Client | Swiss Re, Zürich |
Architects | sam architekten, Zürich |
Planning | 2011 |
Execution | 2011 |
Construction cost | 200'000 Fr. |
Services | Structure: Design phase Tender documentation phase Execution phase |
Photos | Dominique Marc Wehrli SAM Architekten |
Topics | FacadesStructural steelwork |
The lily pad was the reference for the roof structure. The used rib structure on the bottom view traces the forces flow. In the development process the necessary static elements were reduced in number and size so that production, weight and price could be optimized.