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| Client | HEILPÄDAGOGISCHES ZENTRUM URI |
| Competition | Competition on invitation 2008 |
| Planning | 2008–2010 |
| Construction | 2010–2011 |
| Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten, Project Architect: Doris Wyss |
| Consultants | Construction manager: CAS Architekten, Structural engineer: Pirmin Jung, Landscape architect: koepflipartner, Artist: Beat Streuli |
| Photographer | D.M. Wehrli |
The building ensemble of the Uri curative educational centre was completed with the new ring-shaped therapy section near the wall enclosure that is typical of the location. The building volume, which is structured by recesses and projections, thereby subtly reacts to the surrounding buildings and exterior spaces both within and outside its grounds. The simple principle of perpendicular stacked room groups creates an exciting spatial principle that achieves clarity and orientation with surprising simplicity, while also revealing panorama views of the village and landscape. The building erected using a wooden element construction method receives a dark wooden façade as its envelope. The interior rooms clad in light wood radiate a studio-like atmosphere that can encourage children to participate in different activities.

We are delighted to announce that our team has won the competition for a residential and mixed-use building in the centre of the municipality of Horw, south of Lucerne.
As the competition motto JANUS suggests, our approach is characterized by a multifaceted compound that responds subtly to the given heterogeneous context. The urban boullevard in the north is addressed just as the park-like open space towards the south.
The staggered and porous structure leaves maximum green space and accommodates a variety of apartment types, collective rooms and commercial premises that contribute to a vital a tivation of the neighbourhood.
The simple and robust structural and spatial concept enables a long life span while leaving flexibility for future adaptation. The deep, verana-like facade layers act as a climate-sensitive treshold space and expands the interiors multifunctionally.