Implenia wins order worth over CHF 100 million to build a new landmark for North Zurich
Dietlikon, 15 March 2016 – The 80 meter high Andreasturm, designed by architects Gigon/Guyer, is being built next to the railway station in Oerlikon, Zurich. From 2018 it will be a dramatic addition to the skyline of this up-and-coming part of the city. The client, SBB Immobilien, awarded the contract for constructing the new landmark tower to Implenia thanks to a business model worked out jointly with foundation engineering that includes impressive features relating to safety and deadline security. Implenia already used digital 4D Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the tender phase to plan the complex technical solution. This helped Implenia secure a total contractor mandate worth more than CHF 100 million. The Andreasturm will become the gateway to business in North Zurich, with around 20,000 m² of office space and lots of room for shops, cafés and restaurants, as well as a direct link to the platforms and station underpass. The expansion of Oerlikon station, which will be officially opened this winter, is already being carried out by a consortium led by Implenia. The Andreasturm is also impressive in terms of energy efficiency: it is being built in accordance with the “DGNB Platinum” label adapted by the Swiss Sustainable Building Council (SGNI). The contract represents an important mandate for the Switzerland Segment, which among other things brings together the Implenia Group’s building construction capabilities and provides customers with tailored, technically sophisticated, comprehensive solutions from a single source. Construction work begins on the Andreasturm in April 2016.
For more information about the project, please visit www.andreasturm.ch
Implenia press contact:
Natascha Mathyl
Communications Manager
Tel.: +41 58 474 74 77
Here at Oerlikon railway station Implenia is building the 80 meter high Andreasturm. (Picture: SBB Immobilien; Gigon/Guyer)
Impression of the lobby area. (Picture: SBB Immobilien; Gigon/Guyer)
Implenia, Switzerland’s leading construction and construction services company, also has a strong position in the German, Austrian and Scandinavian infrastructure markets. Established in 2006, Implenia can look back on around 150 years of construction tradition. It brings the expertise of its highly skilled sectoral and regional units together under the roof a company active throughout Europe. With its integrated business model and specialists operating in all areas of construction, the Group can manage a building project through its entire lifecycle and deliver work that is economical, integrated and customer-centric. The focus is on striking a sustainable balance between financial success and social and environmental responsibility.
Implenia, with its headquarters in Dietlikon near Zurich, currently employs more than 8000 people around Europe and posted revenue of around CHF 3.3 billion in 2015. The company is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (IMPN, CH0023868554). More information can be found at www.implenia.com.
