Caruso St John Architects, in collaboration with Boltshauser Architects and Pool Architects, have won the competition for the Hardturm Areal in Zurich city. The scheme comprises a new 18,500 capacity football arena, a residential building with 173 cooperative apartments, and two mixed-use high-rise buildings. The project is being developed by HRS Real Estate SG and Credit Suisse.
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Caruso St John is currently preparing the construction phase for the West Tower at the Hardturm site in Zurich. The façades will be clad with floor-to-ceiling folded chrome-steel sheets, for which initial samples have been developed. Through their surface, depth, reflections, and shadows, these elements combine to form a distinctive figure in the building’s elevation.
A ground breaking ceremony was held on 3rd March to celebrate the start of construction on the St Pancras Commercial Centre. Located in an area of North London which is undergoing substantial change, Caruso St John's 24,000 m² mixed-use scheme will accommodate a dense development of housing, workspace and retail.
Another popular vote will be held on 27 September 2020 to decide the future of the Hardturm Areal project.
Residents of Zurich have voted in favour of the project to build a new football stadium. The referendum took place on Sunday 25th November with 53.8% voting in favour of the development.
A referendum in Zurich will decide the future of the project to build a dedicated football stadium for the city.
The construction of a new office building for insurance company AXA has now been completed on Stampfenbachstrasse in Zurich.
The renovation work has begun on Haus zum Magazin, a former administrative building of the Bally shoe factory dating from 1903. Various layers from previous era's were removed to expose the original steel columns and timber ceilings. Existing windows were retained and sometimes reinforced with new glazing assemblies, and new openings are being cut into the facade to create balconies. The project aims to balance the clearly discernible existing structure and the new residential use.
Work on the refurbishment of the Neue Pinakothek is now well underway. Re-use sits at the heart of the project: original stonework is being carefully dismantled, cleaned, and catalogued before being reinstated following the upgrade of insulation and building services. A precise labelling system and dedicated on-site storage are central to making this process work.
Caruso St John Architects, together with Studio SNCDA, have been appointed as architects for the renovation and extension of the Schwaarzt Haus, a social and community centre in Cents, Luxembourg.
Two load-bearing Atlas cedar columns will highlight the passageway in the center of the apartments in Eggen. The tree trunks come from the forests of the Occitane region in southwestern France, near Figeac, and were around 120 years old when cut.
Public notice for the commencement of the first phase of construction works for the Riverside Project. This first phase will see all works within the Grade I listed Cloisters IX completing ahead of Phase 2 scheduled to follow in close sequence by the end of the year, subject to College approval.
A mix-and-match mock-up has been constructed for the residential project Eggen. Located on the outskirts of Lucerne, the two buildings will be defined by their timber façades and a distinctive, colourful presence.