AXA Office Building Zurich, Switzerland

Competition

AXA Office Building

Zurich, Switzerland

Caruso St John has won the contest for a new office building at 52-56 Stampfenbachstrasse in central Zurich. The building, for multinational insurance company AXA, houses flexible office spaces on the upper floors and retail space on the ground floor.

The jury praised the design for its flexibility, and the material quality of the carefully composed stone façade, with its recessed roof-garden overlooking Stampfenbachstrasse. The project will begin in 2021.

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