Article source: Richter · Dahl Rocha & Associés

On the eastern edge of the site, student housing and commercial and service areas provide a clear border on the public plaza. Extending to the south to include the Metro station, shops and restaurants are sheltered by a covered gallery with the hotel and student lodgings above. The large scale of the building is mediated through a series of articulations and variations in height of the different volumes that make up the complex. Only the central bodies of the building are carried up to level eight at the top. The outer facades clad in serigraphed glass and aluminium louvers maintain a clear dialogue with the convention center, the coloured window jambs anticipate the exuberance of the inner courtyard.

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra | FG + SG

• Architects: Richter · Dahl Rocha & Associés
• Project: EPFL Quartier Nord, SwissTech Convention Center
• Location: Ecublens, Switzerland
• Photography: Fernando Guerra | FG + SG
• Scenography: Scéno Plus (Montréal), SonicDesign Distribution Sàrl
• Landscape Architect: L’Atelier du Paysage Jean-Yves Le Baron Sàrl
• Client: Credit Suisse Real Estate Fund Hospitality, Credit Suisse Real Estate Fund Living Plus, EPFL
• Total Contractor: HRS Real Estate SA
• Structural Engineering: Ingeni SA + Daniel Willi SA
• Geotechnical Engineer: Karakas & Français SA
• Hvac Engineer: RG Riedweg et Gendre SA
• Sanitary Engineer: Duchein SA
• Electrical Engineer: Betelec SA
• Safety Specialist: Hautle Anderegg + Partner SA
• Facades Specialist: BCS SA
• Acoustical Specialist: AAB – Stryjenski & H. Monti SA
• Interior Design: RDR Design SA
• Artists: Catherine Bolle, Daniel Schlaepfer
• Cost of works: 225 Mio
• Surface: 14165 m2
• Design: 2009–2010

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