Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO) has tasked a joint venture, consisting of Frutiger AG (project lead), Implenia and Ghelma AG Baubetriebe, with replacing the Spitallamm dam on Lake Grimsel. Implenia has a 42.5% stake in the joint venture. The volume of the contract amounts to around CHF 100 million in total. The existing Spitallamm dam was completed in 1932. Now, almost 90 […]

The new ship lift at Niederfinow uses a suspended steel trough, which functions in a similar way to a lift, to enable boats to overcome the 36-metre altitude difference in the Oder-Havel canal. It is designed as a vertical lifting mechanism with a counterweight. The water-filled trough uses heavy concrete and steel weights to reach an equilibrium, with the suspension rope […]

A residential development has been formed and has transformed the island into a new area close to Stockholm city centre. By 2022, it is planned that 300,000 sqm will be developed for housing and employment. The bridge will be built over Svindersviken in a first phase to ensure accessibility and create a direct link to Nacka Municipality. Building an interchange with the […]

The local conditions meant that the buildings were founded on a network of piles drilled and poured on site. The project, which consists of two adjoining building volumes developed on one and two levels respectively, also includes an outdoor area designed for maneuvering and deliveries by trucks docking at four quays with adjustable ramps. This area is directly connected […]

Eighteen buildings, tens of thousands of square metres for residential purposes, three and a half thousand planned residents, shops and a large public park: the new La Chapelle district is a major urban planning challenge in the canton of Geneva. Over a length of almost two hundred and fifty metres and a width of around twenty metres, the esplanade crosses the (future) […]

The programme, with two sets of 18 flats in two similar units, provides for one building to be rented out and the other sold as a condominium. The two parts of the residential complex are therefore similarly designed and organised, with the flat sizes varying depending on the condition of the buildings. The project, which was developed on the basis of a local development […]

The design of this property meets clear functional criteria, which are also reflected in the overall layout. Thus, the understanding of the purpose and respective roles of the individual units is easily recognizable from the outset: the choice of multi-colour and the standards applied help to define the elements that make up the whole. The building is based on a general […]

On a 4,000 m 2 hillside site at Rue du Temple 8 in Rolle in the canton of Vaud between Lausanne and Geneva, a new mixed-use complex known as "Ruello" has been built with rental flats, shops, offices, a socio-medical centre and an underground public car park with almost 300 spaces. The commercial and residential building replaces the former storage rooms of a wine house. […]

The landscaping is an essential part of the architectural project. The planners wanted to guarantee everyone a private area that was also open to the wooded hillside. By creating eleven levels at different levels, the views of each individual could be shifted. There is never one opposite, but rather intersecting views between the different buildings. The site is surrounded […]