Swiss Federal Statistical Office Tower Neuchâtel

Description

The Swiss Federal Statistical Office tower is conceived both as an extension of the main building and as an urban landmark. The glass prism is a distinguishing feature of the rail station area. According to luminosity, its glazed outer envelope gives it a transparent, opaque or reflecting appearance. The approach integrates various sustainable development considerations. They are noticeable in the implementation of the double-skin façade and in the integrated approach of energy and comfort.

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Publication

Approche climatique de la façade : pour une évaluation multicritères
Neuchâtel : Ein Prisma für die Stadt
Ausrufezeichen am Bahnhof
Double-skin façade as a contribution to sustainable architecture: The Federal Office of Statistics tower in Neuchâtel
Baukultur
Sustainable Development: Building in Urban Space
Distingués
Bauart
Quartier Ecoparc | Bauart #2
Office fédéral de la statistique
Du territoire au détail | From Spatial Development to Detail | Von der Raumentwicklung zum Detail
Neuchâtel avant-après
Bundesbauten. Die Architektur der offiziellen Schweiz
Regards sur l'architecture neuchâteloise de l'après-guerre à nos jours

Project data

Location: Neuchâtel
Client: Swiss Federal Office for Building and Logistics SFBL
Beginning of the project: Competition 1990
Cost estimate BCC 1-9: CHF 30 Mio
Cost/m3 BCC 2: CHF 980.-
Realization: 2000 - 2004
Distinctions: Minergie-Eco-Label 2004
Nomination Eco-Bau 2005
Nomination an the "Distinction romande d'architecture" 2006
Categories: Administration
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