Lindau (ZH), 2018, New education and research centre, 10'070 m2
The name ‘AgroVet-Strickhof’ is an amalgamation of the three partners ETH Zurich (agricultural sciences), the University of Zurich (Vetsuisse) and the canton of Zurich (Strickhof). Under the motto ‘from feed to food’, farmers, agronomists and vets will work together to carry out research into a sustainable global food supply. The requirements of the planning and execution partners were just as unique as the centre itself. Modern research facilities such as respiration chambers had to be integrated, the priorities of the future users aligned, and the requirements of the unusual inhabitants met – such as the electromagnetic hypersensitivity of cows, for example. Itten+Brechbühl won the open competition for the centre's design back in 2012 with a clean-lined urban solution. Just as in the competition entry, the end construction is dominated by the distinctive and functional shed roofs and wood throughout. A clear distinction between the functional areas can be seen in the arrangement of the buildings and continues in the colour scheme of the interior rooms – yellow in the laboratories, green in the sheds and the metabolism centre, and aubergine in the Forum.
New education and research centre
Canton of Zurich, ETH Zurich
Eschikon 21, 8315 Lindau
Direct commission
2012—2014
2015—2018
68 Mio.
10'070m2
Forum (300 spectator seats), metabolism centre, dairy cowshed (128 cows), office/laboratory building (50 workspaces), cattle fattening shed, feed store, bunker silo
Minergie
b+p Baurealisation AG, St. Gallen
Itten+Brechbühl AG, Basel
Egger Partner AG, Schönenberg an der Thur
Suisseplan Ingenieure AG, Zurich
ahochn AG, Dübendorf
Bürgin&Keller AG, Adliswil
H2O Engineering AG, Rotkreuz
vetschpartner AG, Zurich
Gartenmann Engineering AG, Basel
Aicher, De Martin, Zweng AG, Lucerne
Karin Rohländer, Stücheli Architekten
Andrea Berger, Jean-Marc Fischer, Geraldine Häusler, Carlos Mora, Dirk Rinker, Eva Schaub, Sheida Vahedi