Wil West
2011
ARP Thurgau, AREG St. Gallen, Regio Wil, Bronschhofen Münchwilen Sirnach Wil
Wil, Switzerland
Commercial Space, Offices, Housing, Train Station, Recreation Areas
90ha / GFA 310.000 sqm
Hosoya Schaefer Architects AG, Zürich
Study with pre-qualification 2011: 1st Prize. Commissioned for further development
IBV W. Hüsler AG, Zürich
Robin Winogrond Landschaftsarchitekten, Zürich
Nüesch Development, Zürich
UrbanFarmers AG, Zürich
KEEAS Raumkonzepte, Zürich
Together with a new highway exit and by-pass around Wil,a new development area for work places was to be defined. Yet, the surrounding region already has vacant commercial lots and outside the metropolitan regions the demand for land is not high enough. This masterplan concept therefore proposed to re-position the area with a temporary use first and only then develop it in steps to achieve the final desired mix of functions.
An urban farm could serve as a transitional use. Such a project consists of greenhouses and fishtanks, involves low investment costs and generates returns quickly. With additional functions like a theme park, an interpretive center, a restaurant and a playground, it would create a visible identity for the site.
The affordable price of the land, the development potential, and the large, continuous plot of land in public hands (the Canton of St. Gallen) speak positively for the location. These assets will be best utilized by the current land-owner with transitional uses gradually upgrading the site. Infrastructure will only be constructed when necessary.
Planning will decouple the various requirements of the site and the infrastructure, therefore guaranteeing the largest possible freedom of action.
The urban layout developed during the study became the basis for the official masterplan currently being developed in collaboration with KEEAS, IBV, Robin Winogrond and the public hand.
The project in the press:
“Kantone St. Gallen Und Thurgau Entwickeln Wil-West Gemeinsam.”
Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 30.08.2013
“Das Lehrstück von Wil West.”
Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 21.08.2014
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)