Düngerbau

Uetikon am See, Switzerland 2022–present

Client: Mettler2Invest AG Historic monument

Built in 1896, the Düngerbau is a part of the historic Chemical Factory Uetikon that has occupied the site on the bank of Lake Zurich since the middle of the 19th century. The building formerly produced fertilisers using chemicals that were so aggressive that timber was the only material sufficiently resistant to form its elaborate structure.

Within a site strategy that we developed for the client, to introduce new housing and workspace onto this large lakeside site, the Düngerbau building, along with a proposed new school to the west, provides the public focus for the area. The programme has been developed in partnership with the local authority, and in addition to workshops, offices and places to eat, a large multifunctional public meeting hall is placed at the centre of the ground floor.