The chosen area, Zurich North, is already specified as an appropriate site for this type of building by the city of Zurich’s “Hochhausplan.” It is a site in transformation. Its Cartesian coordinates are the following: the north-south axis links the city with the airport and with its constructive energies in action, and the axis southwest accumulates urban facilities and rail networks. Siting the building's location responds to the different forces present: the large scale of the metropolis as well as the small scale of the immediate neighbors. As usual in this type of building, it is intended for generic, subdivided, and rentable office space. Our goal is to imagine a tall building, a new piece of architecture qualified and singular in a city under construction.
Exterior view. © Davide Blasi.
Site plan. © Davide Blasi.
Ground floor. © Davide Blasi.
Variation of a typical floor. © Davide Blasi.
Sportclub Sauna / Squash. © Davide Blasi.
Wellness / Sauna. © Davide Blasi.
Open-plan office floor. © Davide Blasi.
Gymnasium. © Davide Blasi.
Wellness pool / Massage area. © Davide Blasi.
Open-plan office floor. © Davide Blasi.
Restaurant / Bar. © Davide Blasi.
Director’s office. © Davide Blasi.
South elevation. © Davide Blasi.
Section A-A. © Davide Blasi.
East elevation. © Davide Blasi.
Section B-B. © Davide Blasi.
Façade and corner detail. © Davide Blasi.
Structural axonometric. © Davide Blasi.
Interior view. © Davide Blasi.