In the late 1990s, the demand for training rooms, kindergartens, and after-school care facilities grew rapidly in the city of Zurich.

ModularityRealisedEducationPublic handTimber construction

"Die Bauart-Leute gehören für mich zu den echten Pionieren in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit in der Architektur und im Städtebau. Am meisten fasziniert mich, dass auch in der Frühzeit bei ihren Arbeiten die Qualität der Architektur nie den Anforderungen der Umweltverträglichkeit geopfert wurde. Hervorragende und nachhaltige Architektur".

Peter Ess, Direktor Amt für Hochbauten der Stadt Zürich,
Einweihung Büro Bauart, Zürich, April 2008

 

The Züri-Modular system follows on from the modular school constructions built in Thun. It was developed to address the needs of the city of Zurich for new schools and kindergartens. The wooden modules are produced in a workshop and subsequently rapidly assembled on the construction site. The modular system provides the possibility for future adaptations, extensions or displacements. To date, about thirty pavilions have already been built in various Zurich neighborhoods.

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Location

Zürich

Client

Public works office, Zurich

Client

Direct mandate

Planning / Realization

5 months