Office Building, Stampfenbachstrasse

Zurich, Switzerland 2020–present (under construction)

Client: AXA Investment Managers Schweiz AG Competition, first prize

This commission for the AXA insurance company involves the replacement of a 1920s office building and was an opportunity to make a classic city building —a quiet and constant feature at the centre of Zurich— built flexibly and for the long-term, with a minimum expenditure of embodied energy.

West elevation

East elevation

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Second floor plan

Fifth floor plan

Sixth floor plan

Cross section

Cross section

Cross section

Long section

Long section

Under construction

Office Building, Stampfenbachstrasse

Zurich, Switzerland

The load-bearing polished stone column that forms the centrepiece of Caruso St John's new office building on Stampfenbachstrasse in central Zurich was installed at the end of the 2024.

Project: Office Building, Stampfenbachstrasse

Under construction

Office Building, Stampfenbachstrasse
Natural Stone Facade

Zurich, Switzerland

Quarrying is underway for the Verde Spluga stone cladding for the principal façade of the new AXA office building on Stampfenbachstrasse in central Zurich.

Project: Office Building, Stampfenbachstrasse

Location
Zurich, Switzerland

Date
2020–2025

Client
AXA Investment Managers Schweiz AG

Construction cost
32m CHF

Area
6,240 m²

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

Project architects
Francesco Caputi (2020–present), Ferdinand Schmidt (2022–present)

Project team
Gianlorenzo Bertolero, Blanca Bosshard Vaquer, Luis De Macedo, Jaehee Shin, Josephine West

Structural engineer
Ferrari Gartmann AG

Services engineer
Kalt+Halbeisen Ingenieurbüro AG
Enerpeak AG

Cost consultant & project manager
WT Partner AG