Constellation MEP-PAV-Étoile
2013
City of Geneva, DU / OU / DMO PAV, Municipality of Carouge, Geneva, Lancy, Association Etoile
Geneva, Switzerland
Business, housing, public amenities
400'000 sqm
Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop, Yokohama and Hosoya Schaefer Architects AG, Zürich
Competition with pre-qualification
Topotek1, Berlin
IBV Hüsler AG, Zürich
Pöyry, Zürich, Vevey
Space Syntax, London
Mountainworks, Amsterdam; Gratry Development, Geneva
Cities are a collective achievement. The project Étoile specifically requires a patient and organic process over many years with multiple stakeholders. It needs a combination of top-down definitions and flexibility for bottom-up initiatives.
Hosoya Schaefer proposed a constellation of disciplines for an integrated planning approach. These included open spaces for a rich and livable environment, built volumes for a clear identity on a large scale, and a well sculpted urban fabric on a small scale. Zoning rules allow for accessibility and for flexibility in negotiating with public and private interests.
The entire site is programmed as mixed-use. Ground floor uses such as commerce and public functions form a base. Housing defines the outline of the urban blocks with access to green areas, while office space is located in the landmark towers and throughout the lots.
The masterplan is a flexible and adaptable instrument, incorporating from the start ideas for process, phasing, events, and communication. Its aim is to combine the urban with the human scale.
Primary School Christoph Merian, Basel, 2019 –
Current phase: preliminary design
Airport Engadine, St. Moritz, 2020 –
Current phase: preliminary design
Mobility Hub, Zug, 2019 –
Future Parking Facility with retail component
Current phase: tender documentation
Station Square and Roof, Herisau 2015 –
Current phase: public vote
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
Office Renovation, Zug, 2020 –
Current phase: execution
House Renovation, Zug, 2020 –
Current phase: study
Salina Raurica / Salinenhofquartier, Pratteln, 2018 –
Current state: urban framework plan
Metalli, Zug, 2017 –
Current state: urban framework plan
Tech Cluster Zug, 2015 –
Current state: transformation plan
Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, 2015 –
Current state: design guidelines
Bahnstadt Nürtingen, 2017 –
Current state: design manual
KNZ Wil West, Thurgau / St. Gallen, 2011 –
Current state: urban framework plan
Bell-Areal, Kriens, 2020 –
Current state: competition
Station Area Dietikon, 2019 –
Current state: study with recommendation for further development
Areal Dübendorf, 2020 –
Current state: study
Areal Oerlikon, 2020 –
Current state: study
Areal Dierikon, 2015 –
Current state: urban framework plan
Station Herisau, 2013 –
Current state: areal development
cividi gmbh – civic data intelligence, 2019 –
Digital tools for the analogue city
Current state: ongoing
The Industrious City – Book Publication, 2017 –
(Lars Müller Publishers)
Published in fall 2020
Workplace Area Development, Winterthur, 2019 –
Current state: ongoing
Network strategy 2040 and
future public transport 2050, Zurich
Current state: ongoing (with IBV Hüsler)