Chur Projects 6 Created 26-Jul-10 By Erica Rodriguez, Madrid, Spain Entrance of the Graubünden Parliament Atelier Zumthor 3 Haldenstein, atelier, private house Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site Chasa RTR 5 Chur, Staufer & Hasler Architekten office, recording studio Chur, Valerio Olgiati court building 2 HTW Chur 6 Chur, Jüngling & Hagmann Architekten education 4 Chur, exposition space, landmark, shed http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ericarod3/guides/chur/ Neue Monte Rosa Hutte 7 Zermatt, Bearth & Deplazes hotel, landmark, restaurant, tourism 1
photo: Alessandro Conti photo: Alessandro Conti Entrance of the Graubünden Parliament Masanserstrasse 1 7001 Chur New ramp and roof to enter the house of the Graubünden cantonal parliament photo: Alessandro Conti 8-2009 Valerio Olgiati alekf Outdoor, always visible http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ericarod3/guides/chur/ 2
photo: Ralph Kent photo: Ralph Kent Atelier Zumthor Suesswinggel 20 7023 Haldenstein This is 's studio in the small village of Haldenstein, just outside of Chur in the Graubunden region of The first studio was built in 1986, with the concrete extension adjacent to his private family home - added in 2005 Project is not public! 1986 jrhartley photo: Ralph Kent The area is not fenced off, but your attention is drawn to a small plaque near the door of the concrete atelier extension which reminds people that this is 's family home and to respect his privacy Park in the centre of Haldenstein and wander up north, you will pass the Zumthor atelier http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ericarod3/guides/chur/ 3
photo: João Morgado photo: João Morgado Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site Seilerbahnweg 17 7000 Chur 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 10-1986 Client City of Chur JMMM http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ericarod3/guides/chur/ 4
photo: Heinrich Helfenstein photo: Heinrich Helfenstein Chasa RTR Masanserstrasse 2 7002 Chur http://wwwrtrch The local Radio e Televisiun Ramantscha (RTR) is the main occupant of this mighty six-storey angled structure, which completes a larger architectural quadrangle at the entrance to Chur's old city centre What is remarkable is that despite its expressive and incisive form, the building steps back and puts itself and its presentation at the service of the urban space For the observant viewer the almost banal looking window grid has a few surprises in store It is made of concrete, poured in one piece and subsequently bush-hammered, which is to say rough-hewn with a hammer and chisel - a process that exposes the concrete's main constituent, in this case Rhine gravel The monolithic effect of the façade has its significance: instead of a stuck-on 'outer skin' it becomes a massive, five-storey-high, load-bearing structure, resting on only three supports towards the square and street This static tour de force turns the heftily protruding mass into a light-footed elephant photo: Heinrich Helfenstein Project is not public! 2006 Client Staufer & Hasler Architekten Chur Municipality + SRG 'idée suisse' Bern Axel_Simon http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ericarod3/guides/chur/ 5
photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti HTW Chur Pulvermühlestrasse 57 7004 Chur http://wwwfh-htwchurch This project encompasses a building of the HTW Chur, a technical college in the industrial quarter of Chur in The basic idea is an interior hall lighted from above It can be flexibly used in different spatial constellations for exhibitions and lectures Two longitudinal wings are connected with this inner hall An innovative cladding of the façade made of copper refers to the industrial character of the surroundings (text from website architects) photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti 1993 Jüngling & Hagmann Architekten JKA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ericarod3/guides/chur/ 6
photo: Tonatiuh Ambrosetti photo: Tonatiuh Ambrosetti Neue Monte Rosa Hutte Gornergrat 1 3920 Zermatt http://wwwneuemonterosahuettech 2,883m above sea level, inaccessible by car or ski lift and a three-hour hike from the base of the mountain, the Neue Monte Rosa-Hütte is a destination for only the most dedicated architecture fans The lodge and restaurant for Swiss hikers, on the icy slopes of the Monte Rosa mountain in the Swiss Alps, was a collaborative project to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the ETH university of science and technology in Zurich The university worked with Swiss practice Bearth and Deplazes and the Swiss Alpine Club, a mountaineering club looking for a contemporary replacement for its existing 19th-century hut "The idea was to build a sustainable building as an exemplar building project," says project architect Marcel Baumgartner "The conditions were so extreme up there, with no electricity, no water supply, no roads, no streets It had to be self-sufficient and provide energy on site In a way it was the perfect test for the university" Floor area/size 9-2009 698 m² Developer Associate architect Associate architect Services engineer General consultant General consultant Client Bearth & Deplazes architektur + bauprozess Architektur& Design GmbH ETH Zürich Lauber IWISA AG Matterhorn Engineering AG WGG Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure AG ETH Zurich Roderick photo: Tonatiuh Ambrosetti 5h hike from Zermatt across the Gornergletscher, or take a helicopter! http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ericarod3/guides/chur/ 7