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Description
Situated on the Neuchâtel train station plateau, the building is shaped to match the straight line of the railways on the northern side. On the southern side, towards the lake, it follows the curve of Crêt-Taconnet street. As a result, rich spatiality emerges based on this duality between the straight line and the curve, clearly noticeable at the various interior atriums level. Integrating multiple sustainability considerations, this realization is characterized by the increased use of natural ventilation, passive cooling and high energy performance (100 MJ/m2/year of thermal energy and 200 MJ/m2/year of electric energy, including calculation center).
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Project data
- Location
Neuchâtel
- Client
Swiss Federal Office for Building and Logistics SFBL
- Procedure
Competition 1990
- Cost estimate BCC 1-9
CHF 130 Mio
- Cost/m3 BCC 2
CHF 710.-
- Realization
1994 - 1998
- Distinctions
Architecture award SIB 1997
Swiss solar award 1998
European solar award 1998
Energy Globe Award Wien, "Best 50" 2001- Categories
- Administration Competitions