August 12th, 2010

Skolkovo Innovation Center

Markus Schaefer is acting as an adviser for urban design and planning to Maxmakers, Zürich, who has been charged with preparing the development strategy for the new Skolkovo Innovation Center. This initiative by Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev is aiming to build a new town for research and development in close proximity to Moscow.

Maxmakers is a consultancy for real estate and infrastructure projects in Zürich with branch offices in Abu Dhabi and Seoul. The firm has been involved in the development of the strategy for Masdar among many other projects.

The task of Markus Schaefer included developing a first diagrammatic development strategy and a program for the overall site which was to become part of the competition brief. The program included a function mix, gross floor areas and functional relationships for a complex research town with a university, research campus, housing, public facilities and much more.

Based on the development strategy an international masterplan has been held which was won by AREP in collaboration with Michel Desvigne and SETEC. In the meantime, several buildings have been design by architects such as OMA, Herzog & de Meuron, SANAA and many others.

Projects

Architecture

Herrliberg-Feldmeilen station, 2020 –
Current state: framework plan

Haus Myrte, Wädenswil, 2022 –
Current phase: tender

House Renovation, Geneva, 2021 –
Current phase: ongoing

Airport Engadin, St. Moritz, 2020 –
Current phase: construction project

Cooperative Housing, Wetzikon, 2020 –
Current phase: tender

Fabrik.sg, 2020 –
Current phase: Project phases design to operation

ZHA, Boulevard, Hönggerberg Campus, 2020 –
Current state: ongoing (with Studio Vulkan)

Wilhelmsburg Rowing Club, 2020 –
Current phase: execution planning

Primary School Christoph Merian, Basel, 2019 –
Current phase: construction project

Station Square and Roof, Herisau 2015 –
Current phase: tender

MEWA-Areal, Wädenswil, 2018 –
Transformation Project from the former industrial estate to the mixed-use development with housing
Current phase: framework plan

Viererfeld, Bern, 2018 –
Housing
Current phase: on hold

Urban Design

Bahnhof Romanshorn, 2022 –
Current state: study (with Sudio Vulkan)

Kaserne Aarau, 2022 –
Current state: urban framework

Areale Wittenbach, 2022 –
Current state: urban design commission

Stiftungsareal Neumünster, 2022 –
Current state: study

Kieler Schloss, 2022 –
Current state: Public think tank on usage and architecture

Campus Heidelberg, 2021 –
Current state: Masterplan process, in-depth studies

Otterbach Süd, 2020 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Innovation Park Bergedorf, 2020 –
Current state: urban framework

Station Area Dietikon, 2019 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Campus Bochum, 2018 –
Current state: project support

Metalli, Zug, 2017 –
Current state: project support

Bahnstadt Nürtingen, 2017 –
Current state: project support

Areal Neugasse Zürich, 2016 –
Current state: completion of master plan, public consultation

Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, 2015 –
Current state: project support

Tech Cluster Zug, 2015 –
Current state: transformation plan

Station Herisau, 2013 –
Current state: areal development

KNZ Wil West, Thurgau / St. Gallen, 2011 –
Current state: project support

Urban System Research

Metaverse, 2022 –
Current state: ongoing

Entwicklungskonzept Würzenbach, 2022 –
Current state: ongoing

ESP Hochdorf, 2021 –
Current state: spatial-urban as well as use- and circular-based development concept

Deep Urbanism, 2021 –
Current state: ongoing

cividi gmbh – civic data intelligence, 2019 –
Digital tools for the analogue city
Current state: ongoing

Skolkovo Innovation Center

Projects

Riga, Latvia - 2022

Riga Port City

Zug, Switzerland - 2021

Areal Kirschloh

Tübingen, Germany - 2022

The Mühlbach Bridges

Hamburg, Germany - 2021

Hamburg Main Station

Bülach, Switzerland - 2021

Sonnenhof Bülach

Zug, Switzerland - 2015-2022

Mobility Hub Zug Nord

Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, Switzerland - 2020

Herrliberg-Feldmeilen Station

Hamburg, Germany - 2020 -

Wilhelmsburg Rowing Club

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020 -

Boulevard, ETH Hönggerberg

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

Deep Urbanism

Otterbach, Switzerland/Germany - 2020 -

Forest Archipelago

Dietikon, Switzerland - 2019 -

Station Area Dietikon

Bochum, Germany - 2019 -

Campus Bochum

Zug, Switzerland - 2020

Office Renovation, Zug

Pluggendorf, Germany - 2020

Klosterareal Pluggendorf

Zürich, Switzerland - 2021

The Industrious City

Wetzikon, Switzerland - 2020 -

MORGENTALQUARTIER

Basel, Switzerland - 2018 - 2020

Station Area Basel SBB

Samedan, Switzerland - 2018 -

Airport Engadin

Basel, Switzerland - 2019 -

Primary School C. Merian

Pratteln, Switzerland - 2018 -

Salinenhofquartier

Hamburg, Germany - 2016 -

Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

Switzerland

Hamburg, Germany - 2015 -

Hafencity Elbbrücken

Wädenswil, Switzerland - 2018 -

MEWA-Areal Wädenswil

Herisau, Switzerland - 2015 -

Herisau Station Square

Heidelberg, Germany - 2021

Bahnstadt C2, Heidelberg

Lucerne, Switzerland - 2020

Bundesstrasse 5, Lucerne

Zug, Switzerland - 2017, 2019 -

Metalli-Areal, Zug

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

The Seefelder

Bern, Switzerland - 2018 -

Viererfeld

Nürtingen, Germany - 2017 -

Bahnstadt Nürtingen

Weggis, Switzerland - 2020

Valley and Mountain Station Rigi

Wil, Switzerland - 2011 -

Wil West

Zug, Switzerland - 2013 -

Tech Cluster Zug

Zürich, Switzerland - 2019

Greenhouse, ETH Hönggerberg

Dübendorf, Switzerland - 2014

Swiss National Innovation Park

Emmenbrücke, Switzerland - 2019

Kanzlei-Kreisel, Emmenbrücke

Hamburg, Germany - 2019

Beiersdorf Werk 1