Location | Gotthardstrasse 30, Weggis LU |
Client | PRIVAT |
Commission | Direct commission 2010 |
Planning | 2010–2012 |
Construction | 2012–2013 |
Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten, Project Architect: Joseph Stadelmann |
Consultants | Construction manager: Roland Stöckli, Structural engineer: Wismer Partner, Artist: Franziska Zumbach |
Photographer | D.M. Wehrli, Graber & Steiger Architekten |
«This is the most charming place I have ever lived in!» The building site on Lake Lucerne, which is also described in glowing terms by Mark Twain, is characterised by its direct relationships with the water and the breath-taking mountain backdrop. For several generations, it has been used for tourism and catering, but required a new beginning in recent times. In addition to a restaurant on the ground floor, the spatial programme for the new replacement construction on the upper level includes an apartment. With a different horizontal character on each side of the building, it enters into a dialogue with the landscape and developed surroundings on different scales, providing various platforms for the diverse perception of the unique context. The construction and materialisation in fair-faced formwork concrete and glass are related to the locally typical elements of rocks and water, thereby gaining a touch of sophistication and elegance.
We are delighted to announce that our proposal for the new water sports base at la Jonction in Geneva has won the open competition among 73 national and international entries!
The design, in the breathtaking setting where the Arve and Rhone rivers converge in the city, is based on a concept of circular reuse. In the spirit of urban mining and to largely reduce gray energy, our project called "OBJETS TROUVÉS" proposes the conversion of an existing office building and the reuse of long-span steel trusses from a nearby dismantled hall.
Forum Faubourg, 6 rue du Terreau du Temple, 1201 Genève.
26 - 28 March and 2 -12 April 2024
Monday-Saturday 11:00-18:00, Thursday 11:00-20:00
28 March, 12:30, Forum Faubourg