick Inside them however are reinforced concrete columns The shell will rest on these columns but it will not touch the wall A horizontal crack of light 10cm wide will amaze' The place is truly astounding, very impressive photo: Yoshinori Kuwahara 1955 Le Corbusier City of Ronchamp Michael_Noordam Hours for the chapel are 10-16h everyday Tél Ronchamp is a little over an hour's drive west of Basel-Mulhouse, the airport near the French/Swiss/German border From Mulhouse follow the A36 southwest to Belfort, then the N19 west to Ronchamp A steep windy road to the North is signposted to the chapel from the center of Ronchamp village 21

22 photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site Seilerbahnweg Chur Switzerland Protective housing for the remains of the foundations of three Roman Buildings (which one of those only a corner is visible) This protective casing for the archaeological finds was conceived as a kind of abstract reconstruction of the Roman volumes: a lightweight framework for walls made of timer lamella which admit light and air exactly follows the Roman outer walls, thus producing a package-like effect which give a visible form to location of the Roman buildings in today's city landscape photo: João Morgado Peter Zumthor City of Chur JMMM 22

23 photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Paspels School Alte Domleschgergasse Paspels Switzerland Paspels school is a reinforced concrete monolith The architect did not use right angles for the outside, so although at first glance the exterior geometry seems simple, closer study reveals a chain-like reaction of slight distortions that shroud the building in an air of strangeness Inside, however each classroom on the first and second floors has two right-angled sides that make up the walls of cruciform access corridors In sum, the school can be interpreted as an exercise in the phenomenology of perception photo: João Morgado Project is not public! Valerio Olgiati Oberstufepaspels JMMM 23

24 photo: Trevor Patt photo: Trevor Patt Rolex Learning Center Route des Noyerettes 1015 Lausanne Switzerland 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 24

25 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Centre Pompidou-Metz Parvis des Droits de l'homme 1 F Metz France The Centre Pompidou in Metz is a large hexagonal structure with three galleries running through the building A central spire reach up 77 metres, alluding to the 1977 opening date of the original Centre Pompidou Viewed as a whole, the architecture evokes a vast marquee surrounded by a square and garden Inside the building, the general atmosphere is light with a pale wood roof, white-painted walls and floors in pearl-grey polished concrete The roof, the relation between the interior and exterior and the three exhibition galleries make up highly innovative architectural choices photo: Dirk Verwoerd Floor area/size m² Main designer, Shigeru Ban s Jean de Gastines es pitufina13 Mon: 11am - 6pm Tues: closed Wed: 11am - 6pm Thu: 11am - 8pm Fri: 11am - 8pm Sat: 10am - 8pm Sun: 10am - 6pm On foot a 2-minute walk from the high-speed TGV train station in downtown Metz By car via the A4 (Paris / Strasbourg) and A31 (Luxembourg / Lyon) motorways, exit Metz Centre By train to the high-speed TGV train station Metz Ville Direct trains: just 1 hr 20 min from Paris, 40 min from Luxembourg Ville To the Lorraine TGV train station (35 km from Metz, shuttle service) Direct trains: 2 hrs from Lille Europe, 4 hrs from Rennes, 5 hrs from Bordeaux, 2 hrs 40 min from Frankfurt 25

26 State Gallery Stuttgart Konrad-Adenauer-Straße Stuttgart Germany The State Gallery Stuttgart is comprised today of three buildings The oldest part of the gallery, known today as the Old State Gallery, was constructed from 1838 to 1843 by Gottlob Georg Barth as the Museum of Picture Art In 1984, the Old State Gallery was joined by the New State Gallery, constructed by the English master architect James Stirling The Swiss architects Wilfrid und Katharina Steib annexed the Old State Gallery in 2002 While the Old State Gallery contains works from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, the New State Gallery contains art from the 20th century, including works from Braque, Chagall, Debuffet, Klee, Koloschka and Nolde Futhermore, the Gallery has one of the most important collections of Picasso's work to be seen In addition to the featured paintings, sculptures, and photography, the largest collection of European drawings and printed graphics within Germany, with more than papers, can also be viewed (text from website Stuttgart Information) photo: Jean-Jacques Jungers 1984 James Stirling -MT

27 photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Porsche Porsche Museum Porscheplatz 1 D Stuttgart Germany The new museum is the business card at Porsche's headquarters in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and will represent the company both inwardly and outwardly The exhibition is dedicated to the era of Professor Ferdinand Porsche and his development work in the period between 1900 and 1948, all gathered in one place Connected to this, as the main theme of the exhibition, is the product chronology of the Porsche sports car, which will be supplemented by more in-depth topic areas that are of particular significance for the company s history and philosophy The exhibition is a "rolling museum : 80 vehicles in the new museum regularly exchange places with other racing and sports cars The Company archive is also housed here and in addition to a restaurant and coffee bar in the foyer, there's a conference area on the top floor as well as an exclusive restaurant, which will be opened independently of the museum operation and may also be leased by external interested parties photo: Porsche Floor area/size m² Delugan Meissl Associated s Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG boeboe Museum and Exhibition opening hours: Tuesdays Sundays 9:00 am 6:00 pm The admission counters close at 5:00 pm Closed on Mondays Christophorus Restaurant opening hours: Tuesdays Saturdays 11:30 am 12:00 pm Sundays 11:30 am 2:30 pm There is separate access to the Restaurant Museum Workshop opening hours: Mondays Fridays 9:00 am 4:00 pm Outside of official opening hours on request by public trasport:take rail S6 and get off at the stop "Porscheplatz'' Tel: 0049 (0) , Bookings of Group and Special Tours: Tel: 0049 (0) , Enquiries for Events: Tel: 0049 (0) , eventsmuseum@porschede 27

28 photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Wohnblock Am Weißenhof Am Weißenhof Stuttgart Germany ategorie=0&id=&flash=0 In steel frame and built with brick masonry and plastered facade, with flat rooftop, the apartment building consists of four parts, each with one staircase, six-storey flats, each 42 to 80 square meters of living space The exterior this building offers no decorative or ornamental elements The only 'decoration is the grid in front of the staircase windows The rhythm of the construction follows from the cantilevered balconies and the horizontal window bands The apartment building was heavily damaged during the warthe building also served as a children's hospital The apartment layouts were created after the war, and greatly changed the layout In 1984 to 1986 the building was refurbished and additional 1-bedroom-loft apartments were developed During the renovation, 8 cm thick polystyrene panels with isolation were placed before the façades and the respective depth of the window bands have extremely reduced The window blinds are also a consequence of renovation and is not original photo: Jeroen Meijer 1927 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe jpmm Tue, Wed, Fri-Sun Thu 11-20, closed on Mondays SMALL TOUR (45 min) and sample introduction Weissenhof 4 Euro / 3,50 Euro reduced LARGE TOUR Weissenhof introduction, show and tour Weissenhof 6 Euro / 4,50 off Tours: Available as Small or Large tour Tu-Fri 15 clock, Saturday, Sunday and holidays 11 am-15 o'clock clock group tours by appointment Weissenhofmuseum im Haus Le Corbusier Rathenaustr Stuttgart Tel +49 (0) info@weissenhofmuseumde 28

29 photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Mieke Vullings 900 am 600 pm Tuesday till Sunday (also on public holidays) Closed on Mondays The ticket counter closes at 5 pm Arrival by car: A8 motorway from Karlsruhe: To the Degerloch exit, from here on the B27 in the direction of Stuttgart-Zentrum, then follow the signs to Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion / Mercedes-Benz Museum A8 motorway from Ulm: To the Esslingen exit, from here on the B10 in the direction of Stuttgart to the Stuttgart-Ost exit, then follow the signs to Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion / Mercedes-Benz Museum A81 motorway from Heilbronn: To the Zuffenhausen exit, from here on the B27 in the direction of Stuttgart-Zentrum, then follow the signs to Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion / Mercedes-Benz Museum Parking facilities Please use either the multi-story museum car park or

30 the adjacent multi-story P4 car park Arrival by train: From Stuttgart main station or the Rotebühlplatz / Stadtmitte local public transport stop, take the S-Bahn (rapid transit line) S1 to the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion stop (no need to change trains) After alighting, please follow the signs Mercedes-Benz Museum Mercedesstraße Stuttgart Germany wwwmercedes-benzcom/museum When approaching the city of Stuttgart from the eastern side, right next to highway B14 ermerges the new Mercedes Benz Museum The structure of the museum is based on a cloverleaf The semi-circular floors rotate around the central atrium forming horizontal plateaus which alternate between double and single heights The museumconcept is based on two different exhibitionflows One being the Collection rooms, which are exposed and day-lit, surrounded by huge, panoramic windows The other consisting of historical displays, Legend rooms, theatrical spaces, sheltered and artificial lit The Museum experience begins with visitors traveling up through the atrium in one of the three, capsule like, elevators At the top floor the visitor may take one of the two spiralling main paths down, that unfold chronologically as they descend through the building Intersecting with each other at several points, like strands of a DNA helix, allowing the visitor to change routes all the time Floor area/size m² Geometry consultant Infrastructure consultant Building physics consultant Project manager Structural engineer Exhibition designer Lighting designer Contractor Structural engineer Structural engineer UNStudio Arnold Walz Arup Bayer Bauphysik Ingenieursgesellschaft mbh Drees & Sommer GmbH Ed Züblin AG HG Merz Ulrike Brandi Licht Wenzel + Wenzel Werner Sobek Ingenieure Wolff & Müller GmbH DaimlerChrysler AG Mieke 30

31 photo: Maarten Helle photo: Maarten Helle Ricola Europe Mulhouse Rue de l'ill Mulhouse France 9BB33A63B4A4B3 This is a packing and distribution building for Ricola Europe in Mulhouse-Brunstatt When the Swiss decided against joining the EU economic area in a referendum held in 1992, it became necessary for Ricola to set up a sales company in the EU and to build a hall for Ricola Europe in neighbouring France This hall was built in a few months in 1995 It is situated on the periphery of Mulhouse, on the west bank of the Rhine-Rhône Canal, facing Brunstatt It is a simple building, 60 m long, 30 m wide an 8 m high The roof projects outwards and slightly upwards for 8 m on each of the two long sides It creates large, protected areas, those facing into the yard being used for loading and unloading the trucks, and those facing a small park for rest periods Here, the roof is of a material which allows the light through, so that these areas are bathed in soft light (text from website Ricola) photo: Maarten Helle Project is not public! 1995 Herzog and De Meuron Ricola HelleBeelden 31

32 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 Supplier Herzog and De Meuron Sto Isoned 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 Switzerland, 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 E

33 photo: Marco de Trizio photo: Marco de Trizio Herzog & De Meuron Office Headquarters Rheinschanze Basel Switzerland The office headquarters of Swiss architectural firm Herzog and De Meuron are located in Basel The complex is composed of various buildings, one of them a six-storey, glass volume looking towards the Rhine river An interesting detail is the original entrance: a small, simple, wooden door, typical of Basel Public access unknown! 2009 Herzog and De Meuron Marco_De_Trizio photo: Marco de Trizio 33

34 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst Schaulager Ruchfeldstrasse 19 CH-4142 Basel Switzerland 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 Herzog and De Meuron 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) 34

35 photo: Dina Bonefacic Mihaljek photo: Dina Bonefacic Mihaljek Actelion Business Center Hegenheimermattweg Allschwil Switzerland The Business Centre is at the heart of the growing Actelion complex Its architecture is meant to offer an inspiring working environment, its forms stand for 'innovation, openness and communication' (J-P Clozel) Consisting of two floors under the ground and six floors above it, this building includes workspaces for 350 people, an auditorium and a restaurant An open steel construction provides support for cantilevered floors of different layouts, stacked atop of each other Jutting out in various directions, all the floors meet at four points that allow for vertical communication Although surface to volume ratio is large, the building incorporates many features aimed at sustainability - eg, green roofs, triple glazed glass, reactive louvers, photovoltaic cells photo: Dina Bonefacic Mihaljek Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Herzog and De Meuron Actelion Pharmaceuticals DinaBM Bus no38 from Schifflände in Basel, to bus stop "Im Brühl" in Allschwil 35

36 Das Gelbe Haus Via Nova Flims Switzerland 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:

37 photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti Studio Olgiati Via Stretga Flims Switzerland Next to his private house, architect Valerio Olgiati has built this new studio for his architectural office It refers to traditional local architecture and is yet radically different Project is not public! 2008 Valerio Olgiati JKA photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti 37

38 photo: Ralph Kent photo: Ralph Kent Annalisa Zumthor House Leis 7132 Vals Switzerland The small idyllic Swiss village of Leis is expanding in the form of two new houses, designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor of thermal bath fame The lower of the two is called the Annalisa Zumthor House in honor of Zumthor s wife for whom the house was built The other is a rental Both houses are constructed in the Strickbau technique of solid laced-beam construction, a method that Zumthor seems increasingly keen on recently photo: Ralph Kent Project is not public! 2009 Peter Zumthor Annalisa Zumthor jrhartley Drive up above Vals, opposite a restaurant/bar on the south side of the valley above the town 38

39 photo: Iwan Baan photo: Iwan Baan Villa Vals Poststrasse Vals Switzerland Villa Vals is designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller, respectively of the architectural offices SeARCH and CMA Their design plan was to completely integrate the villa into the landscape to avoid disturbing the unspoiled nature That is why access to the villa is only possible via the nearby wooden Graubünder shed, through an underground tunnel which runs straight through the mountainside The façade of the house is slightly slanted, adding to the view of the mountain scenery across the valley opposite of the house The house, which was completed in 2009, was built and furnished in cooperation with a large number of Dutch designers and companies that produce Dutch design Their willful designs fit well in the spacious, industrial architecture of the villa Pieces and objects of, amongst others, Hella Jongerius, Demakersvan, Scholten & Baijings, Marcel Wanders, Claudy Jongstra, Royal Tichelaar Makkum and Vitra Nederland were used (text from official website) photo: Roderick Trompert Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Services engineer General consultant Contractor Services engineer Supplier Services engineer Cooperating designer Cooperating designer Roof & facade consultant CMA Christiaan Müller s Alex Kilchmann Comet GmbH Geobrugg AG Kurt Schnyder Bauunternehmung Lippuner EMT AG Maurus Cathomas Oscar Caduff Studio JVM, Jeroen van Mechelen Thomas Eyck Walch GmbH Roderick You can only visit the Villa when renting the place Check the website how to: Car: from Zürich take the high-way to Chur 8 kms after Chur follow signs to Flims / Laax / Ilanz In Ilanz follow signs for Vals which lead to the entrance of Vals valley If you choose to take the route over "Oberalppass", only open in summer, you have to leave the main road in Ilanz too Train: From Zürich Kloten airport, train to Zürich HB Central station From there, train for Chur In Chur, change to Ilanz/Disentis In Ilanz take a bus to Vals Zurich Kloten to Vals is about 200 km 39

40 photo: Margherita Spiluttini photo: Margherita Spiluttini Therme Vals Hotel Therme 7132 Vals Switzerland With the only thermal spring in Graubünden, the Therme Spa is a stunning landmark built from stone slabs of Valser quartzite Stone by stone The combinations of light and shade, open and enclosed spaces and linear elements make for a highly sensuous and restorative experience Only two years after its completion the Therme was listed as a protected building It has been described as a lesson in combining audacity with aesthetics, a totally unique, yet traditional spa and therapeutic centre that is the last word in peaceful sensuality, and a world first in spas The Vals quartzite quarried just two kilometres from where the building stands The great slabs of the roof are grassed over: sections of flower studded alpine meadow photo: Henry Pierre Schultz 1996 Lighting designer Peter Zumthor Viabizzuno Hotel und Thermalbad Vals AG MI_MOA daily: 11:00-20:00 Season 2006/2007: 17th June th April 2007 Season 2007/2008: 26 May March 2008 Open to children from 5 years old The bathing facilities are open to Hotel Therme guests from 07:00 Night bathing for hotel guests: Sunday: Wednesday: 22:30-24:00 Thursday: 22:30-24:00 Car: from Zürich take the high-way to Chur 8 kms after Chur follow signs to Flims / Laax / Ilanz In Ilanz follow signs for Vals which lead to the entrance of Vals valley If you choose to take the route over "Oberalppass", only open in summer, you have to leave the main road in Ilanz too Train: From Zürich Kloten airport, train to Zürich HB Central station From there, train for Chur In Chur, change to Ilanz/Disentis In Ilanz take a bus to Vals Zurich Kloten to Vals is about 200 km 40