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.

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Second floor plan

Long section

Cross section

In conversation

Florian Zierer
Berlin International University of Applied Sciences

Berlin, Germany

8th October 2024

berlin-international.de

Florian Zierer will be in conversation at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences on 8th October 2024, introducing the practice's recent projects with existing buildings.

Project: Düngerbau
Project: Royale Belge
Project: Veemgebouw

Location
Uetikon am See, Switzerland

Date
2022–2025

Client
Mettler2Invest AG

Area
8,400m²

Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John, Michael Schneider, Florian Zierer

Project architect
Yasemin Ciorabai

Project team
Liang-Cheng Chung, Elen Finstad, Gian Hodel, Valeria Mellarini

Structural engineer
Ferrari Gartmann AG

Building physics
Kopitsis Bauphysik AG

Services engineers
Pfiffner AG

Electrical engineers
PBP Engineering AG, Zürich