Bar Interior of the Hotel Castell in Zuoz, Engadin

December 11, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture, Construction
Bar Interior of the Hotel Castell in Zuoz, Engadin

The bar conversion can be likened to a heart transplant: an artificial, pulsating red heart has been implanted in the old late 19 th century hotel. The intention was to create a realm between dream and reality, in which the guests can immerse themselves. The effects of alcohol are picturised, that is to say physical ease and mental relaxation. Nevertheless the form of the bar is conditioned by the spatial situation and the functional demands. At the... 

Pavilion at Riesbach harbour in Zurich

December 11, 2008 Filed Under: Architecture
Pavilion at Riesbach harbour in Zurich

The new kiosk is conceived as a pavilion amongst the trees in the listed park by the lake, as an object that is a further link in the chain of leisure amenities stretching along the lakeside landscape. In principle the aim was an integrated treatment of the façades and to largely dispense with the usual differentiation of the front and the back in order to obtain an object-like and sculptural appearance. The new building is principally fabricated...