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VBZ bus garage / ERZ depot
best architects 22 in Gold
commercial/industrial buildings
Place
Zurich, Switzerland
Studio
Photos
Andrea Helbling
Description
A simple, sculptural building forms the striking
western end of the VBZ/ERZ Hardau facility. The load-bearing, in-situ concrete
structure forms the shell of the new building and essentially determines its
expression. The volumetric structure of the neighbouring old building
determines the spatial configuration of the new building. An additional spatial
layer is added to the VBZ parking hall for the ERZ workshop. The ground floor
is a versatile manoeuvring area, while staff rooms and offices are arranged
along a narrow atrium on the bridge-like upper floor. The stacking of the
dumping station and office wing in a compact figure frees up space to
Bullingerstrasse and optimises traffic routing. The salt silo is also
integrated into the concrete structure, with its tower-like structure serving
as both support and cladding. The column-free roof of the bus garage is spanned
by simple steel trusses. Shear-resistant timber elements
form the shed roof surfaces, which are used for the photovoltaic array. In the
ERZ vehicle hall in the basement, the generously dimensioned column grid with
prestressed beams ensures the greatest possible flexibility of use.