Conversion of a Military Barracks, Zurich
Third prize- Architect Caruso St John Architects
- Typologies Education Refurbishment School
- Material Glass
- City Zurich
- Country Switzerland
The project to transform these old barracks in Zurich into two new schools offers an opportunity to give the monument, its open spaces, and its rooms a new use, and to see this major building in a different way: as if it were a house within a garden.
The project to transform these old barracks in Zurich into two new schools offers an opportunity to give the monument, its open spaces, and its rooms a new use, and to see this major building in a different way: as if it were a house within a garden.
The reorganization of the space is done respecting its building system and spatial quality; first it is stripped of its many accessories to unveil its masonry structure,and next a new hierarchy is introduced to the building’s interiors...
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Obra Work
Conversion of a Military Barracks, Zurich (Switzerland)
Cliente Client
Baudirektion Kanton Zürich
Arquitectos Architects
Caruso St John Architects (Adam Caruso, Peter St John, Michael Schneider)
Arquitecto de Proyecto Project architect
Nora Walter
Equipo Team
Francesco Caputi, Paula Holtmann, Marina Montaner, Luís De Macedo, Fatma Ben Amor, Ignasi Sarria, Leo Bettini, Pierre Chèvremont
Colaboradores Collaborators
Ferrari Gartmann (estructura structural engineer); Enerpeak, Gruner, Kalt + Halbeisen, Bakus (instalaciones services engineer); Jaeger Baumanagement AG (consultor de presupuesto cost consultant), Nora Walker (renders visualizations)
