TCZ – Zephyr
2016
V-Zug Immobilien AG
Zug, Switzerland
Manufacturing, offices, research, brand world
GFA 45.000 sqm
Invited Competition
Hosoya Schaefer Architects AG
IFAO AG
Basler & Hofmann AG
ADZ AG
Rendertaxi
Zephyr is the first development step of the Technology Cluster Zug. It allows the company V-Zug to concentrate its manufacturing process on the Northern part of the site, freeing the Southern part for third party development. Zephyr, the “mild Western wind”, represents the V-Zug brand – from the heavy, raw material concrete base up to the ethereal lightness of the mirrored high-rise facade. The precisely trimmed building volume illustrates the competence of the company and the aspiration of the Technology Cluster; the green roof stands for an all-compassing sustainable site development. The three building parts break the industrial scale down to the scale of the city.
The industrial site of the future is transparent, interconnected and can easily react to changes. For V-Zug, this is made possible by dividing the site into three independent, specialised buildings – the atrium building, the press hall and the office high-rise. The complex programme is thus simplified and allows for a flexible, future-oriented portfolio; the concept reduces dependencies, allows to build in phases and enables a planning process that can integrate differentiated feedback of all stakeholders.
The Atrium Building represents the new transparency of the company: Assembly and research become connected, direct visibility and access is ensured. Guests can be lead through the whole space without interfering with the production – synergies between management, guests and production emerge. The third level is the centre of the development department – the V-Zug Labs. It’s a space for researching, developing, discussing and thinking; it is completely surrounded by a green terrace that allows to step out for a quick break, fresh air or intense thinking. The terrace ends in a large roof terrace above the press hall, next to the cafe as the central place of exchange. Connected to it is the cantilevering floor of the highrise, the V-Zug World, where brand and innovative products are shown. Below ground level the motherboard connects all areas of the V-Zug site.
The future of industrial planning is dominated by small, diversified batch sizes, technological change and decreasing margins in a global competition. Being ready for the future means the production has to be flexible and agile, with little fixed capital (flow production instead of workshop production) and innovative development (time to market). Today’s workshop production process needs to be optimized step by step to reduce the high amount of revolving stock; technical changes on the product as well as in the manufacturing technique are necessary. The more the production process can be flow-oriented, the less the revolving stock will become, drastically reducing buffer areas, staff and time. This is achieved by rotating the manufacturing process by 90 degrees on the site and producing from East to West – the assembly is now relocated to the first floor, which allows to separate it from the less clean processes in the ground floor, shaping a new clear order for the whole site.
Primary School Christoph Merian, Basel, 2019 –
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Airport Engadine, St. Moritz, 2020 –
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Mobility Hub, Zug, 2019 –
Future Parking Facility with retail component
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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
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Viererfeld, Bern, 2018 –
Housing
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Office Renovation, Zug, 2020 –
Current phase: execution
House Renovation, Zug, 2020 –
Current phase: preliminary design
Wilhelmsburg Rowing Club, 2020 –
Current phase: preliminary design
Cooperative Housing, Wetzikon, 2020 –
Current phase: preliminary design
House Renovation, Geneva, 2021 –
Current phase: preliminary design
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
Urban Space Development Concept for SBB Basel Station, 2018 –
Current state: public consultation
KNZ Wil West, Thurgau / St. Gallen, 2011 –
Current state: urban framework plan
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
Innovation Park Bergedorf, 2020 –
Current state: urban framework
Seetalstrasse Meierhöfli Emmen, 2020 –
Current state: test planning
ZHA, Boulevard, Hönggerberg Campus, 2020 –
Current state: ongoing (with Studio Vulkan)
Herrliberg-Feldmeilen station, 2020 –
Current state: study
Port City Riga, 2020 –
Current state: Urban design commission
Wankdorffeldstrasse, Bern, 2020 –
Current state: urban design study
St-Karli Brückenköpfe und Reussinsel, Luzern, 2020 –
Current state: urban design study
Campus Bochum, 2018 –
Current state: urban framework plan
Masterplan HB / Central 2050, Zurich, 2020 –
Current state: test planing (with Studio Vulkan)
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 / available on Lars Müller Publishers website and in bookstores.
Workplace Area Development, Winterthur, 2019 –
Current state: ongoing
Network strategy 2040 and
future public transport 2050, Zurich, 2020 –
Current state: ongoing (with IBV Hüsler)