ChristianBecK© Architect

with the following team:

ChristianBecK, architect, project leader, author
Boss ing-conseils, Ecublens-CH
GAE/Merz, building eco physics, Lausanne-CH
H.Schumacher plumbing tech. Lausanne-CH
Jackob Forrer heating & ventilation Lausanne-CH
BTH electricity, Lutry-CH
Archi2atg, tech.&gestion. Cugy-CH

Contest for the raising of an administrative building.

Carbon zero and urban opportunity project as a pedestrian bridge connecting 2 hills, a residential area with the old town.

the raising of the building is proposed with an urban opportunity to connect 2 hills and parts of the city by a pedestrian bridge.

context

existing building

courtyard side
street side
(before the raising)

view from the street
the envelop and sun protection elements are made of wood :

for the carbon zero objective
for the unitary aspect of the raised part, and a clear old/new relation.

backside view
a neutral though strong expression with a wood envelop for this public administration building in relation with:

the executive government (castel)
the legislative government (top right gabarit)
This project designed by Atelier Cube with a metal roof in its original design had been refused and replaced by a tiled roof for some alleged historical integration values...

unfortunately, the example of the cathedral lantern tower built in 1874 according Viollet-Le-Duc (after the tower made by Henri Perregaux)has not been a lesson of material relevance for the opponents to the metal roof of the Parlement building...

...and it's moreover interesting to see that it has either not been understood by the jury of this office building competition, as the awarded project is designed for... a roof metal cover... which (mainly due to the function), is not appropriate for the hierarchic semantic relations..!