After more than 45 years of use, the buildings of the Zurich North Cantonal School complex are in need of repair. The temporary school building on the Irchel campus will be used by around 2,000 students of the cantonal school as a temporary school facility without interrupting school operations from August 2024 to July 2027.
The advanced construction work on the Irchel campus is taking shape and the planned relocation phase from July 2024 to August 2024 is approaching.
A third short video edition from the cantonal school's "Smovie" series shows the current status of the project.
Client: Canton of Zurich Building Department
A former industrial site next to Wetzikon railway station is being transformed into a striking urban building block with residential and commercial use. Most of the existing building will be retained. Two partial extensions and two free-standing new buildings complete the ensemble. The study brief includes a variety of residential typologies that are aimed at different target groups and ensure a lively neighbourhood. Differentiated outdoor spaces such as a public park along the tracks, a square as the main access to the site in its centre and an avenue along the northern section of the street shape the surroundings.
Type of procedure: Private project competition by invitation, One-stage, anonymous procedure
Participants: Six architectural firms with landscape architects
Winner: HLS Architects
Client: Bosshard-Bühler & Co. AG
Organizer: DMEN Development AG
Visual: SETA-Park, Wetzikon Stücheli Architekten AG © Filippo Bolognese Images
Surrounded by greenery, the Hurdäckerstrasse residential development is located on the outskirts of Zurich. The buildings, characterised by numerous projections and recesses as well as a differentiated height development, are carefully integrated into the rural surroundings. The landscape space flows into the estate between the two rows. At the southern corners of the buildings, the private outdoor spaces are stacked upwards and, like the base storeys, are constructed from concrete. The façades of the upper storeys are clad in bronze-coloured, ribbed sheet metal. To the south of the property is a listed barn, which has been professionally renovated and converted into a communal space.