The goals
Defining the location and helping to shape the future of scientific work – that was the overarching goal for the new ETH e-Science Lab on Zurich’s Hönggerberg. With the sub-items flexibility, sustainability and comfort. The tasks in detail: Optimal flexibility in the building structure for any changes in use, a contemporary interpretation of public space in the interior, reference to the landscape and energy optimization. In short: Visibly high school of architecture.
The implementation
A no-frills cuboid integrates the multiple requirements: Its spatial geometry makes a clear statement on the slope of the ETH campus. The building concept is based on a use-neutral room zone along the outer facade and a ring-like inner core zone. Here, a light, spacious inner world unfolds with a central hall, seminar rooms, lecture halls and cafeteria. The building structure allows the greatest freedom in the use of space, right down to your own microclimate in the smallest room unit.
Sustainability: Summa cum laude
It is the architecture itself that minimizes the energy consumption. The compact cuboid structure, the storage efficiency of the construction and the facade as a performer for sun protection and air conditioning - they all make a significant contribution to the excellent Minergie standard. A statement for sustainability is also the use of high-quality, durable materials.
Inspiring interaction between art and architecture
Adrian Schiess' large-scale "Painting 2008" radically changes the perception of the hall. The work of art is inseparably interwoven with the architecture, it stretches across all floors and meanders through the entire interior of the building like a backdrop. It always appears fragmented to the user, with the result that the work is repeatedly performed anew through their movements. Painting becomes performance.
The goals
Defining the location and helping to shape the future of scientific work – that was the overarching goal for the new ETH e-Science Lab on Zurich’s Hönggerberg. With the sub-items flexibility, sustainability and comfort. The tasks in detail: Optimal flexibility in the building structure for any changes in use, a contemporary interpretation of public space in the interior, reference to the landscape and energy optimization. In short: Visibly high school of architecture.
The implementation
A no-frills cuboid integrates the multiple requirements: Its spatial geometry makes a clear statement on the slope of the ETH campus. The building concept is based on a use-neutral room zone along the outer facade and a ring-like inner core zone. Here, a light, spacious inner world unfolds with a central hall, seminar rooms, lecture halls and cafeteria. The building structure allows the greatest freedom in the use of space, right down to your own microclimate in the smallest room unit.
Sustainability: Summa cum laude
It is the architecture itself that minimizes the energy consumption. The compact cuboid structure, the storage efficiency of the construction and the facade as a performer for sun protection and air conditioning - they all make a significant contribution to the excellent Minergie standard. A statement for sustainability is also the use of high-quality, durable materials.
Inspiring interaction between art and architecture
Adrian Schiess' large-scale "Painting 2008" radically changes the perception of the hall. The work of art is inseparably interwoven with the architecture, it stretches across all floors and meanders through the entire interior of the building like a backdrop. It always appears fragmented to the user, with the result that the work is repeatedly performed anew through their movements. Painting becomes performance.
The goals
Defining the location and helping to shape the future of scientific work – that was the overarching goal for the new ETH e-Science Lab on Zurich’s Hönggerberg. With the sub-items flexibility, sustainability and comfort. The tasks in detail: Optimal flexibility in the building structure for any changes in use, a contemporary interpretation of public space in the interior, reference to the landscape and energy optimization. In short: Visibly high school of architecture.
The implementation
A no-frills cuboid integrates the multiple requirements: Its spatial geometry makes a clear statement on the slope of the ETH campus. The building concept is based on a use-neutral room zone along the outer facade and a ring-like inner core zone. Here, a light, spacious inner world unfolds with a central hall, seminar rooms, lecture halls and cafeteria. The building structure allows the greatest freedom in the use of space, right down to your own microclimate in the smallest room unit.
Sustainability: Summa cum laude
It is the architecture itself that minimizes the energy consumption. The compact cuboid structure, the storage efficiency of the construction and the facade as a performer for sun protection and air conditioning - they all make a significant contribution to the excellent Minergie standard. A statement for sustainability is also the use of high-quality, durable materials.
Inspiring interaction between art and architecture
Adrian Schiess' large-scale "Painting 2008" radically changes the perception of the hall. The work of art is inseparably interwoven with the architecture, it stretches across all floors and meanders through the entire interior of the building like a backdrop. It always appears fragmented to the user, with the result that the work is repeatedly performed anew through their movements. Painting becomes performance.