11.10.2022

Topping out ceremony on Bellerivestrasse

As Local Architects Burckhardt+Partner are undertaking a general refurbishment of Walter Niehus’ iconic office building on the shores of Lake Zurich. The building at Bellerivestrasse 36, which dates from 1974, is being modernized on behalf of Allreal, according to a design by the Danish office C.F. Møller to create a sustainable building that blends in with the surrounding park. After around 14 months of construction, the topping out ceremony was celebrated.

The project will transform the technically outdated office block into a contemporary, representative and forward-looking office building with a restaurant. Its most striking feature: The façade is fitted with overhanging solar panels that both produce electricity and protect against direct sunlight. The horizontal panels are clad in tinted glass that harmonizes with the metal cladding of the façade. This gives the building a new horizontal, light character that blends elegantly into the existing parkland and affords users and passers-by a clear view into the interior of the new office building.

In the center of the building, a new atrium is being created that connects the various office spaces via a spiral staircase. It supports collaborative exchange and the transfer of knowledge, while making it possible to exploit synergies.

The project is scheduled for completion in the second half of 2023.

06.09.2022

Competition – Geneva Children’s Hospital

The competition entry for the Children’s Hospital in Geneva by Burckhardt+Partner in conjunction with wörner traxler richter schweiz gmbh was awarded 6th place and 5th prize by the judges.

Confetti
The design combines complexity and simplicity in an uncomplicated way. Like confetti thrown by hand, the project is composed of multiple building structures. With their sophisticated geometry and clean proportions, they form a unified visual entity. The project is carefully structured and proportioned, while representing a continuation of the existing pavilion system on the campus. The hospital building is complemented by an outpatient clinic, with components developed from the same characteristic style as the main structure. The compact building footprint is optimally exploited through the clever arrangement of the building structures.

While the front façade on Rue de la Roseraie is deliberately urban in design, the side on Rue Barthélemy-Menn is open to the park. The relationship between indoor and outdoor space is strengthened by the loose structure and large windows, as well as the integration of greened terraces as a link between the new buildings and the park.

The Children’s Hospital Geneva specialises in the health problems of newborns, children and adolescents. Over the past 50 years, the hospital has developed state-of-the-art services and centers of excellence in several areas, in particular organ transplants, cardiology, onco-hematology, child and adolescent psychiatry and neonatology.

31.08.2022

RE-Think Hanok – Spotlight on the Swiss Embassy in Seoul

At the symposium “K-House – RE-Think Hanok”, Nicolas Vaucher, architect and partner, will be presenting the multiple award-winning Swiss Embassy in Seoul designed by Burckhardt+Partner. The building is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Korean “Hanok” house, and one that also meets the stringent requirements of an embassy building. It represents a skillful blend of Swiss and Korean building culture.

The entire symposium can be followed in the live stream.

Thursday, 1 September 2022, from 7.30 a.m. CET
Presentation by Nicolas Vaucher, 8.00 a.m. CET

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05.07.2022

We are expanding our group of partners

We are convinced of the critical importance of competent partners to our organization to enable us to respond flexibly to developments. In expanding the group of partners within our company, we are responding to the growing demands and increasing complexity we are facing in our business activities.

Our partners collaborate directly with our clients and assume the overall management of the projects entrusted to them in collaboration with the team. This keeps us agile and lets us respond swiftly.

As of 1 July 2022, we welcome the following long-standing employees as partners:

• Christoph Frey, member of the Basel management team, new member
  of the company management
• Christof Goldschmid, site manager for Bern, new member of the company management
• Daniel Hauswirth, member of the Bern management team
• Christian Hirt, Head of Finance, new member of the group management
• Christina Muchsel, member of the Basel management team
• Nicolas Vaucher, deputy site manager for Lausanne and Geneva

Moreover, Christof Goldschmid takes over the site management in Bern from Oliver Schmid on 1 July 2022.

23.06.2022

Building the future with architecture – Burckhardt+Partner at Architecture Day 2022

Quality construction will be at the heart of public attention on Architecture Day, which takes place throughout Germany on the last weekend in June. The motto “Building the future with architecture” was chosen for this year’s programme by the Architektenkammer Rheinland-Pfalz. It is perfectly suited to the new LASE research building, which was planned and realized by Burckhardt+Partner.

In the Laboratory for Advanced Spin Engineering (LASE) at the TU Kaiserslautern, students and researchers from various disciplines work together to understand spin phenomena. The LASE offers well-equipped laboratory spaces as well as clean rooms – workspaces with extremely low concentrations of airborne particles.

Together with the TU Kaiserslautern and users of the LASE, we will be discussing the interrelation between architecture and science, explaining how the spatial concept supports exchanges between the disciplines, and inviting visitors on tours of the building.

Saturday, 25 June 2022
2 – 6 pm

LASE
Laboratory for Advanced Spin Engineering
TU Kaiserslautern
Gottlieb-Daimler-Strasse, Building 76
Kaiserslautern

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Read the schedule on the Architektenkammer Rheinland-Pfalz' website (in german)

14.06.2022

“Our office size allows us to try out new tools in our everyday work”

In recent years, digital tools and process handling have greatly changed the collaboration and coordination of all those involved in the planning and execution of architectural projects.

In an interview with the Digital Lab of the “DETAIL” magazine, Alexander Kramer, VDC Manager at Burckhardt+Partner, talks about the advantages of Burckhardt+Partner’s office size in terms of the necessary know-how for the application of digital tools. He describes the challenges of digitalization in everyday project work and gives pointers on reaching a binding, transparent agreement with clients as to the required BIM services.

Read the whole interview on the DETAIL website

31.05.2022

Planning and realization competition: «Neue Mitte» University Hospital Mannheim

The bidding consortium Burckhardt+Partner and wörner traxler richter has been awarded Second Prize for the design of the structural development of the “Neue Mitte” campus grounds at Mannheim University Hospital. The large-scale construction project secures the long-term provision of healthcare in Mannheim. The competition was sponsored by Universitätsklinikum Mannheim GmbH. According to the panel of judges, the design of the six- to seven-story structure offers clearly organized functional relationships and a high-quality environment for patients and visitors alike. The precisely positioned building complements the historic hospital ensemble with its historic park. At the same time, the judges stressed that the project as a whole was outstandingly well planned: “The creators pulled off an impressive feat in urban planning terms through the placement of the new structures.”

25.05.2022

Science and research at one location for Fraunhofer Institute

The new building for the Polymeric Materials and Composites (PYCO) research division of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) was inaugurated in Wildau on 25 May 2022. The architectural concept provides space for high-level research, meetings and exchanges. The compact new three-story structure connects directly to the existing building housing the workshops. “The new building expands the existing technical facilities to cover an area of 5,000m². It presents the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft as a world-leading applied research organisation with cutting-edge lab facilities, thus enhancing the region’s appeal as a science hub,” explains Carsten Krafft, managing director of Burckhardt+Partner in Berlin.

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will use the location to develop highly cross-linked and sustainable polymers and composites. Research into this technology previously took place across two separate sites near Berlin, in Teltow and Wildau, but can now be conducted under the same roof. The European Regional Development Fund contributed 80% of the cost for the new build, while the Federal Government and the state of Brandenburg each contributed 10%.

19.05.2022

Review: Architecture Week and Open House

As part of Architecture Week and Open House in Basel from 9 to 15 May 2022, Burckhardt+Partner offered visitors a glimpse into their own office premises as well as selected projects.

Sunshine and warm temperatures brought numerous visitors to the architectural office at 210 Dornacher Strasse to view the office premises, which were renovated in 2015, and also to visit an exhibition specially created for Open House, featuring current and highlight projects from the company’s history. At Hotel Märthof too, a total of over 350 visitors waited last weekend for their opportunity to admire the refurbished 4-star boutique hotel in all its glory. The expansion of the Basel Mission also received a great deal of attention during two guided tours.

29.04.2022

First place in school building competition in Pratteln

Burckhardt+Partner’s design for the renovation of the Fröschmatt school complex in Pratteln near Basel was awarded first place in an open, anonymous competition. The new building will facilitate contemporary teaching and learning methods and its carefully designed outdoor space will make it an inviting place for the surrounding neighborhood.

The project design “Lungo” won by merit of its integration in the urban context as well as the architectural and open-space concept. Two buildings will provide the necessary additional space for 36 instead of 27 classes: A six-floor main building accommodates all types of school uses, while the annex in the form of a wooden pavilion in the school garden houses the sports halls.

The main building is defined on the ground floor by a semi-public boulevard for mixing and socializing, which serves as an exhibition, meeting and communication zone that fosters exchange among the students. The schoolrooms and classrooms are located on the four floors above. The top floor houses administration rooms, a media library and rooms for remedial teaching.

The main building in wood-hybrid construction is designed in such a way that a multifunctional and flexible room concept with adaptable classrooms and group rooms can also be realized in the future. Constructed as a row of basic modules, the school building can easily be expanded if more space is needed.

27.04.2022

Three new members of the board of directors

At the Annual General Meeting on Monday, 25 April 2022, Barbara Hayoz stepped down as a member of the board of directors of Burckhardt+Partner AG after 10 years.

The following new members of the board of directors were elected for the next three years:

• Wolfgang Hardt, Co-CEO Burckhardt+Partner AG (left side of the picture): A certified architect, he is responsible for the international business development of the architectural office and will head up the office from May 2023.
• Janina Mütze, Founder and CEO of Civey GmbH Berlin (in the center of the picture): The entrepreneur was named by Forbes magazine in the technology category on the “30 under 30” list and is considered a great role model for women in the startup scene.
• Corinne Pellerin, CCO, Head of Market + Clients and Member of the executive board, ewz Zurich (right side of the picture): As an expert on the energy market, she focuses on digital transformation and sustainability.

The existing board members Samuel Schultze, Heinrich Moser and Gert Thoenen were confirmed for the next three years. Philipp Brühlmeier remains chairman of the board of directors of Burckhardt+Partner.

05.04.2022

Brig Hospital: Ground-breaking ceremony for “United” project

The groundbreaking ceremony yesterday marked the start of construction work for the renovation and expansion of Brig Hospital.The “United” project by Burckhardt+Partner creates the conditions required to concentrate the services of the Upper Valais Hospital Center (SZO) in Brig and secures the provision of needs-based hospital care for the entire region for decades to come.
The existing buildings from the 1970s were integrated into the architectural concept: The distinctive inpatient wing will be modernized and supplemented with a nine-story building. When completed, the new building will house the emergency ward, the intensive care unit, operating theaters and various general-care wards. The expansion will increase the number of beds from 137 to a total of 309, with all patient rooms designed as single or double rooms.

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To the Valais Hospital Center’s microsite on the new building

24.03.2022

Agenda 114: Transformation at Ostermundigen railway station

Burckhardt+Partner have constructed a new office building right next to Ostermundigen railway station. The main tenant of the new building is the Touring Club Suisse (TCS), who will be able to consolidate more than 500 workspaces in a single location. From the design phase onwards, there was a strong emphasis on providing a high-quality experience for the new building’s users, as well as a focus on its significance for the current and future urban development of the municipality.

In our latest newsletter you can read more about how the new building’s architecture integrates with the local context, and how a pleasant atmosphere and working environment were ensured despite the building’s imposing size.

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08.03.2022

Aarau Cantonal Hospital: Webcams showing construction progress

Work is progressing on the central replacement building for Aarau Cantonal Hospital: Since the groundbreaking ceremony in August 2021, the construction pit has now been excavated and parts of the foundation laid. The scale of the central replacement building can already be made out.

Over the course of this year, the building shell will continue to grow out of the ground. The progress of construction can be followed in real time via three webcams (1, 2, 3) set up by the general contractor Implenia.

The “Dreiklang” building by the Burckhardt+Partner and wörner traxler richter consortium will provide Aarau Cantonal Hospital with a modern, future-oriented main building that unites all clinical areas under one roof in a coordinated manner.

The project will have a positive impact on the city: The demolition of the old buildings has made it possible to expand the park as both a pleasant environment for patients and a central recreational space for the people of Aarau, from 75,000 m² to over 94,000 m².

Webcam 1, Webcam 2, Webcam 3

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01.02.2022

Milestone for site development in Hagnau: District development plan gains approval

A project to create a new urban district with six high-rise buildings and a broad mix of uses on the East and West Hagnau sites in Muttenz has been given the go-ahead: With the decision of the cantonal court and the waiver of an appellant’s right to appeal the decision, the district development plan, which is the product of a cooperative process, has become legally valid.

The plan is to create a district with a broad mix of residential and business uses, including shopping and restaurants. The ensemble is enhanced by generous open and green spaces. Burckhardt+Partner initiated the development of the area on the border between Basel and Muttenz in 2007 with a feasibility study, as well as designing the urban planning concept for both sites. The architectural office is also responsible for the project development for the East site, which can now begin as a result of this decision. The relevant building applications will be submitted in summer 2022.

The neighbouring Schänzli site is to remain undeveloped and will be redesigned by the municipality of Muttenz as a nature and recreation area. The approval of the district development plan also lays the foundation in terms of planning law for the Schänzli project to proceed.

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11.01.2022

Mediating between the scales

The new office building by Burckhardt+Partner at Ostermundigen railway station provides a new impetus for the urban development of the district.

The new building incorporates the character of its location on the former industrial site: The building reflects the heights of the neighboring buildings and the materials used create a reference to the surroundings.

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16.12.2021

Agenda 113: Stylish transformation of the Märthof building in Basel

Burckhardt+Partner have renovated the Märthof building in Basel city center and transformed the former department store into an exclusive boutique hotel plus restaurant. During this conversion, distinctive elements from different eras were taken and translated into contemporary architecture.
By opening the building towards Marktplatz, the conversion simultaneously provided an impulse for the revitalization of the central square in the heart of the city.

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09.12.2021

Art Award Riehen goes to Bianca Pedrina

The Art Award Riehen 2021 was conferred on photographer Bianca Pedrina in the context of the “Regionale”.

Her work “City Dust” deals with an architectural element in both form and content: A highly magnified image of a façade shows deposits that have formed over time, presented as a sculpted, relief-like surface.

“With her work ‘City Dust’, Bianca Pedrina challenges perceptions and brings fresh inspiration to the medium of photography,” says Samuel Schultze, CEO of Burckhardt+Partner, about the presentation of the award.

The Art Award Riehen has been endowed annually by Burckhardt+Partner since the first edition in 2015.

Photos: Bianca Pedrina, Claude Gasser

19.11.2021

The Original in Mind

The Hotel Metropole in Bern's old town is currently being renovated with the utmost care.

A new hotel concept for the city of Bern and an expanded restaurant are being realised.

With the original in mind, characteristic design elements of the building from 1880 are being restored on the façade and in the staircase.

A recent article provides insight into the ongoing transformation:

"Das Original im Hinterkopf"

02.11.2021

Swiss Solar Prize for the renovation of the Coop headquarters

For the comprehensive renovation of its headquarters in Basel, the owner of the building, Coop, was awarded the Swiss Solar Prize 2021. As architects and general planners, Burckhardt+Partner were commissioned with the total refurbishment of the high-rise building in 2018.

The high-rise’s redesigned façade consists of a closed cavity system combined with photovoltaic elements in the parapet cladding. Besides an improved energy yield, the choice of photovoltaic modules also took aesthetic considerations into account.

The modules have a printed glass surface with a satin finish that lends them a uniform appearance. This was reflected in the jury’s report, which underscored the exemplary integration of the PV system into the façade, while also meeting high design standards.

With the refurbishment, the total energy requirement was reduced by over a third thanks to improvements to the building technology and building envelope, improved thermal insulation and the new ventilation system.

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27.10.2021

Handover of keys in Offenburg

The newly built extension by Burckhardt+Partner for the Offenburg police headquarters is now complete and has been handed over to the regional police headquarters by the Baden-Württemberg state government.

The new building houses the command and situation center, which will field emergency calls from all across the precinct and will be subject to heightened security requirements. Offices, an administrative area with central storage for criminal records and forensic laboratories were also added.

To enable short distances and optimum workflows, the new building is connected to the existing headquarters via a two-story walkway. The extension provides the necessary infrastructure for a greater concentration of police operations with over 300 staff at the headquarters.

15.10.2021

New SKAN headquarters opened

After two-and-a-half years of construction, the opening of SKAN’s new headquarters in Allschwil, Baselland, took place and was attended by Cantonal Councilor Isaac Reber. The architects from Burckhardt+Partner designed and realized an identity-defining new building for the leading manufacturer of cleanroom isolators, in the Bachgraben area.

The steel support structure – an eye-catcher and defining design element – fulfills the requirement for a column-free production hall that can be directly accessed by trucks. Above the production hall are two floors with offices, a cafeteria and laboratories.

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24.09.2021

Agenda 112: Intelligent densification - Doubled living space

In the Hirzbrunnen district of Basel, we planned and constructed two new replacement buildings in sustainable wood-hybrid design for the Riburg housing cooperative. Built in rows, they blend in with the urban development typology of the neighborhood and have almost twice as much living space as before, thanks to intelligent densification.

Discover in the latest newsletter how our new builds achieve a high degree of usage flexibility through a modular concept and offer the best conditions for a well-mixed tenant base.

Find out more in our "Agenda"-Newsletter (in German and French)
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14.09.2021

Master plan for the BaseLink site: 75,000 m2 for innovative projects

On the BaseLink site in Allschwil near Basel, an innovative life science cluster is currently developing with the first Swiss innovation park, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, various research teams from the University of Basel and ETH Zurich as well as other international companies.

The basis for this development is the master plan designed by the architectural office Burckhardt+Partner for the roughly 75,000 m² large site owned by the Bürgerspital Basel. The master plan pursues a holistic and sustainable development of the site. The energy supply via geothermal probes and the area’s accessibility have been designed in a holistic manner. A shared and central green space crosses the whole site, connecting the different areas and offering a high quality of space. With its guidelines, the master plan also enables the realization of a variety of building types and promotes at the same time the development of an identity-forming architectural appearance.

On the BaseLink site, innovative projects meet forward-looking architecture. An example of this is the "Hortus" project: A new built that restores in 30 years all the grey energy invested in its construction and then becomes a positive energy building.

The magazine Hochparterre devoted a recent article to the BaseLink site.

Read the article in Hochparterre (in German).

Visualization: Stauffer Rösch AG

17.08.2021

Continuation and completion of the renovation and conversion of Thun Hospital

With the completion and commissioning of the third floor, another milestone in the conversion and renovation of Thun Hospital was reached in mid-March 2021. Now the renovation is continuing with the private ward on the fourth and final floor and is on track for completion by the end of 2022. Burckhardt+Partner have been renovating ward block A, which consists of seven wards and an intensive care unit, since 2017. The continuous operation of the hospital is guaranteed throughout the five-year construction period.

The conversion will result in a substantial upgrading of the interior rooms. The design concept involving a different color scheme for the rooms and corridors on each floor helps patients and staff find their way around more easily. The careful choice of colors and materials creates a homey atmosphere that supports the patients’ recovery process. The quality of patients’ stay will be enhanced by the addition of single rooms for privately insured patients on the top floor and the reduction from four- to two-bed rooms for patients with statutory health insurance.

With the modernization of the complete building services and retrofitting measures for enhanced earthquake protection, the ward block will be brought up to the very latest standards, which will extend the service life of the building.

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10.08.2021

Innovative photovoltaic façade of the Coop headquarters

The special magazine "Werkplatz Spezial" from Hochparterre dedicates its latest edition to the topic of windows and façades. One of the articles presents the comprehensive technical renovation of the building envelope and the redesigned façade of the Coop headquarters in Basel, which Burckhardt+Partner refurbished, with their pioneering combination of photovoltaic and closed cavity elements in the parapet cladding.

The solution developed in cooperation with Aepli Metallbau – the first combination of its kind to be installed – covers around 10 percent of the building’s electricity requirements. The photovoltaic modules are hardly noticeable visually due to their special printed glass surface with a satin finish: "We invested a lot of effort to combine design requirements with technical and sustainable demands," explains Marco Husmann, overall project manager at Burckhardt+Partner.

Read the article in the «Werkplatz Spezial» from Hochparterre (in German)
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27.07.2021

Boutique Hotel Märthof: The desire to travel and sojourn

Today tuesday, July 27, 2021, a media event was held at Basel's Märthof to mark the opening of the new homonymous hotel.

Burckhardt+Partner have completely renovated the historic Märthof building in Basel city center over the past year and a half and converted it into an exclusive boutique hotel. The architects were inspired by the vision of combining the mood of travel and a hotel stay in the 1920s with contemporary architectural design.

With the conversion of the building, most recently used as a department store, into a boutique hotel with a restaurant, Burckhardt+Partner have designed and created a vibrant urban building which will also fill the historic Marktplatz with life in the evenings.

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24.06.2021

Agenda 111: Nature and architecture – Two new builds for the Basel Mission

Close to the Basel city center, Burckhardt+Partner have designed two new modern wooden buildings for the Basel Mission. Together with the Mission House from 1860, they form a harmonious ensemble that blends perfectly into the extensive gardens through the choice of materials, colors and placement. New uses enable the Basel Mission to sustainably complement and expand its hotel and seminar offerings.

Find out in the newsletter how the new buildings by Burckhardt+Partner are characterized by the interplay of nature and architecture and also open up sustainable new perspectives.

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18.05.2021

Partnership built on innovation

06.05.2021

Complete Refurbishment of the Coop Headquarters in Basel completed

Burckhardt+Partner have performed a complete refurbishment of the Basel headquarters of Swiss retailer Coop. The work on the building, which dates back to the 1970s, has now been completed.

The architects have pulled off an impressive balancing act between preserving elements that lend to the character of the building, rendering modern technology visible and adopting a contemporary architectural idiom: Typical elements of the building, such as the external concrete columns, were retained, and new photovoltaic elements in the façade combine high design specifications with technology and sustainability requirements.

The refurbishment, which was carried out while the building remained operational, will extend the service life of the high-rise building by another 30 to 40 years.

To the media release
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More about the refurbishment while the building remained operational in “Agenda” 107
Article of «Architekturbasel.ch» on the topic (in german)

04.05.2021

Recognition for competition entry for Ortenau Klinikum Offenburg

Burckhardt+Partner were commended for their design for a new medical campus in Offenburg. The Ortenau Klinikum Association is planning a new central clinic with around 700 beds. For the project competition, 15 entries were selected from 28 submissions.

Collaborating with WTR Architekten and Topotek landscape architects, Burckhardt+Partner designed a free-standing clinic complex with a new green corridor resembling a landscaped park.

The new buildings for patient-oriented healthcare are divided by function into two main sections. All areas are optimally connected for operational purposes via the two-story base with its superstructures of varying heights. This arrangement results in an inherently compact floor space with a number of spacious inner courtyards.

22.04.2021

Two new builds for the Basel Mission

On behalf of the Basel Mission, Burckhardt+Partner have created a residential structure and a new seminar building with a restaurant run by Hotel ODELYA. The two new buildings complete the facilities, forming a new and harmonious ensemble with the historic Mission House and the spacious gardens.

Through their materials, color and placement, the two new timber buildings integrate perfectly into the exceptional gardens, which have been carefully developed to create a space for active local life in the center of Basel.

The connection between nature and architecture is further pursued inside the buildings, where the timber cladding creates a play of light and shadow that is reminiscent of a gazebo, and establishes a link to the surrounding gardens.

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25.03.2021

Agenda 110: Collaborative working environment at Selmoni’s new headquarters

Burckhardt+Partner have completed the new headquarters for the Selmoni Group in Münchenstein near Basel. The move to the new location in January also marked the beginning of a process of change within the electrical technology company: Selmoni has combined facilities previously housed at different locations in Basel’s historic center.

Read in the newsletter how our architecture promotes collaboration, why the central atrium is crucial to this and explore it in a virtual 360-degree view.

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Explore the 360° view of the atrium
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16.03.2021

For greater autonomy: Belforterstrasse residential home for people with profound disabilities

On the outskirts of Basel, Burckhardt+Partner have built a residential home for 24 people with profound disabilities who require a high level of support. In a new publication, the Building Department of the Canton of Basel-Stadt presents the new building from 2019.

The residential home on Belforterstrasse is characterized by a generous, needs-oriented interior design that combines the necessity for comfort and privacy with the requirements of modern nursing. On each of the four floors, six people with disabilities live in a residential community. A function room on the ground floor provides a conducive setting for residents to meet up and chat.

The residential home serves as a conclusion to the meandering structure of the cooperative housing development Am Bachgraben, which was likewise planned and realized by Burckhardt+Partner. This makes the residential home an integral part of the whole complex: The semi-open courtyard and garden offer opportunities for contact between the residents of the residential home and the neighboring housing cooperative, which promotes integration and social mixing.

Publication of the Office of Structural Engineering of the Canton Basel-Stadt (in german)
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25.02.2021

Settling into the new police headquarters in Aalen

The Aalen police headquarters is responsible for the security of about one million inhabitants spread over eleven large districts and one hundred municipalities in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The new extension building planned and realized by Burckhardt+Partner has been taken into operation. At 10:33 a.m., the first emergency call was received.

The facade made of metal panels in various shades of black with different degrees of gloss gives the building an independent appearance in comparison with the immediately adjacent existing building, which Burckhardt+Partner are renovating until 2022.

Minister Thomas Strobl speaks of a "milestone for the future of the Aalen police headquarters."

Police President Reiner Möller is also highly satisfied with the new building: “We have now taken the important step of bringing together in one space the central command and operation staff. The new framework conditions allow for faster, more efficient and ultimately more professional processing of operations, especially in complex operations."

28.01.2021

Burckhardt+Partner to Redevelop the Listed Hotel Metropole

Burckhardt+Partner are redeveloping the property on Waisenhausplatz in Bern – in cooperation with the heritage conservation authorities – on behalf of PSP Swiss Property. Work on the historic building began in January. The listed corner building constructed in 1880 in Bern’s historic center is already being used as a hotel.

The redevelopment project paves the way for the creation of a hotel concept new to the city of Bern and for extended restaurant usage in a prime location.

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Media coverage :
Berner Zeitung​
Der Bund​
Bluewin​
Langenthalertagblatt​
Nau​
Calcio.video​
Reisetopia
Baublatt​
HTR.ch

Source of historical photograph: Burgerbibliothek Bern, Sammlung Hans-Ulrich Suter 712

21.01.2021

Modular and sustainable: new builds for the Riburg housing cooperative are taking shape

Burckhardt+Partner are currently working on two new replacement buildings for the Riburg housing cooperative. The 59 apartments will be ready for tenants in the summer, and will be built using prefabricated wood-hybrid construction elements.

The new structures will be carefully integrated into the surrounding neighborhood, replacing the oldest buildings in the housing cooperative. The modular building style employed makes it possible to offer high-quality, affordable housing that is still cheaper than standard market prices.

The new buildings are also attractive in terms of sustainability: the materials used, as well as the borehole heat exchangers and the photovoltaic system, allow for more efficient energy use.

The project is the result of Burckhardt+Partner’s successful response to a call for proposals to renew the Riburg housing cooperative.

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17.12.2020

Agenda 109: The new Schindler Campus

In Ebikon, near Lucerne, Burckhardt+Partner have developed Schindler’s company premises into prestigious modern headquarters.

The centerpiece of the new campus is the Schindler City Center, where customers can experience the brand and product world of the globally active and leading manufacturer of elevators and escalators, showcased in a spacious and surprising manner.

Learn more about the Schindler Campus in the latest company newsletter, “Agenda”.
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08.12.2020

HSG Learning Center in St. Gallen taking shape

Burckhardt+Partner are planning and realizing the HSG Learning Center for the world’s leading business university in St. Gallen, in collaboration with the Japanese architectural office Sou Fujimoto. The shell of the innovative teaching and learning location is currently taking shape on the university grounds.

The light-flooded building with its 7,000 square meters of floor space consists of stacked cubes with open floor plans that support the innovative teaching and learning concept of the university. The heart of the building, the forum, extends up through the higher floors, with working areas arranged around it. These are flexible in size and function and, with their state-of-the-art infrastructure, offer a variety of zones for learning and interaction. The new place to think and work paves the way for innovative forms of learning in the digital age and will be a dominant feature on the University of St. Gallen campus.

For an initial impression of the HSG Learning Center, take a virtual tour of the construction site.

24.11.2020

Housing development in Suhr completed

In the municipality of Suhr near Aarau, Burckhardt+Partner were commissioned by ETRA Immobilien AG to realise a new residential development with five apartment buildings. In a very central location in the middle of the village, a total of 85 generously proportioned, light apartments have been built, which by next summer will be surrounded by inviting green outdoor spaces. The owners and tenants of the newly completed residential complex will take up residence by the end of the year. Burckhardt+Partner were awarded the project after submitting the winning entry to the study competition.

04.11.2020

New representative head office for Schindler

In the Ebikon district of Lucerne, Burckhardt+Partner have turned the historic Schindler site into a modern campus and created a representative head office for the global company.

The renovation of the management building and construction of the new Schindler City Center with exhibition spaces were based on the highest quality standards, sleek design and transparency. Devised to underscore the optimum brand image and showcase the product, the architectural design embodies the Schindler brand – quality, reliability, elegance and precision.

08.10.2020

Go-ahead for new district Pointe du Bouchet in Vernier

The district plan developed by Burckhardt+Partner for the Bouchet quarter in Vernier, Canton Geneva, was approved by the Geneva State Council at the end of June 2020 and came into force at the beginning of September 2020.

The new district of Pointe du Bouchet, which is well connected between the airport and the city of Geneva, will be developed into a lively quarter with various uses: These include a hotel, offices and stores. A green public square is planned centrally, which will open up the quarter and also become a new meeting place for the residents of the neighboring districts.

06.10.2020

Project with pioneering character: MFO-Park inside of DETAIL

The latest issue of the architectural journal DETAIL is devoted to the conversion of industrial sites into liveable city neighborhoods. The publication makes special mention of the MFO-Park, an innovative recreational space in the dense urban area of Zurich Oerlikon. The park helps improve quality of life for people who live and work in the area, as well as meeting a range of social requirements. Some 20 years on, this Burckhardt+Partner project to transform an inner-city neighborhood has lost none of its pioneering character.

More information on our MFO-Park project

Click here to read the article from the September issue of DETAIL

29.09.2020

In the architectural guide before the first stone is laid

DOM publishers (Books made by Architects) are publishing a new volume in their series of architectural guides: Schleswig-Holstein.

It is here, in Germany’s northernmost state, that Burckhardt+Partner are planning Kiel University of Applied Sciences’s new library and learning centre, which will be included in the freshly printed book before the cornerstone has even been laid.

The editor is Dieter-J. Mehlhorn, who worked for many years in architecture, city planning, teaching and research.

More about the project

To the architectural guide "Architekturführer Schleswig-Holstein"  (in German)

06.08.2020

Hard core – soft shell

Burckhardt+Partner have been awarded the contract in the negotiation process to build a new multifunctional building on the university campus in Ludwigsburg, Germany. In addition to providing workplaces for students, the new building will feature new lecture halls, seminar rooms and offices for the Ludwigsburg University of Education and the University of Applied Sciences – Public Administration and Finance. The new compact, high-rise multifunctional building is the first building you see on approaching the campus and, with its visible presence in the cityscape, stands out as an urban landmark.

We are responding to the requirement for a sustainable building with an adaptable floor layout with the concept “Hard core – soft shell”. This highly flexible building is being planned as a wood-based hybrid construction. The solid internal core of reinforced concrete in combination with the basement floor forms the backbone of the structure. All necessary building components, such as ceilings, supports and wall panels, will be designed around this as timber constructions. The core of the infrastructure is surrounded by six open platforms running along the façade, allowing the available space to be flexibly adapted to any purpose.

23.07.2020

New building for the Biopôle life science park

On behalf of the canton of Vaud’s pension fund (CPEV) we are extending the Biopôle life science park with a new building. Construction works on the new office and laboratory building will begin in July.

The new building will provide optimal conditions for specialized life science companies on an area of 10,000m².

02.07.2020

Residential construction in all its diversity

They are home to between three and three hundred eighty apartments, are cooperative and sustainable, but also personalised and exclusive: Burckhardt+Partner’s residential construction projects couldn’t be more diverse.

In the “Facts”, we’ll show you our apartment buildings from the past year in a new and surprising light.

29.06.2020

Basler Baukultur: Series of articles about Burckhardt+Partner

Burckhardt+Partner has already made its mark on Swiss architecture in its early years. The online magazine Architektur Basel therefore devotes a multi-part series to Burckhardt+Partner's early buildings that were and still are characteristic of Basel and its region.

18.06.2020

Dual representation: Burckhardt+Partner featured twice on Architecture Day

Burckhardt+Partner will be represented twice on Architecture Day 2020, which will be celebrated throughout Germany: the Brandenburgische Architektenkammer (Brandenburg architectural association) is presenting the new extension to the Alfred Wegener Institute in Potsdam online, while the Architektenkammer Berlin (Berlin architectural association) has included the new offices of Burckhardt+Partner’s Berlin site in Moabit in its programme this year.

04.06.2020

Consistent name and new premises for the Berlin site

As of 1 June 2020 Burckhardt+Partner AG is merging its two German subsidiaries – B+P Reiner Becker GmbH and Burckhardt+Partner GmbH – into Burckhardt+Partner GmbH. As in Switzerland, the sites in Berlin, Grenzach and Stuttgart also strive to find solutions for architectural tasks on various scales that are demanding in functional and design terms as well as technically complex.

The Berlin site is being strengthened further in Germany, and has now relocated to new, larger offices at Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 14 in Moabit, Berlin, providing the basis for the next stage of its growth. The team in Berlin works across the whole of Germany, with a focus on scientific, research and university constructions, primarily for public building developers.

Press Release

14.05.2020

Urban living space and modern offices behind a striking facade – a new feature on Steinengraben

In Basel, we are realizing an office-cum-residential building, as well as a townhouse, after winning a competition. Here, by the end of 2020, we will have created attractive living space and 200 modern open-plan workplaces near the railway station and city center.

The office-cum-residential building encompasses a renovated corner building, which is extended by means of a new structure. The rhythmized concrete-frame facade is an eye-catcher that allows the pre-existing building and the new structure to appear as one unified body. On the upper floors, high-quality duplex apartments with open living areas and views over Basel are being installed. The park-like interior courtyard, adorned with deciduous trees, is to become a green retreat.

In addition to the main building with offices and living space, we are also realizing a stand-alone townhouse with seven apartments.

Find out more about our architectural feature on the Basel street Steinengraben.

23.04.2020

Learning center for students at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences

We are planning and realizing the new teaching and learning center for the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences. With its simple and clear cubature, its volume, and its positioning at the south entrance, our competition-winning project provides a new urbanistic stimulus on the campus boulevard.

With the elongated construction's utilizable framework, the inner structure and division of space in the compact new four-story building achieve maximum flexibility and multifunctionality, which also makes it possible to react to future changes.
Here, in 2023, students from various disciplines will find excellent conditions for learning. This new building has a workshop-like nature and invites students to make use of various communication options.

Get more information on the project

07.04.2020

Coronavirus: Burckhardt+Partner’s implementation of recommendations is exemplary

Since 19 March 2020, the building trade regulator “Arbeitsmarktkontrolle für das Baugewerbe (AMKB)” has been working on behalf of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft’s Directorate of Economic and Health Affairs to ensure the relevant Covid-19 recommendations are being observed on construction sites throughout the canton.

This included checks on three Burckhardt+Partner construction sites: the new SKAN headquarters in the Bachgraben area, the new premises of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) on the BaseLink site and the new residential development Spitzenrain in Aesch. On all construction sites, the hygiene recommendations of the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) are being implemented in an exemplary fashion. As of today, they are displaying the AMKB banner confirming that “This construction site is FOPH compliant”.

The measures to stem the spread of coronavirus include: ensuring people can wash their hands regularly; observing social distancing rules on the construction site, in break areas and during transport; and regularly cleaning and disinfecting personal tools.

31.03.2020

Victory in the competition for the new Dortmund community college

We have won 1st prize in the planning competition for the City of Dortmund's new community college in Germany. The new complex for the community college is to be built near Dortmund Central Station and the U-Tower Center for Arts and Creativity. As described on the City of Dortmund website, the successful design is a solution "which, despite its simplicity, will constitute a sustainably prominent new location for its users and for the City of Dortmund, in both a functional sense and in terms of urban development."

Find out more about our competition entry.
Find out more about the results of the competition on the City of Dortmund website (in German).

03.03.2020

Wolfgang Hardt at the JUNG Architecture Talks

Current challenges such as climate change and changes in population structure call for new solutions and ideas, including in the world of architecture. Delving into this topic, the JUNG Architecture Talk entitled “FUTURE. digital – modular – sustainable” took place in Weimar, Germany, on 4 February 2020.

At the event, Wolfgang Hardt from the company management highlighted how digitalisation is bringing about change in the architecture sector and beyond, discussed the opportunities it presents and revealed how Burckhardt+Partner is tackling the challenges it brings.

Learn more about the Architecture Talk

14.02.2020

Topping out ceremony for the Cantonal Hospital Aarau laboratory building

Burckhardt+Partner is creating a new laboratory building for the Cantonal Hospital Aarau. The building shell is already complete: yesterday, on Thursday, 13 February 2020, the topping out ceremony was held after nine months of construction work. 
The new building will house the Institute for Pathology and the Institute for Laboratory Medicine, which are currently spread over several buildings on the hospital campus. 
The modern laboratory building features a modular design, allowing the floor plan to be flexibly adjusted as necessary, and accommodates workspace for 200 employees. The project is scheduled for completion in February 2021. 
The project is part of works to renovate the entire hospital campus. Over the next few years, the new main building will also be constructed, a project that is also being carried out by Burckhardt+Partner, in collaboration by wörner traxler richter.

28.01.2020

A little book about a big building

By creating Grosspeter Tower, Burckhardt+Partner gave Basel a new landmark. It is a continuation of this architectural office's work in Basel, which spans almost 70 years and has produced structures such as BIS Tower, the vivarium at Basel Zoo and the pavilion in St. Johanns Park. With their high architectural quality, these serve as key monuments to our era.

Built for the client PSP Swiss Property, Grosspeter Tower is Switzerland's first fully solarized high-rise, setting an example in terms of energy. It was first moved into in 2018, the year of its inauguration, and the last remaining areas of rental space are currently being fitted out.

Finally, a little book about this big building is now being released, as a result of close cooperation with publisher Dino Simonett from the Basel publishing house Simonett & Baer. Images selected from comprehensive photographic material by architectural photographer Adriano A. Biondo invite the reader to go on a tour in and around the building, with unexpected insights and views all the way from the underground car park to the roof.

As of January 31st, the book will be available for CHF 28 from the publishing house Simonett & Baer.
Find out more about the Grosspeter Tower

16.01.2020

HSG Learning Center in collaboration with Sou Fujimoto

Together with renowned Japanese architectural office Sou Fujimoto, we are planning and realising the HSG Learning Center for the University of St. Gallen. On an area of 7,000 square meters, a place for students to think and work will be built, enabling innovative forms of learning in the digital age. The building will significantly shape the future and appearance of the University of St. Gallen. The completion is scheduled for spring 2022.

Learn more about the HSG Learning Center in the video
Further information on University St. Gallen's project-website

Satuday, 18 january 2020, Sou Fujimoto was guest at Swissbau Basel. Together with Jan Wurm (Arup, Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Mike Schlaich (Schlaich Bergermann Partner, Stuttgart) he discussed new forms of collaboration an the relevance of an "error culture" under the keyword "CouraTecture". 

Watch presentations and discussion

Visualisation: Sou Fujiomoto Ateliers

18.12.2019

Agenda 105: Transformationen

Burckhardt+Partner’s growth was initially driven by buildings for chemical companies and banks. After 68 years, this architectural office is now a leader in Switzerland and operates internationally.
In this edition of Agenda, you can read about why Burckhardt+Partner is not only addressing transformation in the context of architectural issues, but has also curated exhibitions on this subject in Munich.

Agenda 105

13.12.2019

Basel’s Märthof set to become a boutique hotel

A charming upper four-star hotel is coming to Basel city centre. The architectural office Burckhardt+Partner has been tasked with redeveloping the historic building. The vision behind the conversion will also breathe fresh life into one of Basel’s most central squares. The interior demolition work is already under way.

Find out more about the project
Read Basler Zeitung's article (in german)

28.11.2019

Award from the Prix SVC Nordschweiz 2019

Burckhardt+Partner was one of the six finalists at yesterday’s Prix SVC Nordschweiz and was presented with a diploma category award.

At the event held at the Congress Center Basel and attended by 1,200 guests, the prize jury highlighted the reasons for the nomination, in particular the company’s continuous and positive development over recent decades, its expertise in the digital sector and its outstanding customer service.

The prestigious SVC Prize business award is presented to SMEs for their entrepreneurial activities, innovation and sustainable securing of regional jobs and training places.

(Photographer: PPR / Manuel Lopez)

27.11.2019

Groundbreaking ceremony for innovative learning center in St. Gallen

Together with renowned Japanese architectural office Sou Fujimoto, we are planning the HSG Learning Center. The groundbreaking ceremony for this new innovative place of teaching and learning at the University of St. Gallen took place at the start of November.

On an area of 7,000 square meters, a place for students to think and work will be built by spring 2022, enabling innovative forms of learning in the digital age. A building that will significantly shape the future and appearance of the University of St. Gallen. We are proud to incorporate our sound knowledge and contribute to the success of this unique University of St. Gallen project.

Visualisation: Sou Fujimoto Ateliers

Learn more about the HSG Learning Center in the video.

21.11.2019

Burckhardt+Partner nominated for the SVC Prize

Burckhardt+Partner is one of the six finalists for the Swiss Venture Club (SVC) Prize Northern Switzerland 2019. The award ceremony – which will be attended by 1,200 guests – will be held on Thursday, 28 November 2019, at the Congress Center Basel.

The prestigious business award is presented to SMEs for their entrepreneurial activities, innovation and sustainable securing of regional jobs and training places.

As part of the event’s coverage, a business profile was published in the ‘Basler Zeitung’ newspaper.

Read profile (in german, Basler Zeitung, 20.11.2019)
Further information on the SVC Prize

14.11.2019

Two new buildings for the Basel Mission

Burckhardt+Partner has planned a seminar building with a restaurant, along with a residential structure, for the Basel Mission. These two new structures join the mission building and spacious garden to form an ensemble that ensures further development of both the mission and the hotel on the long term. They successfully emphasize the leitmotif of diverse uses and activities, such as work, accommodation, community, education, recreation and faith.
At the press conference on November 14th, 2019, the Basel Mission informed journalists and clients about the new seminar building and the new appearance of the hotel, which is to be called ODELYA.

Read more about the project

Article bazonline.ch

Article htr hotel revue online 

16.10.2019

Topping out ceremony for the new Selmoni headquarters

Burckhardt + Partner are creating the new headquarters for the Selmoni Group in Münchenstein, set to be completed by autumn 2020. The electrical engineering company is combining its offices, workshops and warehouses into one building.

An important milestone has now been reached – after almost a year of construction, the topping out ceremony was held on Tuesday, 15 October 2019, with numerous guests joining the celebrations. Throughout this project, Burckhardt + Partner has taken advantage of the benefits of digital tools. All planning processes with clients and consultants are being handled digitally using building information modelling (BIM).

08.10.2019

The Geneva office relocates

The Geneva office of Burckhardt+Partner will move into its new office in Geneva's art district 'Quartier des Bains' on Friday, 11 October 2019. The larger premises will allow a better structuring of offices, meeting rooms and cafeteria. With this relocation, Burckhardt+Partner Geneva is seizing the opportunity to further establish itself as a major and important partner in French-speaking Switzerland. The new offices not only represent growth, but are also an expression of new dynamism.

Visit us in Geneva on Rue des Maraîchers 8. We're looking forward to seeing you!

25.09.2019

Inauguration of the new residential home on Belforterstrasse

On September 28th, 2019, Cantonal Councilor Christoph Brutschin and Cantonal Architect Beat Aeberhard will attend the inauguration of the new residential home on Belforterstrasse in Basel. This residential home, for 24 people who live with a severe physical disability or multiple disabilities and require a lot of assistance, can be visited from 1 to 4 pm. The residents will move into their new home over the days that follow.

The architecture by Burckhardt+Partner on Belforterstrasse meets the home residents' need for comfort and a private sphere, along with the requirements of modern nursing.

Read more about the project

23.09.2019

Burckhardt+Partner in der Architekturgalerie im Bunker

Anlässlich der OPEN art haben wir die Räume des Bunkers in der Münchner Altstadt künstlerisch transformiert​. Eindrücke von der Eröffnung, der Performance des Schlagzeugers Adam Weisman sowie von den transformierten Räumen finden Sie hier.

Auf Voranmeldung ist der Bunker noch bis zum 2. November zugänglich. Terminanfragen an: borgmann@architekturgalerie-muenchen.de

Die Doppelausstellung «Transformationen» wird ab 26. September in der Architekturgalerie München fortgesetzt.

Weitere Informationen: www.burckhardtpartner.com/raumwandeln

03.09.2019

Burckhardt+Partner wins the «S AM CUP»

We can not only do architecture, but football as well! On Saturday, August 31st, 2019, the Burckhardt+Partner team won the «S AM CUP» by Halter – the renowned football tournament for the Swiss architecture scene. With skill, team spirit and sporting ambition, our side prevailed against 23 teams and lifted the trophy in the fantastic setting of Basel's Landhof Stadium.

26.08.2019

Chatting and snacking at the «Sommerapéro»

The VIP event in Gundeli, as the chief editor of the newspaper Gundeldinger Zeitung put it, is over: Yesterday, we were able to welcome around 500 business partners to Dornacherstrasse in Basel. Carefully coordinated floral arrangements, exquisite nibbles and food stations from different continents provided a great setting for this networking event. This enjoyable atmosphere made it easy to establish new relationships and to freshen up long-standing ones with stimulating conversation. In his welcoming speech, Samuel Schultze put it in a nutshell: "The Sommerapéro is actually a communication platform."

The speech can be read here

Browse through the photo album here

26.06.2019

Agenda 103: Swiss Embassy in Seoul

The "Swiss hanok" in the middle of Seoul's densely populated high-rise neighborhood New Town catches the eye: Switzerland's new embassy building takes old Korean building culture into the future. In this edition of Agenda, our leading architects give the low-down on what a hanok is, what the Swiss version from Burckhardt+Partner looks like, and how one goes about building in South Korea when based in Switzerland.

Agenda 103

22.05.2019

Swiss Embassy by Burckhardt+Partner opens in Seoul

The Swiss Embassy by Burckhardt+Partner in Seoul, South Korea, was opened on May 17th. The official inauguration was celebrated in the presence of high-ranking officials from Switzerland and South Korea, along with friends of the embassy. Our architectural office won the open competition for the new Swiss embassy building seven years ago. We are proud to have created an image of Switzerland abroad with this project.

The embassy building is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Korean courtyard house, which has now almost disappeared from the city center. The embassy building serves as a symbol for integration and openness, for that which is native and that which is foreign, as well as for the urban space and the diplomatic space.

Press release

View the project

16.05.2019

New building on the Roche campus in Kaiseraugst

The new production and office building for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG has been in operation since May. This building, planned by Burckhardt+Partner, is situated in a central location on the Roche campus in Kaiseraugst.
The facade is clear and homogeneous, while the building's interior is characterized by technical complexity – because this is where small-molecule medicines (pharmaceuticals containing low-molecular-weight substances) are prepared and commercialized under clean-room conditions.
Burckhardt+Partner has created a building with a flexible structure that allows production processes to be adjusted at any time. It confidently provides a representative introduction to the production buildings on the campus.

03.05.2019

Victory in the competition for conversion and extension of a historical hospital building

B+P Reiner Becker GmbH, our Berlin office, has won 1st prize in the "Bartholomäusspital" realization competition commissioned by the town of Hollfeld in Germany.

The task was to plan the renovation, conversion and extension of a heritage-protected hospital building, constructed in 1464, along with its garden.
For our team, the challenge was to establish a strong link between the pre-existing building and the hospital garden. For this purpose, the garden is to be raised to the level of the building, so as to generate a ground-level transition with minimal intervention. A multifunctional pavilion in solid wood is to be built, creating an additional link to the pre-existing building by means of its materiality. Geothermal energy is to be used for operation of the hospital and new pavilion.

29.04.2019

Open House at Burckhardt+Partner

The second "Open House Basel – Architecture for Everyone" will incorporate the Gundeldingen neighborhood more strongly. Burckhardt+Partner expanded and converted its headquarters here four years ago, and is now opening its doors for a weekend.

The new rooms on the first floor, with a fully glazed facade, make it possible to obtain insight into the architects' work. Here, the concrete structure of the former store premises was exposed, creating a workshop atmosphere. The upper floor presents itself quite differently: the extensions and the heightening of the roof terrace were realized in wood. New interior courtyards with fig trees and a library have a character-enhancing effect.

Open House Basel / Burckhardt+Partner, Dornacherstrasse 210
Sat/Sun, May 18th/19th, 10 am – 2 pm

11.04.2019

First prize for new learning center in Wiesbaden

Our architects in Berlin, B+P Reiner Becker GmbH, have won the EU-wide competition for the new teaching and learning center at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden.

The jury praised the winning design, saying it presents a building that has a workshop-like nature and really invites students to communicate. The inner structure and division of space in this compact new four-story building with 3900m² of utilizable area offer very high flexibility. Here, students from various disciplines will find excellent conditions for learning.

The new teaching and learning center will enrich academia in Wiesbaden.

05.04.2019

Extension commissioned at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle

Our Berlin office, B+P Reiner Becker GmbH, has been given the task of building an extension for the renowned Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle, Germany.

The institute, situated on Martin Luther University's Weinberg campus in Halle an der Saale, is to be redensified. For the institute's building, an extension structure is to be built, including physics-oriented and technical laboratory areas, experimentation areas with clean rooms, and offices. The research conducted at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics provides new findings in complementary multidisciplinary research fields from the domains of solid state physics, material sciences, information technology, photonics and neurophysics.

We look forward to this complex and fascinating task, and congratulate the team!

21.03.2019

Headquarters SKAN

This is what we are good at: together with our clients, we develop ideas and put them into practice. 
The new SKAN headquarters are a prime example: Burckhardt+Partner guided the whole process, from the planning to the site evaluation, right through to the search for investors.

Agenda 102

10.03.2019

We are in Cannes!

Tomorrow 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.

18.02.2019

Roche high-rise in Rotkreuz added to HSLU architecture library

Under the motto "Swiss architecture from 1920 to today", the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) has set up an online architecture library. All students at the HSLU School of Architecture and Institute of Interior Architecture are involved in this academic project. The library is an image database and encyclopedia, which will constantly keep growing. At present, its focus is still on the region Central Switzerland: Burckhardt+Partner is represented by the Roche high-rise in Rotkreuz.

Link to the online architecture library

19.12.2018

Interview "Am Bachgraben"

"Cooperative residential construction is about providing a platform for life – and is not an end in itself," says Andreas Herbster, Managing Director of Wohnstadt Basel. What constitutes a good platform?

In our Agenda 101, you can learn more about the new “Am Bachgraben” construction in an interview.

Agenda 101

25.10.2018

Start of construction for new SKAN headquarters building

On October 24, a groundbreaking ceremony saw the start of the construction phase for SKAN AG’s new building in Allschwil, in the presence of prominent representatives from business and politics such as cantonal councilor Dr. Pegoraro.
SKAN AG is a market leader in cleanroom equipment and the construction of isolators for the pharmaceutical industry. Suva made an appearance as an investor in the construction project.
Four above-ground storeys will house fittings, the in-house SKAN Academy, a laboratory and office space. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2020.

Find out more about the project here.

20.09.2018

Digitalization

Digital Lab / digitalwerkstatt / Virtual Reality / digital fabrication
All these terms belong to the topic digitalization. Find the Interview with our member of the company management Wolfgang Hardt.

22.08.2018

Burckhardt+Partner supports the Hex House in Hamburg

In Hamburg's HafenCity, preparatory work for an extraordinary project is getting underway: the German prototype of the so-called Hex House. Within eyeshot of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall, a structure that can provide living space very quickly and with simple means is being built for the refugee aid association Flüchtlingshilfe HafenCity e.V. The houses' concept and design come from the non-profit organization Architects for Society, which is registered in the US.
Our associate Stephan Wedrich is a member of this organization: «Thanks to active crowdfunding, material sponsoring and the support of many individuals, we managed to realize the first prototype for our project in the US, in September 2017. Just a year later, once again thanks to support from many parties, we are building prototype 3.0 here in Hamburg. This prototype's conceptual progression is particularly pleasing. This new generation is a modular timber frame construction, and the house can be assembled and disassembled with just one tool.»

Architects for Society

WebCam

02.07.2018

Biopôle Lausanne

Ten years after completion of the research building Biopôle III, we have been granted the privilege of realizing the northern section of the Biopôle campus. In this edition of Agenda, discover our project at the interface between city and countryside – at a location where the world of science and its players enter into an exchange.

Agenda 99

20.06.2018

Success for the Hagnau-Schänzli neighborhood plan

On 6/19/2018, the Muttenz municipal assembly approved the new neighborhood planning provisions for the Hagnau/Schänzli area in their entirety. A clear majority of the voters in attendance (220 yes, 60 no, 12 abstentions) thus accepted the proposal, which is based on a cooperative planning process over several years. Alongside us as architects, the municipality, the site owners, the various communal and cantonal partners, and the local population were involved. This broad-based approach and the carefully coordinated solutions for the Hagnau West, Hagnau East and Schänzli sites convinced those attending the municipal assembly. The new neighborhood plan envisages six harmonized high-rises on the Hagnau sites, with a broad and dense mix of uses. The Schänzli site will remain undeveloped and is to be converted into a nature, leisure and recreation area beside a revitalized Birs River. We are now looking forward to the further development of the East site, commissioned by HRS Real Estate AG. 

12.06.2018

Grosspeter Tower is a winner

Represented by the client PSP Swiss Property, we have received the Faktor-5 Jury Prize, funded by Stokar+Partner AG.
For over ten years, sun21 has been awarding this prize as a way of honoring outstanding contributions to sustainable resource management and toward achieving the goals of the 2000-watt society.

05.06.2018

Farewell Peter Epting

On June 1st, with due ceremony, we said farewell to Peter Epting, previously Chairman of the Board of Directors, after an outstanding 50-year career at Burckhardt+Partner AG.
He was passionate about residential construction and helped it to flourish again at Burckhardt+Partner after a long period of stagnation. He also saw the potential of project development at an early stage and promoted it accordingly. 
Today, project development is a key cornerstone of our success.

Thank you very much, Peter!

07.05.2018

We have two competition wins to celebrate at once!

We will have the pleasure of renovating Collège Rousseau in Geneva and increasing its height, as well as adding an approximately 40,000 m² extension to the Biopôle campus in Epalinges.

Collège Rousseau is situated in the Genevan neighborhood of Petit Sacconex and was built in 1969 by architect Alain Ritter. Our added floor is more of a lengthening of the top floor: a new wooden structure with a facade of prefabricated concrete elements incorporates the existing facade's motifs. This new story is devoted to science, with laboratories and a multi-purpose room. A new cafeteria is to be created on the "bel étage" and connected to the courtyard; a new documentation center is to be installed on the basement floor. On all floors, the classrooms are to be rearranged and renovated.

In Epalinges, we will complete the Biopôle site together with general contractor HRS. The competition was held by the Canton of Vaud and Biopôle SA (for whom we already built a laboratory building on the same site in 2010).
The construction project is divided into four sections and encompasses the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR), the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) Center for Personalized Medicine and Immune Engineering, the Biopôle Research Center, and a parking garage with 525 parking spaces, as well as public functions, such as reception, children's day care center, restaurant, café and fitness center, which are to be accommodated in smaller "edicules".

29.04.2018

3. prize at Prixforix

Another prize for our Grosspeter Tower: we have secured 3rd place at thePrixforix facade awards.

04.04.2018

Mall of Switzerland

Welcome to the “third place"! Shopping and entertainment in high-quality architectural surroundings as a recipe for success in a very competitive market? Learn more about the Mall of Switzerland, Switzerland's newest shopping and leisure center.

Agenda 98​​​​​​​

22.02.2018

New project in Augsburg

In a procedure conducted according to the German Public Procurement Ordinance (VgV), our Berlin office B+P Reiner Becker has been awarded the contract for "renovation and conversion of the cleanser building" on the site of the former Augsburg-Oberhausen gasworks. The gasworks' so-called "cleanser building" is to be transformed into a place of culture and music, providing rooms for non-professional musicians and visual artists.
To this end, comprehensive renovation and conversion work is necessary. We are delighted to have been given this fascinating task! 
 

07.02.2018

New replacement buildings for Riburg housing cooperative

We have been awarded the contract for the first section of the Riburg housing cooperative's new replacement buildings in Lesser Basel (Hirzbrunnen district). A total of 59 family-friendly apartments are to be built from 2019 onward, with 2 ½ to 5½ rooms each and attractive outdoor areas.

Read more

23.01.2018

The plannable and the contingence

On Friday 1/26, a special kind of event will take place in Burckhardt+Partner's Basel office: we are inaugurating the installation NEONEON by artist duo Jahic/Roethlisberger. This installation was created on site for our entrance zone. We look forward to raising our glasses to it, together with invited guests and the two artists themselves!

Jahic/Roethlisberger live and work in Basel. Alongside neon tubes, they work with lines, glass, synthetic resin and, frequently, with contingency.

www.jahic-roethlisberger.ch

19.12.2017

Grosspeter Tower

Three high-rise buildings shown on the front of Agenda 97 characterize Basel's skyline: Grosspeter Tower, which was only recently completed, BIS Tower from the 1970s, and the Lonza high-rise, built in 1962.
Around 40 years on from the new building for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), we as the architects behind Grosspeter Tower are now responsible for another striking urban feature.

You can learn more about it in the new Agenda.

Agenda 97

07.11.2017

Mall of Switzerland Opening

The Mall of Switzerland opens on 8th November 2017. It features approx. 65,000 square metres of retail, food and leisure space and is the second largest shopping center in Switzerland.
A key aim was to create a unique meeting place for the whole family with a catchment area spreading far further than just the region of central Switzerland.
Visitors can enjoy a high quality shopping experience enriched by a variety of fun food and leisure opportunities including the largest IMAX cinema in the country, a 12-screen multiplex cinema, a unique Kids Land based on Swiss themes and developed by leisure specialists The Leisure Way, the first indoor surfing wave in Switzerland and a gym & spa.

Press release

26.10.2017

Solar Prize for Grosspeter Tower

Grosspeter Tower has won a Swiss Solar Prize in the category "New Buildings"! The surface of the tower's facade comprises 450 photovoltaic elements that serve to generate electricity for the building.

16.10.2017

We are part of the BIM Camp!

On 27 October the BIM-Camp 2017 will take place in the Maag Event Hall in Zurich. Our BIM-specialists will take part together with our partners from Losinger Marazzi AG.
At 5 p.m. they will report on their practical experiences with the benefits of 3D-modeling and information flows in the various stages of the project, using the Cery-project (new laboratory building) as an example.
The complete programme and registration details are given on this webpage: www.bimcamp.ch

18.09.2017

Topping out in Kaiseraugst!

After just eleven months of construction work, the building shell of our new LSL building was ceremoniously completed today, 9/19/2017. This production building for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG at the Kaiseraugst site is scheduled to be finished by the 1st quarter of 2019. The process of putting the "Late Stage Development and Small Molecules Launch Facility" (LSL) into operation will then begin. Low-molecular-weight substances will be developed and commercialized here later.

27.08.2017

Live at Bachgraben

At the «Am Bachgraben» site on the edge of Basel, 68 cooperative apartments are being built.
The newly constructed 1-room and 4½-room apartments can be rented from December 1st, 2017, onward.
Situated near the open-air swimming facility Gartenbad Bachgraben, the spacious apartments offer magnificent views toward Jura, the Vosges Mountains or the Black Forest.

13.07.2017

Our BIM experts in the press

Andreas Mast and Philipp Seer explain how large and small projects alike profit from BIM – and the directions in which the construction industry could develop as digitization progresses. Read more in the Tages-Anzeiger supplement from 7/14/2017 (german only).

Tagesanzeiger​​​​​​​

19.06.2017

Tec21 on Grosspeter Tower

Grosspeter Tower is the subject of the latest issue of Tec21: "Fassaden - Hüllen mit Hintergrund" (Facades – Envelopes With Background). Shortly before completion of our project, author Clementine Hegner-van Rooden sheds light on what its special facade is all about, as well as on the productive cooperation behind the construction of this new landmark at the entrance to the city of Basel.

TEC 21​​​​​​​

05.06.2017

Topping out at the Bellikon Rehabilitation Clinic

The topping-out ceremony for the newly built section of the Bellikon Rehabilitation Clinic was held on May 23rd. With its five upper floors, the new building harmoniously blends into the landscape, despite its size. In future, it will accommodate the therapy rooms, swimming pool and gymnasium, as well as the 18-bed hospital ward. It is to be handed over to the owners at the end of March 2018.

23.04.2017

1. prize!

For the first time, we have won a competition together with our Berlin office! The Kiel University of Applied Sciences in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northernmost state, is to be enhanced with a new learning center. Before the takeover of our office B+P Reiner Becker, it had already successfully qualified for the process.
We have now been awarded the contract, which gets the collaboration with our new subsidiary off to a great start.

10.04.2017

Radisson Blu Hotel Geneva

We were comissioned with the new hotel Radisson Blu in Geneva, situated strategically between the citycenter and the airport Geneva-Coitrin. The hotel offers 250 rooms, a ballroom, several state-of-the-art conference rooms, a restaurant with bar and lounge as well as a fitness and spa area.

16.03.2017

Wellness Travel Award for Hotel LeDomaine

Together with Office Marco Serra, we renovated and converted the former monastery complex Abadía Retuerta near Valladolid, Spain. In cooperation with Diener & Diener Architekten, we also added a spa and wellness area to the 5-star hotel "Le Domaine" that opened there in 2011.
Recently, SpaFinder gave this spa and wellness area the "Best New Spa & Wellness Property" award.

We are delighted to have contributed to this fascinating project.

Press release

01.03.2017

Winterapéro Berne

On 23. February, the Burckhardt+Partner Team Berne celebrated their traditional Winterapéro with about 100 guests in the Cinémas Pathé. After watching great impressions of the photographer Bernd Nicolaisen there was room for conversation.

Enjoy the photos of the evening!