Chur Projects 9 Created 15-Mar-16 By Konrad Nieradka, Warsaw, Poland HTW Chur Chur, Jüngling & Hagmann Architekten education Heilig Kreuz Kirche Public Staircase 3 Cantonal and Regional Hospital 4 Entrance of the Graubünden Parliament 7 Chasa RTR 8 Atelier Zumthor 9 Haldenstein, Peter Zumthor atelier, private house 5 Chur, Silvia Gmür Reto Gmür Architekten hospital, restaurant Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site Chur, Staufer & Hasler Architekten office, recording studio Chur, Esch Sintzel bridge, passage Chur, Peter Zumthor exposition space, landmark, shed Chur, Walter Forderer church 2 Mastrils School and Community Centre 10 Mastrils, Jüngling & Hagmann Architekten community centre, kindergarten, primary school 6 Chur, Valerio Olgiati court building http://wwwmimoaeu/users/presence/guides/chur/ 1
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/presence/guides/chur/ 2
photo: Kylähullu Heilig Kreuz Kirche Masanserstrasse 161 7000 Chur Standing at the foot of the Alps is the highly contemporary Holy Cross Church in Chur, Designed by Basel born Swiss architect Walter Förderer, the church evokes strong features of Brutalism Built between 1966 to 1969, the church appears like a mass fortress that conveys a symbolic defensive attitude photo: Philip Stessens 1969 Walter Forderer Philip http://wwwmimoaeu/users/presence/guides/chur/ 3
Public Staircase St Luzistrasse 16 7000 Chur Public staircase connecting two building complexes of the cantonal school of Chur 2012 Esch Sintzel jan-alexander photo: Esch Sintzel http://wwwmimoaeu/users/presence/guides/chur/ 4
photo: Michael Fontana photo: Vladimr Spacek Cantonal and Regional Hospital Loestrasse 170 7000 Chur The existing hospital required a new ward and treatment areas The original project from G Brun and R Gaberel (1934-41) was extended over three stages, resulting in a ring-shaped system, which does not lend itself well to further expansion The first step therefore, was to define a new concept for the circulation, which would connect the old and new buildings in a clear and logical manner The connection is of a public nature; it leads from the entry through the cafeteria to the waiting areas and further entry areas of the various departments, in the same way as streets and squares in a city that are connected through perspective and spatial tension The concept for the ward sets Public and Private into coexistence The interior street is a place of intense use and, simultaneously, a meeting place The patient room, as the most private space, is characterised by a bay window allowing the patients a connection with the landscape photo: Michael Fontana Floor area/size 2000 17218 m² Building costs consultant Client Silvia Gmür Reto Gmür Architekten Walter Dietsche Baumanagement Stiftung Rätisches Kantons-und Regionalspital Chur mec http://wwwmimoaeu/users/presence/guides/chur/ 5
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/presence/guides/chur/ 6
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 Peter Zumthor City of Chur JMMM http://wwwmimoaeu/users/presence/guides/chur/ 7
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/presence/guides/chur/ 8
photo: Ralph Kent photo: Ralph Kent Atelier Zumthor Suesswinggel 20 7023 Haldenstein This is Peter Zumthor'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 Peter Zumthor 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 Peter Zumthor'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/presence/guides/chur/ 9
photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti Mastrils School and Community Centre Dalavostrasse 2 7303 Mastrils To emphasize the strong slope, this school and community centre in Mastrils is situated at a right angle to the topography The levels are shifted with every floor Inside and outside the building, cascade-like staircases follow the slope This structure allows the building to house a school, a kindergarten, a multi-purpose hall, an apartment and the municipal administration (text from website architects) photo: Jiran Kohout Architekti Public access unknown! Floor area/size 1995 12300 m² Client Jüngling & Hagmann Architekten Municipality of Mastrils JKA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/presence/guides/chur/ 10