11.05.2021

New Building by Burckhardt+Partner for Covid-19 Vaccine Production

The Lonza manufacturing facility in Visp is playing a key role in the global production of Covid-19 vaccine doses. Burckhardt+Partner planned and built the new 370,000 m³ MC1 building, in which the active ingredient for the Corona vaccine is produced.

Find out more about production of the vaccine in the SRF News program

Photo: Lonza Ltd.

04.05.2021

Facts 2020: A review providing insights

Whether Designer Brand, Campus Life or Hard Core: Burckhardt+Partner find the bespoke solution with added value for all architectural challenges. An insight into the variety of projects worked on and realized in the past year can be found in the annual report "Facts" 2020.

In a surprising way, we also introduce those who, with their wide range of expertise, are behind this project diversity: Our employees.

To the annual report "Facts" 2020

29.04.2021

Prestigious: Märthof soon to be a stylish boutique hotel

Burckhardt+Partner are currently completely refurbishing the historic Märthof in the center of Basel: The architects vision for the redevelopment of the former department store into an exclusive boutique hotel will also breathe fresh life into Basel’s city center. The new outdoors area connects the building with the marketplace and, along with the restaurant and bar on Eisengasse, offers locals and hotel guests alike an ideal venue to meet up.

The refurbishment will be concluded this summer. The work on the unique façade is already largely complete: With due consideration for the historic building fabric and therefore in close consultation with the heritage conservation authorities, the façade has been refreshed and upgraded with targeted interventions. Generous new window openings at street level make it possible for the unique location on one of Basel’s most central squares to be experienced inside the building as well. A new, exclusive roof terrace will offer a unique view over the city.

Find out more about the project

16.04.2021

Burckhardt+Partner in the annual exhibition of the Berlin Chamber of Architects

The Österreicher Stadel (“Austrian Barn”) in Regensburg, which was converted into a museum depot by Burckhardt+Partner, will feature in the annual exhibition of the Berlin Chamber of Architects from 17 April 2021. Of the over 150 submitted projects reviewed by an independent panel of experts, 61 are on display in the exhibition “da! Architecture in and from Berlin”.

The heritage-protected 17th-century barn directly on the bank of the Danube was refurbished by Burckhardt+Partner and converted into a depot for the nearby House of Bavarian History museum, which opened in 2019. To meet the requirements of a modern museum depot, structural interventions were necessary along with energy upgrades and enhanced technical equipment. 

Digital opening: 16 April 2021 at 6pm (information in german)

A real-world visit is also possible:
17 April to 15 May 2021
stilwerk Berlin, Kantstrasse 17, 10623 Berlin | Admission free

Find out more about the project
Event information of the Berlin Chamber of Architects (in german)

24.03.2021

Change of management at AG für Planung und Überbauung

After many years of successful leadership, Donald Wunderlin will step down as managing director of AG für Planung und Überbauung at the end of March 2021.

Until his retirement in spring 2022 – after almost 40 years with the company in various functions – Donald Wunderlin will support the upcoming handover process and ensure the transfer of his extensive know-how.

The new managing director of our subsidiary is Daniel Keller, executive board member and head of project development at Burckhardt+Partner AG. The strategy will now be to bring about even closer collaboration between project development and AG für Planung und Überbauung, in order to specifically harness synergies in an integrated work process.

A man of great personal responsibility and loyalty with a huge breadth of entrepreneurial and technical knowledge, Donald Wunderlin has played a crucial role in building up our subsidiary and leading it to success: AG für Planung und Überbauung makes a significant contribution to the economic success of the company as a whole – with the realization of such impressive projects as Elco Park, Goldener Löwen, Holeegarten, Spitzenrain and Hübeli – and is therefore of key importance.

We would like to thank Donald Wunderlin for his creativity, his dedication and his entrepreneurial spirit. We wish Daniel Keller every success in his new position and in the further growth of our subsidiary.

26.02.2021

3rd place in competition for high-rise building in Karlsruhe

The city of Karlsruhe wishes to create a new route into the city from the south. As a result, the district south of the central railway station is undergoing extensive redevelopment.

A new high-rise building is to be constructed on the edge of the city center – within the new skyline of 70-meter-high towers – as a new landmark building. Burckhardt+Partner’s submission came in third place in the non-public competition with 16 participants.

The high-rise design with a base structure and sleek tower takes account of the heterogeneous surrounding urban environment and provides an attractive mix of usages which includes commercial space, offices, a hotel, serviced apartments and micro-apartments.

Find out more about the project.

02.02.2021

Building permit granted for new Pointe du Bouchet district

In Vernier, between the airport and the city center of Geneva, the new district Pointe du Bouchet has received the approval of the authorities and population. The building permit for the hotel and conference center is now in force. The construction request was approved last November and is now effective - with no objections received. The project is based on the district development plan, also designed by Burckhardt+Partner.

In addition to a 251-room hotel, the Pointe du Bouchet district will also include an office and commercial building. Such a development enhances the profile and attractiveness of the location. A public square in the center of the new urban district will provide a place for local residents to meet and mingle.

26.01.2021

Second place in the competition to expand the Biopôle life sciences campus

Burckhardt+Partner, in collaboration with Halter AG, were ranked second in the general contractor competition to expand the Biopôle life sciences campus near Lausanne. The design for a new development providing laboratory and office space offers a high degree of flexibility in terms of interior fit-out. This means it can also be optimally adapted long-term to meet the needs of tenants and keep step with technical developments in the research environment.

The positioning of the various parts of the proposed building ensemble and its façade design, featuring ceramic strips, let it blend into the existing campus architecture. Open spaces between the buildings provide views of the surrounding landscape and the Alps, incorporating the local surroundings into the design. 

Find out more about the project

12.01.2021

Collaborative environment: new headquarters for Selmoni

Burckhardt+Partner has completed the construction of the new headquarters of the Selmoni Group in Münchenstein near Basel. The electrical technology company moves into the new building on january 2021. Selmoni’s new building combines office, workshop and storage facilities previously housed at different locations in Basel’s historic centre at the new site of around 20,000 m2. The building’s architectural design fosters collaboration between the various departments.

Burckhardt+Partner utilised the advantages of digital tools for this project. All planning processes were coordinated digitally with the developer and the consultants using building information modelling (BIM).

10.12.2020

Burckhardt+Partner take second place in school building competition

The City of Zurich is planning to construct a new secondary school building in the quarter of Affoltern, consisting of 20 classrooms, a canteen, childcare facilities, a music school and a double sports hall. From 60 participants the project submitted by Burckhardt+Partner was ranked second in the public call for proposals launched for this endeavor.

The project stood out for its flexible use of space and ability to adapt the rooms to future teaching requirements, as well as for its pavilion architecture, which fits in well with its urban surroundings.

Find out more about the competition entry

03.12.2020

Continuation of the Partnership with IAESTE

In the context of its long-standing partnership with the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE), Burckhardt+Partner offers highly educative internships for prospective architects.

The IAESTE association enables students with a technical background to gain professional experience abroad and to develop their professional and personal skills. The cultural insights gained during an exchange can make for a formative experience with long-term benefit to the student’s future career.

Burckhardt+Partner intends to continue their involvement next year as well, while looking forward to welcoming other talented students.

Further information on IAESTE

19.11.2020

Award for Swiss embassy in Seoul

Burckhardt+Partner has won the Grand Prize at the Korea Wood Design Award 2020 for the representative building in Seoul. With this, the ‘Swiss Hanok’ – our contemporary interpretation of the Korean courtyard house – has picked up another award.

How Burckhardt+Partner developed the traditional house further and brought it into line with the requirements of an embassy building is also explored by a special publication entitled ‘Schweizer Botschaften’ (Swiss embassies) by espazium. This features selected diplomatic representations from all over the world and presents the new building in Seoul in an interview with architect and project manager Nicolas Vaucher: “Our aim was to establish links between the two architectural cultures,” he explains.

More on the Swiss embassy in Seoul in espazium’s special issue

Read the whole special issue

More about the project

13.10.2020

New building Poststrasse in Ostermundigen

In Ostermundigen near Bern, Burckhardt+Partner are constructing a new office building on behalf of general contractor HRS Real Estate AG. It is scheduled for completion by mid-2021, and will offer around 650 workspaces as well as retail space on the ground floor. The shell of the building is already finished. With the move to the new building, the main tenant, Touring Club Switzerland (TCS), will be able to consolidate its various administrative locations in German-speaking Switzerland at one central address.

The materials chosen for the façade are inspired by the local context: the metal elements are in brown, bronze-like tones and evoke the railway tracks and the former industrial use of the site.

With the new building, Burckhardt+Partner are creating a quality solution for an area of long-abandoned industrial wasteland, which represents the beginning of the urban development of the town and will revitalize the area around the railway station.

08.10.2020

Building for science

The new premises of the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens are taking shape in a prominent location between the Deutsches Theater Berlin, the private collection of contemporary art known as the Boros Bunker, and the campus of the Charité university hospital.

Following successful negotiations, Burckhardt+Partner were commissioned with the planning of the new Max Planck research unit in 2020: this involves adapting the use of the listed sections of the building and installing laboratories in the new extension. The founding and managing director of the institute, Professor Emmanuelle Charpentier, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

We are pleased to be part of creating a new home for the science of pathogens in Berlin.

01.10.2020

Burckhardt+Partner office Bern: 500 projects over 25 years

Burckhardt+Partner’s architectural office in Bern was founded on 1 October 1995. 25 years later, the team has grown to encompass more than 40 members of staff and completed approximately 500 projects all around Switzerland in virtually all fields of building construction.

Over the past 25 years, the architectural office has implemented a wide range of new buildings and conversions in numerous fields of business amidst strong competition. The best-known projects realised under the leadership of the Bern-based team include the Mall of Switzerland in Ebikon, Lucerne, and the construction of the Westside Shopping and Leisure Centre in Bern in cooperation with Daniel Libeskind.

Press release

24.09.2020

Berlin branch: Interview with Wolfgang Hardt and Carsten Krafft

Carsten Krafft took over the management of Burckhardt+Partner’s Berlin branch in August. In an interview, he and Management Board member Wolfgang Hardt talk about the importance of the Berlin branch with regard to the company’s development.

Read more about new offices, convincing solutions and successful cooperation in the 108th issue of Agenda.

04.08.2020

Another milestone for the “Dreiklang” new-build hospital

Since it was submitted in spring 2019, the “Dreiklang” competition project put forward by the architectural partnership Burckhardt+Partner AG and wörner traxler richter schweiz gmbh has been successfully developed to where it is ready for implementation. Now the planning application for the new build of the Kantonsspital Aarau has also been submitted.

In close cooperation with various user groups from some 40 different clinics and functional areas, the new building has been further optimised with respect to ideal, lean operating processes.

The architectural idea of a large pavilion in the park with over 100,000m² of floor space has been further refined by more precisely defining and developing the design of the façade.

Find out more about the project

16.07.2020

Competition victory for Burckhardt+Partner: New residential development in Adliswil

The site of a former sports facility on the outskirts of Adliswil is to be redeveloped into a residential location. Burckhardt+Partner have won the competition to decide who will take on the project.

The urban planning concept for the residential development is marked by a clear building structure that integrates seamlessly into the neighbourhood around it. The fundamental design idea is a pattern consisting of three courtyards, each formed by three apartment buildings containing a total of 235 flats.

Find out more about the project

30.06.2020

Architecture Day 2020 in Berlin

As part of Architecture Day 2020 on 28 June 2020, the Berlin site opened the doors of its new offices to the public for the first time. A host of colleagues, experts, students, graduates and architecture fans of all ages took the opportunity to gain insights into the work of Burckhardt+Partner.

The company’s many and varied projects constituted the focus of the guided tours, with models on every scale being used to communicate architectural ideas and discuss locations and spaces.

25.06.2020

New business card including sustainability for Coop

The Coop high-rise, headquarters of this major Swiss retailer, prominently marks the entrance to Basel’s Gundeldinger district by the railway yard.
Burckhardt+Partner are respectfully renovating this 1970s building, transforming a witness of times gone by into a modern office building: Inside, modern open-plan office environments are being installed. Outside, the new photovoltaic facade combines high technological aspirations with sustainable beauty.
 

More about the refurbishment during ongoing operations in the agenda 107.

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09.06.2020

Carsten Krafft becomes the new managing director of the Berlin site

Carsten Krafft is set to become the new managing director of the Burckhardt+Partner AG Berlin site. Having studied architecture at Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus–Senftenberg, the 48-year-old worked for different offices both in Germany and abroad as well as acquiring experience in teaching. In his last position he was a member of the extended executive team of Hascher Jehle Architektur. Carsten Krafft is taking over the management of the Berlin site from Reiner Becker on 1 August 2020. Mr Becker sold his office to Burckhardt+Partner three and a half years ago.

The board of directors and the company management thank Reiner Becker for his valuable work in setting up and progressively strengthening the Berlin site. Reiner Becker successfully integrated the renowned office, with its special focus on scientific, research and university construction, into the Burckhardt+Partner Group and continuously expanded its portfolio of services.

Press release

Portrait Carsten Krafft

18.05.2020

Architectural vision of the Attisholz site

The April edition of Hochparterre reports on the opportunities presented by digital models in the transformation of the Solothurn industrial site Attisholz. As architects, we prepared an architectural vision of the Attisholz site together with Halter AG. From the very start, we used 3D models to simulate urbanistic spaces and to calculate cubature. According to Stephan Wedrich, Project Manager at Burckhardt+Partner and member of our Basel office's management team, this whole project is a pioneering one in the world of digital planning, due to its scale alone.

The 500,000 m² site is to be brought back to life by various uses. Here, pre-existing heritage-protected structures also play a key role, both economically and in terms of urban development. With the 3D model that we developed, different ideas and future plans can be visualized quickly and easily.

In Hochparterre, read about the opportunities that Burckhardt+Partner sees in the digital site model (in German).

30.04.2020

New learning center adds additional momentum to the transformation of the Kiel harbor area

This new library-oriented learning center is a new feature on the Kiel University of Applied Sciences campus. It is centrally located, right by the natural harbor Kieler Förde, in Schleswig-Holstein's state capital. The new four-story square building will open in 2022.

All of the learning center's rooms are arranged around an atrium. Its open-plan design allows visual connections to be made across all four floors. Event rooms and a cafeteria are to be found on the first floor. The learning center itself, with work areas for students, is on the second floor, beneath the two library floors. The structure concludes with a roof terrace, offering a view over Kiel.

Above the extensively glazed first floor, the new building is clad in a metal facade. This establishes a link to the formerly industrial harbor setting. Up until 40 years ago, ships were built here, as what is now the university campus used to be Kiel's shipyard. Thus, the new library and learning center is not just a striking eye-catcher on the campus grounds, it also adds new momentum to the transformation of the Kiel harbor area.

09.04.2020

A school becomes a home

Burckhardt+Partner has given a vacant school building in Baden a new lease of life: an imaginative conversion project has created 50 modern apartments in a central location. The building’s characteristic features have been preserved and creatively showcased: the supporting structure’s diagonal tie rods, for example, have become a new design feature in the apartments, while floor to ceiling windows convey a sense of urban living.

You can find more details about the conversion project in the Badener Tagblatt’s article:

Badener Tagblatt 9. April 2020 (in german)
Read article online

02.04.2020

Image-forming company headquarters with visitor center

For Borer Chemie AG, a technological leader when it comes to the production of cleaning and disinfection agents, we have realized new company headquarters in Zuchwil. This building is an architectural implementation of the brand’s slogan: “Borer advanced cleaning solutions”. It conveys high quality without looking expensive, and comes across as technically sound, but not chemically sterile.

Find out more about the project
Our latest issue of Agenda offers surprising insight into this new building

24.03.2020

“Rethinking the architectural profession”: Interview with Wolfgang Hardt

Digitalisation, internationalisation and the increasing complexity of projects are changing the architecture sector and, as a result, the architect’s professional profile as well. In an interview with Architekturzeitung, Wolfgang Hardt from Burckhardt+Partner’s company management makes the case for taking an active, innovative and collaborative role in this transformation and exploiting what it has to offer. He also offers exciting insights into how Burckhardt+Partner is meeting these challenges with a comprehensive approach.

You can read the full interview at architekturzeitung.com.

27.02.2020

25 years of the Bern office: anniversary "Winterapéro"

This year’s winter drinks reception took place on Tuesday, 25 February 2020 – a date that matched the anniversary being celebrated.

In keeping with the event’s location – the Pathé Westside cinema complex in Bern – the focus of the evening was film. Guests were taken on a sightseeing tour of architecture in cinematic history and got a bird’s eye view of some of Burckhardt+Partner Bern’s flagship projects. This was followed by a culinary journey through the food trends of the last 25 years.

You can find a selection of the best images from the evening in the photo gallery: Browse through the photo album.

05.02.2020

Burckhardt+Partner among the top 50 European architectural offices

In the latest edition of the report Sector Review, Burckhardt+Partner is ranked 29th among the "Top 50 European Architectural Groups". Foster & Partners, gmp, Herzog & de Meuron, and Zaha Hadid Architects appear near the top of the list. Burckhardt+Partner has a similar ranking to HENN, OMA, and Heinle, Wischer und Partner.
To compile this annual ranking of companies, Innovationsföretagen (Federation of Swedish Innovation Companies) evaluates data on around 2,000 architectural and engineering offices from Sweden, the Nordic countries and Europe.

See the top 50 architectural groups in Sector Review
Read the full edition of Sector Review

17.01.2020

Contract signed for new Aarau Cantonal Hospital building

Aargau Cantonal Council has approved the business plan on the financial viability of the “Dreiklang” (Triad) development project. The general contract between Aarau Cantonal Hospital (KSA) and the general contractor has now been signed on this basis, giving the KSA’s new development project the green light to proceed.

The “Dreiklang” project, submitted by the Burckhardt+Partner and wörner traxler richter consortium, won a multi-stage full-service competition in spring 2019. The new development will create highly efficient operational structures thanks to the short distances between sections of the building and the ideal integration of the individual departments.

Find out more about the project
KSA press release (in German)

13.01.2020

“We have to be prepared to change radically”

The current issue of “Zukunft Bauen” profiles 30 innovation leaders and pioneer projects from the Swiss construction and real estate industry.

An interview with Oliver Schmid, Deputy CEO of Burckhardt+Partner, and Wolfgang Hardt from the company management, offers exciting insights on how Burckhardt+Partner are meeting the challenges of digitalisation, as well as on the significance of digitalisation for the architecture sector and how the architectural office of the future might look.

Read the interview (in german)
Read the whole issue "Zukunft Bauen"

See what digitalisation in architecture looks like at the Swissbau trade fair from 14 to 18 January 2020: at the “Mensch und Maschine” stand, our fully digitally handled new building project for the electrical engineering company Selmoni can be experienced using Igloo Vision visualisation technology. Be sure to stop by at Hall 2, Stand F34.

Further informationen

18.12.2019

Second place in the competition for the new building at the Eawag Research Institute

The Eawag Water Research Institute in Kastanienbaum near Lucerne is set to gain a brand new building. The purpose of the new construction is to improve operational processes on the entire site and create more space for offices and laboratories. “Nitella”, the entry by Burckhardt+Partner, was awarded second place.

03.12.2019

digitalwerkstatt to cease operations

The management of Burckhardt+Partner has decided to discontinue the business operations of its subsidiary, digitalwerkstatt. Over the past eighteen months, it has not been possible to fully exploit the potential of digitalwerkstatt, which has met with too little interest in day-to-day project work.

digitalwerkstatt will still fulfil orders that have already been placed, but will not accept any new orders. The premises at Auf dem Wolf are being vacated.

digitalwerkstatt will remain a registered company. Its tasks and the digitalwerkstatt brand will be incorporated into the structures of Burckhardt+Partner by a pool of experts.

Claudio Kuenzler, managing director and founder of digitalwerkstatt, will continue to provide services in the field of digital production under a new name.

The management would like to thank Managing Director Claudio Kuenzler and his team at digitalwerkstatt for all their dedication and hard work and for the good business relationship we have enjoyed. We wish them all the best for their future careers.

27.11.2019

Burckhardt+Partner receives the Korean Architecture Excellence Award

Burckhardt+Partner was presented with the Korean Architecture Excellence Award in the administrative buildings category for its construction of the new Swiss embassy in Seoul. The Swiss embassy, which opened in May 2019, is a contemporary take on the traditional Korean “Hanok” house that also meets the stringent requirements of an embassy building.

Read the press release
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26.11.2019

Better positioning with new office

Burckhardt+Partner has welcomed around 100 business partners to the opening of its new Geneva office in the artists' district Quartier des Bains. Live Italian cooking, good Genevan wine and rhythmic jazz music provided a stylish and atmospheric ambience. This made it very easy to hold stimulating conversations and to make new contacts.

Oliver Henninger from the company management team and Eric Proment, who heads the Geneva office, gave speeches that described how Burckhardt+Partner has been developing in Romandy since 2004. They also presented outstanding projects that the company's presence here has produced, such as the recently completed Swiss Embassy in Seoul. In the new, larger office rooms on Rue des Maraîchers, Burckhardt+Partner is taking the opportunity to continue establishing itself as a key partner in Romandy.

15.11.2019

A future at Burckhardt+Partner

Yesterday’s National Future Day saw 15 young people gain insights into the diverse world of architecture at Burckhardt+Partner. They asked intriguing questions and received comprehensive answers.
Over the course of the day, they had the opportunity to sketch their dream house, try their hand at a professional drawing programme and experience the implementation process on a construction site.

There are many different jobs available at Burckhardt+Partner, opening up opportunities in a future-oriented industry:

• Draftsperson with a specialisation in architecture
• Architect and interior designer
• VDC specialist
• Construction Manager
• Project Manager
• Commercial careers: Communications, HR, finance, IT, secretariat, property management and sales

22.10.2019

Competition Entry for the Construction of the new National Concert Hall in Vilnius

A new concert hall is set to be built in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. The “Tautos Namai” – “the Home of Nation” – seeks to meet the highest standards in terms of architecture, acoustics, integration into its urban environment and public life. Around 240 architectural offices took part in the international competition, with Burckhardt + Partner's proposal ranking in the top 25.

The design features two rectangular event halls housed under a joint roof with copper tiles to form one single unit. The space between the two halls, which assimilates the topography of the surrounding environment, was designed as an extension of the park to create a kind of public space.

Find out more about the project

09.10.2019

The good hospital

Hochparterre presents 13 selected hospitals in its new special issue "Das gute Spital"/"The good hospital". Our project is also included: the Upper Valais medical center, which will reshape the Brig townscape with its striking high-rise. The bright, clearly laid-out foyer provides for intuitive orientation and connects all the hospital's functional areas. This makes it a point of identification and go-to place for patients, visitors and staff.

Read more about the project

Read more in the Hochparterre special issue

02.10.2019

Agenda 104: Bredella

Burckhardt+Partner is transforming a former industrial site, right by Pratteln railway station, into a new place to live and work. In the coming decades, up to 2200 people will make it their home and 1300 will work there as employees. In this issue of Agenda, you can learn what the new district «Bredella» is all about.

Agenda 104

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25.09.2019

Transformations: Talk with Thomas Behr and Kent Jackson (SOM)

The exhibition TRANSFORMATIONS by Burckhardt+Partner at Architekturgalerie Munich's bunker converts the hermetic building with real and illusionist views, a bar, art installations and dark beds with mushrooms. In this inspiring and extraordinary environment we invite you on Monday, 7 October 2019, 8pm, to a relaxed evening talk about the values of cooperation, trust among business partners and architectural culture.

13.09.2019

Transformationen – Burckhardt+Partner in Munich

From 13. to 15. September 2019, galleries in Munich will be attracting visitors to OPEN art with a varied programme. We are part of it, transforming a former bunker in the middle of Munich's old town: externally through an installation by the renowned artist Christoph Brech, internally into a Burckhardt+Partner-Lounge with photographs and projections of our projects. The ground floor will be transformed into an urban farming area by the ArchitekturKulturStiftung,inspired by the earth room by artist Walter de Maria from 1968.

An unusual and unexpected exhibition will be on show at the Architekturgalerie Munich between 26. September and 2. November 2019 under the heading #RAUMWANDELN. In three rooms we show projects from our 70-year history in different ways: in a mirrored room, in a video sculpture and with projection mapping.

For the first time we attend EXPO REAL, Europe's largest real estate fair, from 7. to 9. October. At the "Swiss Circle" we will be welcoming current and future customers for an exchange of ideas.

For further information visit: www.burckhardtpartner.com/raumwandeln

Press release

29.08.2019

Agenda special issue: private clinic Clienia Schlössli

The new Building D at private clinic Clienia Schlössli has been inaugurated. Both its homelike flair and the fact that it faces the park landscape facilitate patient recovery. An open spatial concept and ease of orientation also generate a pleasant atmosphere for relatives and staff.
In the current Agenda, we provide a brief introduction to our project.

Agenda special issue

02.07.2019

Housing for families: work begins on the Riburg housing cooperative in Basel

Three years ago, Burckhardt+Partner won the competition for the Riburg housing cooperative’s long-term modernization strategy. We are now carrying out the first phase of construction as project developer and architect. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in Basel’s Hirzbrunnen district on 26 June 2019. The attractive cooperative apartments, situated near the centre of Basel on Riburgstrasse, will be completed by the end of 2020.

The plan is to construct a total of 59 apartments in three-storey buildings with a modular, timber-framed style. The floor plans allow for a flexible use of space. The project will consist mainly of 4½- to 5½-room apartments ideally suited to families, but will also include 2½- to 3½-room apartments. The exterior spaces will be enhanced with an attractive open-space concept: the neighbourhood’s residents can look forward to spacious garden seating areas, balconies and animated courtyards.

Read more about the project
​​​​​​​Read more in the Riburg housing cooperative press release​​​​​​​

05.06.2019

Visions for a lively district

In the coming decades, the new district "Bredella" is to be built right by Pratteln railway station for up to 2200 residents and around 1300 workers. On the site formerly occupied by Buss AG and Rohrbogen AG, Burckhardt+Partner is planning a groundbreaking urban development project for a new attractive place to live and work, in keeping with the times.

The ideas for transforming this industrial area into a modern district in central Pratteln redefine the locality: The interplay of various buildings with different possible uses produces a new urban space that is multifaceted in what it offers. Newly formed public open spaces provide a fixed structure for orientation of traffic flows, construction and infrastructure. In the course of the urban planning, which is based on the existing structures, two historical industrial halls are to be preserved and shall take on new significance, as buildings that create a sense of identity and have uses that serve the neighborhood.

21.05.2019

Genuinely impressive! Burckhardt+Partner at Open House Basel

On the weekend of May 18th/19th, 2019, over 400 people visited the architectural office Burckhardt+Partner on Dornacherstrasse in Basel. Those who took part in the ten guided tours through the office included many professional colleagues, but also families, who seized the opportunity offered by Open House Basel for a shared weekend activity.

09.05.2019

Study contract for University Hospital Basel's new Perimeter B structure

The University Hospital Basel (UHB) Health Campus is to see further construction. The UHB wishes to prepare itself optimally for future developments, so the hospital invited seven offices, including Burckhardt+Partner, to complete a study contract. Herzog & de Meuron won the competition.
Our design for the new Perimeter B structure aims to reinforce, extend and connect the campus's various open spaces on an urbanistic level in particular, but also to form an ensemble in a triad with the two neighboring towers. The homogeneous architectural expression causes the two sections (base and tower) of the new structure on the perimeter of the former town wall to merge.

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02.05.2019

The gift of a future: African school in Malawi

"It takes more than walls, roofs and books to educate a child – it takes a community." For Burckhardt+Partner, this African proverb provided the basic principle for the Benga Parish New Secondary School, and the motivation to take part in the competition. A settlement that represents development and growth. A village that embraces its residents. A community and a school that face each other and grow together. We are not just constructing a building, but an entire village.

Proceeding along these lines, Burckhardt+Partner designed this school in Benga, Malawi, and planned a complete little village for the children in this Southeast African country, one of the poorest in the world. This is an agglomeration of different uses, with all elements built in the same way: classrooms, dormitories and houses. They all arise from variations on, or combinations of, a single structural unit. A unit that incorporates and respects local tradition and circumstances.

The planned houses are made of locally manufactured clay bricks. Rainwater is collected in cisterns. Photovoltaic systems on the light metal roofs generate electricity. The ventilation functions in a simple and energy-efficient way: cool fresh air circulates through open windows, while the warm air flows out through the open roof structure.

500 architectural offices from 71 countries took part in this international competition. The competition project from architectural office Burckhardt+Partner was named among the 50 finalists!

15.04.2019

We build sustainably!

As architects and shapers of our environment, we at Burckhardt+Partner have a special responsibility to contribute toward an intact world worth living in – for people alive today, as well as for future generations. This is why sustainable construction is an important aspect for our company, anchored within our policy.

In the "Fokus" supplement from the newspaper Tages-Anzeiger, read how Burckhardt+Partner has put sustainability into practice in three projects.

09.04.2019

Burckhardt+Partner, together with wörner traxler richter, wins full-service competition for new Aarau Cantonal Hospital building

The multi-stage full-service competition's winning project was presented during today's press conference at Aarau Cantonal Hospital (KSA). The "Dreiklang" (Triad) project, submitted by the team from Burckhardt+Partner AG and wörner traxler richter, was named the winner by the KSA Board of Directors, confirming the competition jury's decision.
Dreiklang – three dimensions in harmony. The building is divided into three main sections: outpatient clinics, functional areas and inpatient wards. In turn, as the centerpiece of the building, a four-story boulevard flooded with light connects the various usage zones. Short routes for staff, patients and visitors guarantee functioning workflows. The enlarged and redesigned hospital park aids the healing process.

Along with the whole planning team, we look forward to continuing our work on this fascinating and multifaceted project.
Read more
Press release KSA
Article Aargauer Zeitung

04.04.2019

Ground-breaking ceremony for Aarau Cantonal Hospital laboratory building

The ground-breaking ceremony for the laboratory building to be newly built at Aarau Cantonal Hospital (KSA) was held on April 4th, 2019. In this new laboratory building, the Institute of Pathology, with its autopsy department, and the Institute of Laboratory Medicine will be brought under one roof, enabling improvement of operational processes and utilization of synergies.

The architectural office Burckhardt+Partner has planned a flexible-use laboratory building for around 200 staff, with a modular building structure that can promptly respond to future changes.
Completion of the KSA laboratory building is scheduled for 2021.

Press release KSA
Factsheet

15.03.2019

University of Basel commissions Burckhardt+Partner for biomedicine department's new replacement building

The tendering procedure for realization of the Department of Biomedicine's new replacement building is finished: The University of Basel is awarding us the contract to proceed with this work. We already realized the building's predecessor, the so-called Biozentrum, back in 1972. The University of Basel is convinced that we will successfully manage and implement this architecturally high-quality and technically complex project.

Press release

05.03.2019

Winterapéro 2019

For what is now already the eleventh time, the Burckhardt+Partner Bern winter reception has been held on the premises of the Westside Bern Brünnen cinema. Oliver Schmid from the company management gave a presentation that guided the approximately 150 invited guests through national and international architectural projects from the impressive portfolio of all Burckhardt+Partner branches in Switzerland and Germany.

Digitization was the central theme, which served as a common thread throughout the event. Be it with an edible spread for appetizers from the 3D printer, or with two impressive speeches on digital fabrication, the interaction between digital technologies and traditional artisanry was successfully demonstrated. On the basis of the Pocket Park project, Claudio Künzler, CEO at the Burckhardt+Partner subsidiary digitalwerkstatt, explained the generative calculation of soil structure for the reshaping of the site in Kaiseraugst. In reference to practical examples, ETH Zurich researcher Matthias Bernhard illustrated how architecture today can be "programmed".

Browse through the photo album!

07.02.2019

Spital Thun: Open day

On Saturday, February 9th, 2019, from 10 am to 4 pm, the hospital Spital Thun is to hold an open day, enabling the general public to take a first look at the comprehensive renovation work that began last year. On the tour, visitors can now view the first in-patient ward, as well as the intensive care ward. These wards were installed as a wooden extension structure on the terrace of the pre-existing first floor. The other three floors are also to be converted while the facility is in operation, which poses a major organizational challenge. They are expected to be finished by 2022. The client, and Burckhardt+Partner as architects and hospital planners, will attend the open day in person and gladly answer any questions.

07.11.2018

We are attending the Swiss BIM Congress 2018!

On Thursday, November 8th, our BIM experts will be speaking and answering questions at Congress Center Basel. They will provide insight into projects and explain their experiences with digital collaboration.

On the following day at 2:30 pm, our specialists Philipp Seer, Head of BIM, and Oana Bucerzan, Head of Digital Lab, will be giving a presentation called "From the Sketch to Digital Fabrication", to explain that, even in the age of digital transformation, the architectural concept is still the basis for good architecture. 

One hour later, at 3:30 pm, the project team will report on everyday work in practice with new tools and options, taking the Upper Valais medical center in Brig as an example.

27.09.2018

25 years 100 agendas

According to our most recent customer survey, it seems that, even in the age of digital inundation, content counts and the haptic quality of a paper leaflet has not lost its appeal.
After 25 years, the quarterly insight into life at our company and into our projects is still one of the post popular elements of our communications. 99 agendas, 99 brief glances at the latest goings-on: in retrospect, they have become a diary covering 25 years in the history of our sector and company – a diary that we have browsed through for you, to celebrate the 100th issue.

Agenda 100

Links Agenda 100

05.09.2018

Sommerapéro 2018

Virtual realities, one-to-one conversations and excellent catering made this year's summer apéro another successful event, despite the already autumnal temperatures.

Browse through the photo album here.

19.07.2018

Our new member of the company management

Oliver Henninger, who joined us over 10 years ago, has succeeded Philipp Brühlmeier as a member of the company management team as of July 1st, 2018. With over 20 years of professional experience in Switzerland and abroad, he has all the skills necessary to master his new tasks. The board of directors and the company management team look forward to working with Oliver Henninger and wish him a successful start!

26.06.2018

New standards in digital planning

We acquired the basel-based digitalwerkstatt GmbH at the beginning of June. This is part of a move to further expand our digital expertise and set new standards in digital planning and construction-related services. digitalwerkstatt is an interdisciplinary team of designers, material specialists and 3D printing experts founded by Claudio Kuenzler in 2010 to bridge the gap between creativity and industry. It offers services in digital design and digital fabrication with 3D printing, laser cutting, 3D industrial scans, design, architecture, advertising, research and medicine, physical models, prototypes, individual productions, small-batch productions and design objects. We look forward to collaborating on new projects! 

18.06.2018

International School of Berne at SIA Days

The participation in SIA Days with the International School of Berne was a success! We are delighted that interested visitors seized the opportunity to take a look at this private school`s new building on June 16th and 17th.

08.06.2018

Rehabilitation Clinic Bellikon

For the extension of Bellikon Rehabilitation Clinic, the clients set three main objectives: to provide additional space, to develop a modern architectural solution, and to realize a building complex that is future-oriented in terms of technology and sustainability. You can learn more about it in the new Agenda.

The inauguration will be celebrated with an "open day" on Saturday, June 16th, 2018 – perhaps you will have a chance to attend.

Sonderagenda

27.05.2018

Topping-out ceremony at Loorenstrasse!

In Witikon, we are constructing 26 appartments in four compact buildings for the Vinzenz-Community. 
The topping-out ceremony for the project that includes appartments for students was celebrated last friday, march 25.
The project is to be handed-over by the end of 2018.
http://wohnen-in-der-looren.ch

06.05.2018

Grosspeter Tower at Open House Basel

The first Open House Basel was a resounding success and we were there with our project Grosspeter Tower.
Over 400 visitors took a look at this tower with its unique solar facade and enjoyed the view from the 22nd floor.

The SRF radio report from May 5th can be heard here.

18.04.2018

1. prize

We are delighted to have won the competition for the extension of Clinic Birshof in Münchenstein.
It is envisaged that the new building will encompass the in-patient wards and the expansion of surgical capacity, along with the associated diagnostic and gastronomy units.

01.03.2018

10 years Winterapéro Berne

On February 22nd, the team at Burckhardt+Partner Bernewelcomed around 130 guests to the 10th Winterapéro at Cinémas Pathé Westside.After views of icy depths on routes otherwise only known to meltwater, as provided by Dominik Osswald's team of photographers, journalists and mountaineers, there was once again an opportunity for fascinating conversations, as well as personal impressions from the interior of Plaine Morte Glacier through the VR headset.

Browse through the photo album!

15.02.2018

Topping out in Seoul!

On February first, the "last beam" ceremony was held at our embassy construction site in Seoul. This typical Korean ritual was celebrated in the presence of numerous VIPs, including Switzerland's ambassador to South Korea. Much like the topping-out ceremonies common in our part of the world, where a tree is involved, the installation of the highest wooden beam marks the completion of the structural work and the transition to the fit-out phase.

In 2012, our Lausanne office won the open competition for the new Swiss embassy building in South Korea. The construction in Seoul will be completed during the course of this year.

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01.02.2018

NEONEON vernissage

On Friday, January 26th, we celebrated the inauguration of NEONEON by Jahic/Roethlisberger with around 100 invited guests. The neon-installation is now displayed permanently on our Basel premises and can be seen during our office hours.
The photo album from the preview can be found here, further information in the brochure NEONEON.

22.12.2017

Lecture: "Innovative Hospital Construction – Quality as a Performance Guarantee"

On November 30th in Wiesbaden, the Academy of the Hessian Chamber of Architects and Urban Planners (AKH) hosted a series of lectures called "New Developments in Hospital Construction".

Wolfgang Hardt, Member of the Management Board, took part. As a speaker, he presented our expertise in the healthcare sector to an audience of interested professionals in his lecture "Innovative Hospital Construction – Quality as a Performance Guarantee". You will find more information on the series of lectures here:Tagungsreihe «Neue Entwicklungen im Krankenhausbau»

23.11.2017

Award for the project Flor

The Swiss Sustainable Building Council (SGNI) is to present the SGNI/DGNB certificate in gold to our project Flor in Uster!
The certificate will be handed over on January 17th at Swissbau 2018.
SGNI is a non-profit association with the goal of promoting the sustainability of real estate and the built environment in
Switzerland throughout the entire life cycle – in planning, construction, operation and utilization.

31.10.2017

The next prize for Grosspeter Tower

Another distinction for our Grosspeter Tower: In the competition for the Bavarian architectural award "Building-Integrated Solar Technology 2017", over 100 projects from 26 countries were submitted. Our project made it into the top 10!

19.10.2017

Topping-out ceremony on the Hübeli site

In Aesch, 14 rental apartments and commercial premises commissioned by the civic community, plus 22 owner-occupied apartments commissioned by our subsidiary AG für Planung und Überbauung, are being built on the Hübeli site. On Thursday, October 19th, 2017, the topping-out ceremony for the new housing development Hübeli was celebrated with numerous guests.

25.09.2017

International School of Berne

In Gümligen, south of the city Berne, we had the opportunity to attend to a special task: a new building for the International School of Berne. In our latest issue of Agenda, you can find out how we met the specific requirements of this place of learning and work, which serves around 400 pupils from over 50 countries.

Agenda 96

05.09.2017

Sommerapéro 2017

Fascinating conversations and excellent catering were enjoyed in our Basel office at this year's summer reception.

Take a look back on the evening by browsing through our photo album.

26.07.2017

Instagram

Every Thursday, we take a look at the past with our Instagram-Account: for the #tbt we search the archive of Burckhardt+Partner and present a find out of 65 years of construction actinity – worldwide!

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28.06.2017

Joining forces, fostering diversity

Staying on the ball and thus remaining attractive in a changing market means looking beyond boundaries – be they geographical or intellectual. At the same time, the local planning culture and the people behind the business are also to be kept in mind.

As of January 2017, Burckhardt+Partner AG has a new subsidiary: B+P Reiner Becker GmbH in Berlin. In the current Agenda, Samuel Schultze and Reiner Becker briefly take stock of the first six months of collaboration. We are pleased to share these experiences with you.

Agenda 95

12.06.2017

Day-to-day life with BIM

The special issue "FOCUS BIM & Infrastructures" sheds light on the development of BIM in the Swiss construction industry.
Author Thomas Pfefferlé asked us how day-to-day life with BIM is altering our work processes. Read the article in French here.

FOCUS BIM & Infrastuctures

21.05.2017

Buss site in Pratteln

In Pratteln, there are two neighboring sites with enormous potential for development: the Buss site and the Wasa site, which are right beside the railway station and owned by Mr. Hermann Alexander Beyeler. In this newspaper article from 5/15/17, read about how we are helping him to realize his vision for Pratteln.

Newspaper article form 15.5.2017

18.04.2017

Foundation stone ceremony for the new "LSL" building

The foundation stone ceremony for the new "LSL" building on the Roche site in Kaiseraugst took place on Friday, 4/7/17. LSL stands for Late Stage Development and Small Molecules Launch Facility – a new production building for rapid development and commercialization of low-molecular substances. Here, substances will be processed into solid dosage forms (tablets and capsules) after completion of the building in 2019.

26.03.2017

Airport Zurich - access zones

Planning a project that is to be publicly accessible throughout day and night is not an everyday occurrence.

The new access zones at Zurich Airport are just such a project. The dynamic wing-like form of the 350-meter-long roof over the access zones conjures up a great many associations with, for instance, past holiday experiences, future journeys, farewells, reunions, or the fascination of flight.

Discover the access zones in the current agenda!

Agenda 94​​​​​​​

14.03.2017

we are in Cannes...

We are in Cannes, France, at the MIPIM - one of the biggest property fairs worldwide. 
20,000 visitors are meeting up with architects, urban planners, finance institutes, estate agents and delegates of cities and regions from all over the world. Our Western Switzerland offices are present at region geneva's stand.