Dionysus in Basel
The very first work of H&deM was a suit. In Basel’s 1978 carnival, two young architects transformed their brass band march into an artistic action. Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, both born in this city in the year 1950 and both graduates of Zur
Style Matters: A Dictionary
Herzog & De Meuron reinvented themselves in 1998. During the design of the Ricola offices there was one of those genetic mutations that generate a new organism, because the creative spark of this transformation lit up a formal fire that is still burn
Works
Frei Photographic Studio, Weil am Rhein
Well-known for its designer furniture factory in the German part of the region, Weil am Rhein is part of the imprecise belt of outer suburban Basel. This photographic studio is located in what was formerly one of the older suburbs of villas in a land
Stone House, Tavole
Ten kilometres inland from the Liguria coast, this stone house rises like a watchtower intuitively seeking out the marine horizon. Built on the remains of a demolished construction, the tower overlooks a valley of olive groves and stone terraces that
Apartment and Commercial Building Schützenmattstrasse, Basel
The old quarter of Basel has slowly dispensed with the most picturesque features of its architecture, but its medieval origins are still easily legible in the fragmented property divisions evidenced by the dividing walls. A new construction replaces
Plywood House, Bottmingen
This garden pavilion is built as an addition to a traditional dwelling that takes up a corner site in a low-density residential area. The new volume, designed to perform as a small theater, has an entrance that can be easily seen from the nearby stre
Apartment Building along a Party Wall, Hebelstrasse, Basel
This competition-winning proposal is inserted in the irregular, organic universe of a courtyard hidden behind the terse alignment of the facades that run along Hebelstrasse. This intimate space, which is accessed through a narrow carriageway, feature
House for an Art Collector, Therwil
This house is located in a residential area made up of small plots; its basically rectangular outline rises from the street to a meadow that remains still undeveloped. The more visible volume of the house is a single-story and elongated parallelepipe
Ricola Storage Building, Laufen
Laufen, in the Swiss canton of Jura, is best known outside the country for being the headquarters of the famous throat lozenge manufacturer Ricola. A new warehouse was required to automate the storage of lozenges and medicinal herbs. The starting poi
Railway Engine Depot auf dem Wolf, Basel
Like many railway stations which used to be part of the urban periphery, the Basel station has been engulfed by the city’s growth, giving rise to unresolved encounters between different building structures. As part of the rezoning project aimed at in
Signal Box auf dem Wolf, Basel
As part of the rezoning plan for the area of land surrounding Basel station, a new signal box has been built to provide a highly automated system of point switching. The compact tower form is largely determined by its functions and positioning; this
Suva House, Basel
When the suva insurance company drafted the brief for the extension to its head office in Basel, it was left to the architects to decide whether to preserve the existing building that partially closes the corner of a closed city block or demolish it
Pfaffenholz Sports Centre, St. Louis
Set on the Swiss-French border, straddling Basel and the neighboring town of St. Louis, the Pfaffenholz Sports Centre is constructed proof of the good relations between neighbors that do not appear on the precise lines drawn on the maps. Built on Fre
Sammlung Goetz, Munich
In this residential suburb of Munich, the large plots allotted to the villas merge in a sort of on-going park with consolidated plantations of birch trees, willows and a few evergreens. In the midst of dense foliage alongside a 1960s house, another s
Antipodes I, Student Housing, Dijon
Set within the second growth ring of the city of Dijon, the campus at the University of Burgundy has been reorganized under a joint collaboration between the studio and Rémy Zaugg. A new thoroughfare known as ‘Twenty First Century Avenue’ structures
Ricola-Europe SA, Production and Storage Building, Mulhouse-Brunstatt
Awooded site between the Rhine-Rhone Canal and the River Ill in Brunnstatt, on the southern outskirts of the French town of Mulhouse, was chosen as the position for the second building commissioned by the Ricola company. Serving as both factory and w
Koechlin House, Riehen
In contrast to many other projects, after several months of building, we still did not know how to finish off the house from the outside, what facade to give it. We developed the whole unit from within, from a patio around which we laid out the diffe
Eberswalde Technical School Library, Eberswalde
Like so many parts of the former East Germany, the urban landscape of Eberswalde still preserves the wounds of the war in its medieval area along with the typical prefab block architecture of the socialist period. The Technical University, founded as
Tate Modern, London
As part of a long term decentralization process, the Tate Gallery commissioned the renovation of its London headquarters in Millbank and its Liverpool site to James Stirling, its branch in St. Ives, Cornwall, to Evans and Shale, and will now move its
Rudin House, Leymen
Only a few kilometers from the Swiss-German border, this house is set in a north-eastern French district characterized by a landscape of rolling hills. Over a substratum of clay that gives the town its name, the extensive meadows are dominated by sca
Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals, Rossettiareal, Basel
The canton Hospital in Basel is an organic collection of buildings with an accumulation of constructive and compositive types that does not reveal a structured idea of the complex. The pharmaceutical centre where medicines are produced and supplied f
Studio Rémy Zaugg, Mulhouse
Collaboration with other disciplines is a distinctive feature of the studio, one of the longest-standing, most frequent and intense being with the artist Rémy Zaugg. Beginning in 1990 with the rezoning plan for the Burgundy University in Dijon, the l
Dominus Winery, Yountville
Near san francisco, the Napa valley retreats up the ridges of the mountain chain that defines the Pacific side of North America, its benign climate being used for the production of great wines known as Napanouk since the beginning of the century. The
St. Jakob Stadium, Basel
Soccer stadiums still preserve the symbolic character of those places of cult that once attracted swarms of pilgrims, but today there is an added goal, that of increasing their profitability with additional uses, which often alters the iconic charact
Küppersmühle Museum, Grothe Collection, Duisburg
Following the crisis in the German mining industry which left its mark on the Rhur basin – a desolate scene of pollution and unemployment – Duisburg is one of the areas that has benefitted most from the steps taken to revive the landscape and the eco
Ricola Marketing Building, Laufen
After the automated lozenge warehouse in Laufen and the factory in Mulhouse, the Ricola marketing offices, again in Laufen, are the latest chapter in the collaborations of the studio with this herbal throat lozenge company. In an anonymous context ma
Kramlich Residence and Collection, Oakville
Jacques herzog and Pierre de Meuron met Richard and Pamela Kramlich in 1997 through Christian and Cherise Moueix, for whom they were then building the Dominus Winery in Napa Valley. That same year the Kramlichs had created a foundation devoted to med
TEA, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The buildings of Deusto University have always played a leading role in the shaping of the left bank of the river estuary, testifying in this way to the institution’s commitment to serve the city. For over one hundred years, Deusto has been not only
Forum Building, Barcelona
The celebration of the Universal Forum of Cultures meant for Barcelona the opportunity to redesign and merge into the built fabric a vast extension of industrial terrains and port facilities that were no longer in use in the northern coastal edge of
Obras
Plaza de España, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The remodeling of the Plaza de España is the first phase of the project for the transformation of the coastline separating the historic center from the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The project follows a classical urban scheme consisting in the org
Museum der Kulturen, Basel
Opened in 1849, the Museum der Kulturen Basel replaced the Augustinian monastery on the Münsterhügel with the classicist building by architect Melchior Berri. The “Universal Museum”, as it was then called, was extended in 1917 by the architects Visch
CaixaForum Building, Madrid
Conceived as a new magnet attracting art-lovers, within the triangle formed by the Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums, the new CaixaForum is located on a privileged site of Madrid’s Paseo del Prado, and takes up an old power station –
Messe Basel New Hall, Basel
Venue of several important international fairs, the Messe Basel facilities concentrate around the Messeplatz, in the Kleinbasel neighborhood. Aiming to reinforce the density of this square – presided by an office building known as Messe Tower; to rec
National Stadium, Beijing
The National Stadium is situated in the north of Beijing, on a gentle rise in the center of the Olympic complex. From the beginning of the project, the purpose was to create an urban site with the capacity to attract and generate public activities an
Commercial Gallery Fünf Höfe, Munich
The center of Munich breathes that unreal immaculate air provided by full employment gives and the absence of mendicity – that has been driven out of the city by force –; the block next to the Theatine Strasse belonging to the Hypobank, is a built sy
Viviendas en la Rue des Suisses, París
Two distinct urban situations characterize the housing project in 14th arrondissement of Paris; on the one hand, the blocks facing the Rue de Suisses and the Rue Jonquoy and on the other, the courtyard with high fire walls at the back. Two apartment
Laban Dance Centre, London
Deptford is a restructuring area, southeast of London, where the Laban Center has been constructed. St. Paul’s Church becomes an important point of reference for this new complex. The large, embracing gesture of the Laban building volume gives the ef
REHAB Basel, Rehabilitation Center, Basel
The client’s express wish, from the outset, was not to have the new REHAB center look or feel like a hospital. What is a hospital? Elevators and indoor corridors, flanked by countless doors leading to rooms or examination rooms, a waiting lounge at t
BTU Brandenburg University Library, Cottbus
The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus (BTU) was newly founded in 1991 following the reunification of Germany. Its buildings are constructed in a uniform style: they are all of essentially the same shape, height and material. In the early n
Helvetia Patria Headquarters, St. Gallen
The head office of Helvetia Patria insurance is located on top of the Girtannersberg, a raised part above the town of St. Gallen, and in the vicinity of other large building complexes. The new extensions of the existing cruciform complex are designed
Schaulager® Art Warehouse, Basel
What is the point of a Schaulager, of a building in which art is stored but still accessible to the public? What ideas about art and collection strategy does it involve, and what is the best architectural and urban concept for it? The brief: a wareho
De Young Museum, San Francisco
The M.H. De Young Memorial Museum houses numerous collections, representing a variety of cultures from all over the world. The works of art in these collections go from the present day all the way back to the beginnings of human history. The museum i
Expansion of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
For the Walker Art Center Expansion, the client did not aim simply to increase the exhibition area, but primarily to give the public more room, more room for urban living inspired by the variety and richness of contemporary art. The Walker Art Center
Prada Building in Aoyama, Tokyo
The initial observation of the site revealed two things: on the one hand, the extreme heterogeneity of the area freed from the need to meet any contextual requirements, and on the other, the site was surrounded by a low-rise type of building. No squa
Allianz Arena, Munich
Three themes define the architectural and urban concept for the world championship football stadium in Munich (the Allianz Arena): the presence of the stadium as an illuminated body that can change its appearance and is situated in an open landscape,
Luis Fernández-Galiano
Dioniso en BasileaDionysus in Basel
Estudio fotográfico Frei, 1981-1982, Weil am Rhein (Alemania)
Frei Photographic Studio, 1981-1982, Weil am Rhein (Germany)
Casa de piedra, 1982-1988, Tavole (Italia)
Stone House, 1982-1988, Tavole (Italy)
Edificio de usos mixtos Schützenmattstrasse, 1984-1993, Basilea (Suiza)
Apartment and Commercial Building Schützenmattstrasse, 1984-1993, Basel (Switzerland)
Casa de madera contrachapada, 1984-1985, Bottmingen (Suiza)
Plywood House, 1984-1985, Bottmingen (Switzerland)
Apartamentos en una medianera, Hebelstrasse 1984-1988, Basilea (Suiza)
Apartment Building along a Party Wall, Hebelstrasse 1984-1988, Basel (Switzerland)
Casa para un coleccionista de arte, 1985-1986, Therwil (Suiza)
House for an Art Collector, 1985-1986, Therwil (Switzerland)
Almacén para Ricola, 1986-1987, Laufen (Suiza)
Ricola Storage Building, 1986-1987, Laufen (Switzerland)
Depósito de locomotoras auf dem Wolf, 1989-1995, Basilea (Suiza)
Railway Engine Depot auf dem Wolf, 1989-1995, Basel (Switzerland)
Centro de señalización auf dem Wolf, 1989-1994, Basilea (Suiza)
Signal Box auf dem Wolf, 1989-1994, Basel (Switzerland)
Edificio Suva, 1989-1993, Basilea (Suiza)
Suva House, 1989-1993, Basel (Switzerland)
Polideportivo Pfaffenholz, 1989-1993, St. Louis (Francia)
Pfaffenholz Sports Centre, 1989-1993, St. Louis (France)
Colección Goetz, Múnich, 1989-1992, Múnich (Alemania)
Sammlung Goetz, Munich, 1989-1992, Munich (Germany)
Residencia de estudiantes Antipodes I, 1990-1992, Dijon (Francia)
Antipodes I, Student Housing, 1990-1992, Dijon (France)
Nave y almacén para Ricola-Europe SA, 1992-1993, Mulhouse-Brunstatt (Francia)
Ricola-Europe SA, Production and Storage Building, 1992-1993, Mulhouse-Brunstatt (France)
Casa Koechlin, 1993-1994, Riehen (Suiza)
Koechlin House, 1993-1994, Riehen (Switzerland)
Biblioteca de la Escuela Técnica de Eberswalde, 1994-1999, Eberswalde (Alemania)
Eberswalde Technical School Library, 1994-1999, Eberswalde (Germany)
Tate Modern, 1994-1999, Londres (Reino Unido)
Tate Modern, 1994-1999, London (UK)
Casa en Leymen, 1995-1997, Leymen (Francia)
House in Leymen, 1995-1997, Leymen (France)
Instituto de Farmacia Hospitalaria, Rossettiareal, 1995-1998, Basilea (Suiza)
Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals, Rossettiareal, 1995-1998, Basel (Switzerland)
Estudio Rémy Zaugg, 1995-1996, Mulhouse (Francia)
Studio Rémy Zaugg, 1995-1996, Mulhouse (France)
Bodegas Dominus, 1995-1998, Yountville (EE UU)
Dominus Winery, 1995-1998, Yountville (USA)
Fünf Höfe, cinco patios para el centro de Múnich, 1996-2003, Múnich (Alemania)
Fünf Höfe, Five Courtyards for the Munich City Centre, 1996-2003, Munich (Germany)
Estadio St. Jakob, 1996-2002, Basilea (Suiza)
St. Jakob Stadium, 1996-2002, Basel (Switzerland)
Viviendas en la Rue des Suisses, 1996-2000, París (Francia)
Rue des Suisses Apartment Buildings, 1996-2000, Paris (France)
Museo Küppersmühle, Colección Grothe, 1997-1999, Duisburg (Alemania)
Küppersmühle Museum, Grothe Collection, 1997-1999, Duisburg (Germany)
Oficinas comerciales de Ricola, 1997-1999, Laufen (Suiza)
Ricola Marketing Building, 1997-1999, Laufen (Switzerland)
Casa y Colección Kramlich, 1997-2015, Oakville (EE UU)
Kramlich Residence and Collection, 1997-2015, Oakville (USA)
Centro de Danza Laban, 1997-2003, Londres (Reino Unido)
Laban Dance Centre, 1997-2003, London (UK)
TEA, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, 1998-2008, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (España)
TEA, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, 1998-2008, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)
Plaza de España, 1998-2008, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (España)
Plaza de España, 1998-2008, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)
Centro de rehabilitación REHAB Basel, 1998-2002, Basilea (Suiza)
REHAB Basel, Rehabilitation Centre, 1998-2002, Basel (Switzerland)
BTU Biblioteca Universitaria Cottbus, 1998-2004, Cottbus (Alemania)
BTU University Library Cottbus, 1998-2004, Cottbus (Germany)
Ampliaciones de la sede de Helvetia, 1998-2017, St. Gallen (Suiza)
Helvetia, Extensions of Head Office, 1998-2017, St. Gallen (Switzerland)
Schaulager, Fundación Laurenz, 1998-2003, Basilea (Suiza)
Schaulager, Laurenz Foundation, 1998-2003, Basel (Switzerland)
Museo de Young, 1999-2005, San Francisco (EE UU)
De Young Museum, 1999-2005, San Francisco (USA)
Ampliación del Centro de Arte Walker, 1999-2005, Minneapolis (EE UU)
Walker Art Center, Expansion, 1999-2005, Minneapolis (USA)
Prada Aoyama, 2000-2003, Tokio (Japón)
Prada Aoyama, 2000-2003, Tokyo (Japan)
Plaza y edificio Fórum, 2001-2004, Barcelona (España)
Forum 2004 Building and Plaza, 2001-2004, Barcelona (Spain)
Museo de las Culturas, 2001-2010, Basilea (Suiza)
Museum der Kulturen, 2001-2010, Basel (Switzerland)
CaixaForum Madrid, 2001-2008, Madrid (España)
CaixaForum Madrid, 2001-2008, Madrid (Spain)
Allianz Arena, 2001-2005, Múnich (Alemania)
Allianz Arena, 2001-2005, Munich (Germany)
Messe Basel – New Hall, 2002-2013, Basilea (Suiza)
Messe Basel – New Hall, 2002-2013, Basel (Switzerland)
Estadio Nacional, 2002-2008, Pekín (China)
National Stadium, 2002-2008, Beijing (China)
Luis Fernández-Galiano
Materias de estilo: un diccionario Style Matters: A Dictionary
Créditos fotográficos Photographic Credits
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